Precise 2 was off the market since February in Europe that may be why. Apart from that 90% of his surgeries are leg length discreptancy or other medical cases. He is a great guy and I can only warmly recommend him. His prices are very fair as well.
Short update: week 5
- Tibia:2cm
- Femur:1cm
It’s been getting a lot tighter recently, but still not too bad. I have started going to physio therapy.
Last week, Since Covid cases have been getting a lot worse in Germany recently, bavaria, the state where dr.koene is located, has decided to postpone all non-emergency surgeries for an unknown period of time.
In other words, I got very lucky that my femur surgery was not cancelled, otherwise it would have been a big mess and I may have needed to wait 2-3 months to get it.
Koehne Diary 21/22 | Unilateral Tibia + Femur
Peter Thaller is a good doc, I actually contacted him when I had my ITB-issues and he was very professional and friendly. He told me that he doesn't like cosmetic LL cases that much and that many doctors are just there to make quick money with the patients... I asked him if he would do my Tibias maybe sometime in the future and he said yes it's possible but you have to be really careful and only lengthen a conservative amount especially on tibia otherwise you can be crippled for life. If I were to do Tibias someday I would Def. Go to him because he seems to really care about his patients, a lot of other German doctors don't and that I know for a fact.
Quote from: LegendKiller on November 20, 2021, 06:41:30 AMPeter Thaller is a good doc, I actually contacted him when I had my ITB-issues and he was very professional and friendly. He told me that he doesn't like cosmetic LL cases that much and that many doctors are just there to make quick money with the patients... I asked him if he would do my Tibias maybe sometime in the future and he said yes it's possible but you have to be really careful and only lengthen a conservative amount especially on tibia otherwise you can be crippled for life. If I were to do Tibias someday I would Def. Go to him because he seems to really care about his patients, a lot of other German doctors don't and that I know for a fact.
I also had a consultation with Peter Thaller and he seemed like a genuinely good guy. As a matter of fact we actually had an oral agreement that he would do my quadrilateral surgery, back when stryde was still available. However he was not very professional after this and let me wait 2 months to receive a price. I then went to koene instead, since I did not have the feeling he was taking me serious.
I agree that Tibias should be done conservatively. I am only doing 3,5cm since I love sports and would not be willing to give up my athleticism for 2-3cm more.
How much are you planning on doing on your tibias?
My plan is 3,5 in tibias and 5,5 in femur.
@Siegfried
How is your mobility? Can you walk around with crutches or do you spend most of the time in bed? Have you ever used a wheelchair?
My mobility on crutches is good. However, i do spend most of my time in bed or on the sofa, since I work from home and sitting is not recommended.
A wheelchair was never necessary.
The last few nights ive been struggling with restless-leg-syndrom, on my left operated leg. This has definetly made falling asleep and sleeping through much harder.
How Will You deal with 9 cm discrepancy? With special shoes or something like that?
Yeah im currently at 5cm discrepancy right now and I will be getting my orthopedic shoes next week. Hopefully my bone consolidates fast enough, so that I can get the leg done in 2-3 months time.
Hey , glad you are doing good !
Can you post any pic of your x-rays ?
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