Quote from: yudha on August 01, 2014, 03:06:28 PMhi KILOKAHN here me again....glad you had a good sleep for awhile, i read WANNABEGIANTS diary he is doing with dr bagirov, i noticed that he get blood thinner prescribed by the dr for cheap (as he wrote)...from information on internet blood cloth is one of most dangerous complication that can occur with this kind of surgery as it can caused deep vein trombosys. have you discuss this with dr mangal? want to know why he doesnt prescribed this to you..may be he has another reason though....
I asked Dr Parihar about the risk of deep vein thrombosis and if I need to have blood thinners. He said that he gives blood thinners to some of his patients but he doesn't think I need it. He said it's theoretically possible that I could get it, but if I continue doing my physiotherapy exercises and keep using the walker then he doesn't see a risk of it. According to him the ankle exercises and knee flexing exercises are taught first right after surgery in order to minimize the DVT risk. It's primarily a concern if you're always immobile and don't do any of your physiotherapy. That's when you would need to take blood thinners.
No More Mal-Kahn-Tent - External Tibias - Dr Parihar
Quote from: Wannabegiant on August 08, 2014, 04:22:22 PMOkey yeah it would feel safer walking with the cast after frame removal so thats good.
I have been taking vitamin D and calcium supplements every day since the surgery day. I also took zink for a while and another supplement called Ostegenon (i guess this is similar to ossopan), which is some kind of russian brand supplement for bone regen, i still take that one although i ran out temporarily, so for 2 months of the whole thing i didnt take it, but i bought more.
I also take protein shakes although i started quite late with it, but before that i ate yoghurt with extra protein ever morning
Ahh, then you have to wait i guess 
Quote from: 123 on August 08, 2014, 05:08:44 PMAhh, then you have to wait i guess
Btw, sent you a PM 
Quote from: Wannabegiant on August 08, 2014, 12:11:14 PMsounds confusing, 2 months for 5 cm?? you mean after the lengthening period is done i guess? So 5 cm might take 2.5 or 3 months to lengthen, and then 2 extra months?
2 months usually for 5cm and another 2 months of consildation and few weeks with a cast. That's the numbers they gave me. The bone isn't fully healed, but allows weight bearing, obviously if you fall you will break it, so you have to be careful.
thanks KILO....next time you visit dr parihar can you ask him or discuss about compartment syndrome and fat embolism...this is another dangerous complication that i want to address before decide to choose surgeon or method of surgery...i mean is he ever face this with his patients? i mean if you can please talk about this in detailed, such as how he know that his patient got this complication and how he address such a thing...another thing i want to know is whether i could do blood donor in his hospital for the purpose of blood transfusion if needed during surgery as i just want my own blood for transfusion...again thanks KILO...
Quote from: exclide on August 08, 2014, 07:02:50 PM2 months usually for 5cm and another 2 months of consildation and few weeks with a cast. That's the numbers they gave me. The bone isn't fully healed, but allows weight bearing, obviously if you fall you will break it, so you have to be careful.
very interesting, i think i should definitely be able to remove my frames at the end of august then if i wear a cast, even though my doctor in Russia might think i should wait longer.. My swedish doctor seems to think i dont have much time left at least.
Update: 8/13/2014
Most things have been going well so far so there hasn't been much to write about lately. Though I still can't walk at all without support from a walker (as to be expected) it's gotten easier. I think I've just gotten used to my legs feeling heavy and learned how to walk without making sudden movements that cause pain. The swelling in my legs has gone down allowing more room between my legs and the fixators and there hasn't been any significant stretching pain from distraction. However I now finally have some skin tearing pain on the furthest left wire closest to the knee on my right leg. The skin that Dr Parihar cut out around the wire during surgery finally closed up around it and because there's more movement near the knee there's now skin tearing. It's a constant stinging irritation and I have to keep my leg at just the right position or it will start stinging again. Maybe that's something I'll point out to the doctor during my next visit if it's still a problem.
I got tired of constantly eating South Indian food so I finally ordered Domino's and was happy that it was in the style of the pizza back home and not just a circular piece of naan with shredded cheese on top like the hotel pizza. Price was a little over $15 USD for what I got. The last few days I've slept throughout most of the day and now have sleep drunkenness - you know that hangover-like feeling you get from sleeping too much. Trying to wake myself up now.
Glad things are getting easier for you Kilo. The skin tearing issue is starting to remind me of the dark side of my time in Beijing (the pain!) which are the first memories to fade. The plan they had was just to let it tear and hurt rather than doing anything about it. I wanted them to cut and sew my pinsite tears as they needed it, but they wouldn't do it. Maybe doing nothing is the most advisable form of treatment. It'll be interesting to hear what Dr. Parihar says.
Hey Kilo!
Do you at times consider getting internal nails locked in once you reach you lengthening target and not keep the frames on for the entire duration?
Would Dr.Parihar allow nailing if one considers to remove the frame since I read that the fixator is placed is differently for LATN and pure externals?
Quote from: TheRisingShorty on August 14, 2014, 08:17:25 PMHey Kilo!
Do you at times consider getting internal nails locked in once you reach you lengthening target and not keep the frames on for the entire duration?
Would Dr.Parihar allow nailing if one considers to remove the frame since I read that the fixator is placed is differently for LATN and pure externals?
I'm committed to wearing the frames for the duration required. I'd prefer to keep it as minimally inasive as possible for tibias. Dr Parihar did say that I could choose to have nails put in at a later date if I decided though.
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