Penguinn- Precice II internal femurs with Dr. Parihar

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Quote from: Purushrottam on December 08, 2017, 08:04:31 PM
Congratulations Penguinn! At the same time,  please don't take any risks without letting the doctor on.

I just wanted to say your diary was one of the ones that convinced me to take the leap. I did my surgery almost exactly a year after you. All the best!

Thanks, and yes absolutely. Life is great right now and sh*t would fall apart if I broke a bone. I probably won't run for 2-3 months even after Parihar says I can.

That's super cool. I hope your journey's going well!

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I have a serious question. I have been checking out Dr. Parihar's website, but there were no mentioning of precice 2 nail surgery. All I could see was ilizarov technique, If he is that good at precice 2 why it has not been shown website section.

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Quote from: dpg on February 04, 2018, 06:18:06 AMI have a serious question. I have been checking out Dr. Parihar's website, but there were no mentioning of precice 2 nail surgery. All I could see was ilizarov technique, If he is that good at precice 2 why it has not been shown website section.

Well Precice would be prohibitively expensive for most Indian locals, and he can do corrections with external devices and other nails for deformity correction. He's not looking to expand his CLL patients so it's probably not in his list of priorities to update the site with Precice 2 info.

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Quote from: dpg on February 04, 2018, 06:18:06 AMI have a serious question. I have been checking out Dr. Parihar's website, but there were no mentioning of precice 2 nail surgery. All I could see was ilizarov technique, If he is that good at precice 2 why it has not been shown website section.

Almost no Indians can afford Precice 2, and Parihar specializes in reconstruction and does not want to promote cosmetic LL. Although last time I went for X-rays, 2 weeks or so ago, the X-ray guy told me a couple people have done Precice since me, and most or all (I don't recall) were Indians. I'm not sure if he was talking about just unilateral(lengthening the short leg for medical reasons) or bilateral cosmetic LL though.

Also my left leg is properly fused and I've jogged short distances, and I'll be regularly gymming in a few weeks once I get free time. Won't run or play sports for a few more months, maybe even until my rods are out. I'm just scared lol. I'd rather wait 6 more months to run than I need to than a minute sooner than I should. Anyone that's done LL knows not to take being a fully functioning human for granted haha

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Quote from: dpg on February 04, 2018, 06:18:06 AMI have a serious question. I have been checking out Dr. Parihar's website, but there were no mentioning of precice 2 nail surgery. All I could see was ilizarov technique, If he is that good at precice 2 why it has not been shown website section.

You should check out his site specifically made for CLL patients, which lists PRECICE.

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Thanks, man, this information helps.   

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I was thinking about if there are any complications when we get old I mean at the age of 50-60 or more or maybe at the age of 45.

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Quote from: dpg on February 05, 2018, 11:39:04 AMI was thinking about if there are any complications when we get old I mean at the age of 50-60 or more or maybe at the age of 45.

All medical evidence and opinion I've read so far indicates that getting CLL increases your chances of getting knee/hip arthritis, possibly at earlier ages (than it would happen without CLL).

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Quote from: LLSouthAmerica on March 31, 2017, 09:40:23 PMHi Penguiin! I've seen a lot of patients walking unaided very soon. For example, they lengthened 6 cm in 55 days aprox, but they start walking a little without crutches one week before that. The people who had the surgery before me, are now walking. The case with the best recovery now only uses crutches to go upstairs, but can walk unaided (though he admits he walks like a penguin) less than 3 months post op

LLSouthAmerica, I sent you a PM, plz check and advise, thanks a lot.

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The only side effect of LL left for me is weak thigh muscles in my left leg (callus has become bone in both legs and the right is almost pre-LL) I probably shouldn't complain because it isn't a real complication but I can't play football or most sports till the muscles strengthen some more. However I can work out, come off completely normal to third person and can sprint at approx pre-LL speed (I tried) if a madman chases me with a knife or something. The doctor says it'll happen on its own- so currently if I run, my left knee will feel pressurised because the weak thigh muscles aren't helping as much as they should be. I'll start working out soon, do leg raises and sh*t and work on those muscles. Not working out and eating only junk food for the past few months probably didn't help.

Once my left leg becomes like my right, I'll feel as good as pre-LL. Don't know whether it'll take 2 or 6 or 8 months, but I was in this for the long game so I don't really mind. Playing football isn't a dire necessity and can wait a few months. On my right leg, I honestly can't tell it had ever been operated on.