Hello Guys,
Here is my turn to make diary. As soon as I came to know about LL, I took fast decision for External Tibias with Dr. Sringari in just 3 days & booked flight for India.
I love to make this diary short but comprehensive.
My original height 5'4'' (or 5.3'' keep changing Smiley )
01/09/2013 - Booked flight ticket for New Delhi
03/09/2013 - My flight departure at Tue, 03 Sep 2013, 20:45 hrs from Heathrow Airport
04/09/2013 -
-Landed New Delhi Airport at 9am (India time) in the morning. I was refreshed to see magnificent Delhi Airport. Bit tired to wait for Sunny outside airport, he came at 10.30 am.
-met Dr. Sringari who check my flexibility and said my flexibility is quite good
-went to Care home to meet LL ForumorLife.
-met Harken in his ward
-hospitalised in the evening at around 5pm
-So many doctors came one after another and asked what's wrong with me and why surgery. Quite awkward,my reply was ask to Dr. Sringari
- Nutritionist came and discussed abt food
05/09/2013 -
-Early morning, 3 team of gals/guys asking if I have any complaints against hospital management or any issue
-Took bath and shaved entire legs
-Anesthesia doctor asked me to stand up and told me quite good height, why for LL?
-Surgery started at 3.15 pm. I was almost killed when the OT technician tried to inject on my back 4/5 times. I lost all energy even before surgery.
-Surgery finished at 9.15 pm and shifted to ICU
6/09/2013 -
-Doctors in ICU kept the epidural off as my right leg was numb & insensitive and then later at late night it epidural started.
- No pain, quite active.
- Dr. Sringari & his assistant Dr. Pradip came at 10 am and they were happy to see that I was so active.
-Dr. Sringari & Pradip came at around 10 am and shocked to see the swelling.
I was so much happy to see how much he cares patient. He took sample immediately for observation and test and did Ultra sound but all seemed fine.
He was not satisified with this, in the evening at around 9pm, CT scan was done
8/9/2013 -
- Everything fine , not sure what caused that swelling. Perhaps, I feel unbearable pain for 24 hours without epidural caused it.
- In the evening shifted to ward
9/9/2013 -
-Seemed quite active (even thought that swelling is still bothering me) and decided with Harry to go care home
- fell my both legs on ground so hard while going to toilet, unbearable pain again and bleeding
- swelling reduces day by day while continue to bother me
11/9/2013
- removed bandage and started lengthening with .5mm on first day
TOTAL LENGTH = .5 mm
ANOTHER PAIN as bonus:
Seemed like my cut bones of left leg were rubbing while bending knees. I had crack/tingling/rubbing/attaching/detaching feelings.
12/9/2013 - 16/9/2013s(5 days) - 1mm per day x 5 = 5mm
TOTAL LENGTH = .5 mm + 5 mm = 5.5 mm
My swelling and bone rubbing pain continues.... 1 day feel so much active one day and alternate night sleepless night.
17/9/2013 - Took X-ray and Harry suggested to lengthen 1.25 mm per day.
- Harry warned me and ask for written agreement if I lengthen more but after x-ray he asked 1.25 mm per day.
21/9/2013 - Tried to stand up with clutches but so difficult
26/9/2013 - Did proper standing by putting 70% weight
- Stitching stapler pin removed.
27/9/203 - Started walking first time, LL ForumorLife will post video.
- First time I could do full cycling during Gym session
17/9/2013 - 27/9/2013 (11 days ) - continue to lengthen 1.25 per day = 1.25 x 11 = 13.75 mm
TOTAL Length = .5 mm + 5 mm + 13.75 mm = 19.25mm.
27/9/203 -
- Now I have only pain for pin's skin cutting
-Dr. Sringari came to visit us at care home and its 3rd time he visited since I came care home.
HARRY:
I dont like to appreciate Harry becoz I dont have suitable word to appreciate him but in one word he is "AMAZING". He cares a lot.
But note that he still has not shown me my first X-ray and tomorrow I will get my 2nd X-ray.
28/09/2013 - 2.50 AM at night -
I got up now after jst 1 & 1/2 hour of sleeping due to bearable pain but unable to sleep. Its 4th consecutive night I am awakened due to pain but I am not taking pain killer, trying to tolerate as I heard its not good to take pain killer regularly. A nerve connected to one of the pin (near the inner knee of my right leg) is causing painful. Yesterday, while cycling it was quite painful but I forcefully did full cycling at much faster speed.
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