Koehne Diary 21/22 | Unilateral Tibia + Femur

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Hey guys, I have surgery with Dr. Koehne tomorrow - first thing in the morning. I will be doing my left side, tibia and femur first and do my right side as soon as bone healing allows for it. We will be using Precice 2, since Stryde has been off the market for almost a year now.

I am a male in my mid-twenties and planning on lengthening 9cm in total, which would make me stand at a satisfactory 176cm. I was not planning on writing a very detailed diary, but I will decide to provide updates from time to time, since my lengthening procedure in particular will take longer than most.

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Best of luck! Are you planning to stay in Bavaria throughout?

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No, I will be staying in my hometown in the north of Germany most of the time.

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I am also considering this doctor. I will be very curious to hear your feedback on him.
Thank you

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price of your treatment?

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Day 3 Post op. Leg Hurts like crazy but it seems to get better. Unfortunately only my tibia was done, since nuvasive did not get the licence for the 12mm nail in time, which was supposed to be used for the femur. Nuvasive really screwed me this year. However I will be able to come back in 4 weeks to get my left femur done, according to nuvasive.
At least it should not make any difference to my healing schedule, since tibia usually takes longer to consolidate anyway.

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Quote from: Siegfried on October 17, 2021, 07:31:59 AMDay 3 Post op. Leg Hurts like crazy but it seems to get better. Unfortunately only my tibia was done, since nuvasive did not get the licence for the 12mm nail in time, which was supposed to be used for the femur. Nuvasive really screwed me this year. However I will be able to come back in 4 weeks to get my left femur done, according to nuvasive.
At least it should not make any difference to my healing schedule, since tibia usually takes longer to consolidate anyway.

If it hurts really bad you should have taken pain killer. The hospital should have offered that.

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Obviously I am on painkillers...

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Quote from: Siegfried on October 17, 2021, 07:31:59 AMDay 3 Post op. Leg Hurts like crazy but it seems to get better. Unfortunately only my tibia was done, since nuvasive did not get the licence for the 12mm nail in time, which was supposed to be used for the femur. Nuvasive really screwed me this year. However I will be able to come back in 4 weeks to get my left femur done, according to nuvasive.
At least it should not make any difference to my healing schedule, since tibia usually takes longer to consolidate anyway.

Kohne did not tell you this before the surgery? Its really surprising.

So you just one one tibia surgery done so far?

Did you consider any other German doctors too? I am also considering Peter Thaller. Any thoughts on this? Thanks

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Yes he told me and I had the choice to postpone the tibia surgery, but I decided against it, since I didn’t want to lose more time. Yes I have done me left tibia so far and will to my left femur in a few weeks if everything goes as planned.

Peter Thaller is a good choice, but he is extremely hard to get in touch with and does not prioritise cosmetic limb lengthening patients. He prefers to stick to medical cases.