I just had the surgery on Monday. Today is Wednesday. I would like to share some of my experience since there is nothing to do for me at the hospital right now.
Pain level was most intense when I first woke up from surgery room it was 8/10 to 9/10. It was so painful that I was shaking my body , in response the nurses told me they will inject me with pain killers soon . For a brief moment (like 10 minutes when I was in operating room) but
Pain level was drastically reduced when I got back to my room where 3-4 painkillers were administered. Within a few hours , the pain level was reduced to 3/10.
Since the second day, I am surprised to share with you guys that the pain level is almost 1/10 or I don’t feel any pain at all.
When I had pain before the first couple of hours. I will try to describe the pain. 3-4/10. Firstly, It felt like my tibia had a lot of pressure. Maybe it was because the metal rod was inserted inside? It felt like it wanted to come out from the bone. Secondly , I felt like a stone was attached to my feet (well the fixator actually bear some weight). I have no pain from the fixator at all or the scars. The only feeling is instead a feeling of mere discomfort from the bulky fixator.
Since the pain is next to none for me from the first day, I actually was able to sleep. I feel very lucky about it. The pain for me is insignificant that I am even able to turn my body on the side a little bit, so many YouTubers mentioned I have to sleep straight on the back does not apply in my case.
The experience so far is very good ( because no pain at all when I am even typing this ) I will keep updating .
I've heard external tibia LL is extremely painful, among the worst LL methods for pain, sounds like you were lucky. Also, for those first few hours was the pain really a 9? Like crying and moaning uncontrollably and unable to speak?
This is why I like spinal anesthesia. No pain for at least 24 hours. Best of luck and please keep updating.
I was on a pain level . 8/10 or 9/10 for 5-10 minutes. When they had to wake me up at the operation room. I didn’t scream, but I was shaking my body uncontrollably. I guess I am very lucky. Their team is active in administrating pain killers, so it went down to 3/10 on my first day.
Right now 0/10 pain. But I am staying on the bed now. I know IF I put pressure vertically on the legs now, there will be pain . But I am not suppose to do that now. I will keep updating
Keep us updated. Wish you the best man!
How long did u waited for surgery and getting everything setup from the doctor? What's the food little? I'm curious what they are feeding you there.
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My initial consultation was two months before. The food here is decent. It tastes good / they are korean food.
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I decided on Tibia because of my body proportion. I am not content with my tibia. I think they are short. I have this mindset more than 20 years ago.
I have been there for consultations.
IMO Dr. Donghoon is nice but workers there were not very friendly.
Additionally, I don't like the location of the clinic, it is pretty far from Seoul.
Also, that place is booked. In order to get the surgery there, I need to wait like at least a year.
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