Heya friends, After reading this forum and other patients diaries for a long tym. Finally the time has come to get up n do it. I have finally made up my mind to do this surgery. I have scheduled consultations with few of the Indian doctors by the mid of this month.
I have even met Dr Salameh. He is a great doctor but I don't know if I would ever be able to earn that much money to do this surgery with him. And how long it wud take to save that much n i cant wait for that much tym.
I know this is a big risk I am taking by going to India for this surgery. The drs I m considering are Dr Suhas shah, Parihar{the paley trained}, Sarin{yes I know his reputaion but I just want to meet him}, Sringari{many patients had surgery with him last yr and did fine with some complaints but I am not sure none of his patients have posted full recovery video n no new diary from any of his current patient}.
I am considering LON as I cant wear the frames for full year. I know LON causes some knee problems later. But I think I can prevent it by doing it with some good doctor. Or it would happen no matter what I do. Correct me if I am wrong.
Lets see how it goes, whatever happens I will keep u guys posted . But please guys I need your support and suggestions regarding the doctors and how to prepare myself physically, what all things I need to carry with me or any other suggestions.
Cya
Towards a new life - External Tibia - Dr Sringari (Incomplete)
Quote from: FullmetalShorty on October 03, 2014, 08:22:23 PMHey Chocolaty!
Thanks for starting a diary. Your experience will be influential to those who are considering LL in India (including me)
It's good that you are aware of what went on with Dr.Sarin and Dr.Sringari and since you will be in Delhi, I reckon it will be worth seeing Dr. Manish Dhawan http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=765.0.
When are you planning on doing the surgery?
Anyways, all the best and you have our support 
Thanks fpr all ur wishes. I will try my level best to be as informative as I can. I m planning to have the surgery by the end of october n what abt u ?
One thing I forgot to tell u guys is that I have already paid $2000 as booking amt to Dr Sringari in august as at that tym I was sure abt going to him. But now I want to be sure that I choose the right doctor as I dont want to risk my legs.
And regarding Dr Manish dhawan I havent seen any of his patient's diary over here or on old forum ?
Quote from: Frihet on October 03, 2014, 10:11:43 PMAll the best and wish you good luck.
Could you give us some details about you. height? Goal? age etc.
Frihet
Thanks for ur wishes. I am 168 cm right now and want to gain around 7-8 cm. My age is between 23-26 I cant tell my exact age due to security reasons as many of my frnds are aware of this surgery and I dont want to risk my identity.
I request all the old patients and experts to suggest n help me.
Sorry guys I have been preparing, buying n packing stuff. I have almost packed everything I need but could u please tell me the things I should carry to India. U know what I mean like things which are necessary specifically for India.
I am planning to buy a stun gun for my safety as I wont be able to defend my self after surgery. Is it easily available there ?? from where I can buy it in india.
Here are some of the things I have packed :
• Meds like anti biotic, painkillers, calcium, anti malaria/ dengue
• Universal charger
• My playstation n laptop 
• Winter clothes as I checked its winter season in India, XXL shorts etc. rest I will buy there only if needed.
• Lots of chocolates
• Protein powder
N I would buy the daily need stuff from India before surgery.
Sorry for the pause peeps I was preparing for my surgery, travel n all.
So here I am in Gurgon India. I landed yesterday 12:30 pm and currently I am staying in a hotel and they are charging me $30 per night. Food is fine and some of the Indian dishes are spicy n weird but some are delicious like butter chicken i love it. I tried dominos pizza and flavours here are all chicken or veg no beef. Strange so I asked the physio harry who came to pick me up and he told me cow is a sacred animal in India. wtf 
haha I respected this holy thing and ordered one chicken pizza and it was goood.
Just got the wifi password from the hotel staff so thought of updating you guys about my arrival in India.
City is overall nice but I am very much scared of the traffic . The way they drive cars here damn some ppl crossing red light and some times I feel like driver would hit into some other car for sure. Luckily nothing happened. Pheww. Rest everything is good its not like what I thought it would be. There are big brand malls, building etc. Overall everything is good.
So I am having my consultation with Dr Sringari tomorrow. I dont know I have always wanted to do this but now I am confused that whether I am doing right or not. OR I am digging my own grave by doing this surgery ?? Its like 1000 questions popping in my mind every hour. Lets see how everything goes I will keep u guys posted.
Good night for now its getting late here and I am tired as hell. Hehe Bbye guys. Cya
So here I am after the consultation with Dr Sringari. My first impression is that he is a humble n knowledgeable doctor not like I was expecting.
Firstly I asked about the basic things like lengthening limits, accommodation, lengthening time, aparatus to be used etc etc . He said he recommend not going beyond 6cm-6.5cm. Rest it vary from body to body. And currently he is keeping all the patients in hotel. He then checked my ankle flexibility and said its average and I need to work hard on physiotherapy. And the whole time I was trying to analyze him.
Then I asked about the current patients. Currently he is having 1 patient who had his surgery last month and is in lengthening phase. And one patient left 1.5 months back and he did 6.8 cm.
I requested to meet that patient or have a talk with him if possible. He said he will ask him n let me knw if its possible or not. So may be tomorrow I wll meet him or have a talk.
I asked him abt the past issues that happened in his guest house. he was aware of it and said that it has been solved and now everything is fine and they have hired new staff.
Asked some other random questions and I dont know I was short of questions. I think I should have asked more but till now i dont have any thing negative about him. I think he was clear and straight away told me abt all the risks related with this surgery.
Then I requested to see the hospital and rooms etc so harry took me for a hospital tour. I could see lots of ppl in waiting room. And India is a short country I think the avg height here is around 5'4 to 5'6. And I felt quite comfortable. Nice n clean hospital with lots of black nurses. Hehe So here I am posting some of the pictures I clicked. Cya for now will post tomorrow about my next consultation n all.
Hello all, Finally the wait is over I had my surgery done last week. Sorry for not posting any update. I wanted to meet more doctors but all were busy bcoz of some festive season going on. I think its called diwali hope i spelt it right. So meanwhile I decided to explore nearby places with my fiance. I think I forgot to tell u all that my fiance will be stayying with me for few months. Then we will decide later on. Didnt have any stable internet connection at that time so was not able to post anything.
I met the great old inventor of ll in India doc Sarin. He seemed to be okay I asked him various questions n gotta know that he takes this surgery very lightly. Everything I asked him he was like its not a problem. Not a big deal he said he has done near about 100s of surgeries. And he used to do 30-50 surgeries sometime. He never told me any risks of ll all he said was. Its not a big deal n many of his patients even did 10 cms without any problem. I asked him abt his current patients he just said he has some patients. It was a shady ans. Any ways I was not comfortable or convinced with his answers.
Finally I didnt want to waste any more tym. I had surgery with doc sringari. Everything went well but for the first few days it was hell uncomfortable as m a very active person. But lying all day on my back is like torture. I have placed soft pillows under my back but its not helping. It feels so bad lying all day on butt. Please guys give me some advice on it.
For pain I would rate 6/10 n its manageable but discomfort is much more than the pain of having this surgery. I dont know sometimes I get irritated for no reason. Its getting better n m getting used to it may be it will improve.
I am still in hospital and soon will be shifted to the hotel. But guys plz advice I dont feel like eating anything is it due to anesthesia. And I havent pooped in a week now. Is this normal ? I am feeling dizzy nw. Bbye guys
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