Limb Lengthening Forum
Limb Lengthening Surgery => Limb Lengthening Patients Experiences => Topic started by: Elpistolero on June 30, 2019, 05:15:22 AM
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Conducted the surgery last Tuesday in Saudi’s Arabia with doctor al sayyad very good doctor, i should expect to lengthen from 162cm to 168cm. First 4 days post surgery were hell from the catherter to the leg pain to constant vomitting from the medicine. As of today and yesterday I have calmed down a bit and I’m expecting to be released today hopefully
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Hope you getting better . How much does it cost ? Any pictures ?
Thank you
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Cost me around 90k usd, pain is a lot better now but struggling with depression since I can’t walk and have been stuck in my room for around a month now. Also been forced to wear an ankle fixator to avoid ballerina foot which is torture
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And exactly photos of what do you need
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Being indoors and not being able to go out is the real battle. Just keep reminding your self how comfortable you will be in you own skin once it done.
Do you have family or friends that stay with you? Or you decided to do this alone?
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Yeah I stayed for there for the first two weeks and now I’ve been in my country with my family for 3 weeks. The constant need for help with every little thing and the dependency for little things is annoying as hell. And the thought of having to stay in a bed for another 2 months is devistating. But as you said the couple of inches are what keeps me going
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I know how you feel, even though am doing one leg at a time, I still get seen as less abled and need help from others every now and then. Very happy to hear that you have family support. Also even though you are relying on others alot, it is only temporary :)
What is the first think you plan to do once it's over?
do keep us posted, I look forward to reading your diary.
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each week we discover one new doctor doing the surgery
and 90k USD, seriously ?
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each week we discover one new doctor doing the surgery
and 90k USD, seriously ?
I know this Doctor he is from my city his name Mohamed Alsayyad and he is a very good doctor but his lengthening surgery is super expensive.
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The more doctors the better. Hopefully the more doctors doing this surgery the more competitive they'll become which will help to diminish costs.
90K USD in Saudi Arabia is incredibly expensive,not to mention the country is considered dangerous for westerners
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First thing I’ll probably do is get a hotel and stay out of the house for a long time lol 😂
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90k usd is somewhat expensive but he’s a top level doctor who’s been doing this for a very very long time and the fitbone nail isn’t cheap. Saudi Arabia isn’t as it used to be the country isn’t that religious anymore.
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90k usd is somewhat expensive but he’s a top level doctor who’s been doing this for a very very long time and the fitbone nail isn’t cheap. Saudi Arabia isn’t as it used to be the country isn’t that religious anymore.
Are you from Saudi?
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Lol i wanna do the same, and a beach holiday, lol I avoided them because I didn't wanna be with out insoles.
First thing I’ll probably do is get a hotel and stay out of the house for a long time lol 😂
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No I’m Emirati
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Here is an x Ray for my left leg at about 2.1cm, Doctor says everything seems fine.
https://imgur.com/a/LJ4hLBi
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Update 5 months post op left leg consolidation is decent right leg is behind so I’m still not allowed to walk outside the house. And I’ve developed ballerinas foot so I can only walk with shoe lifts.
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Update 5 months post op left leg consolidation is decent right leg is behind so I’m still not allowed to walk outside the house. And I’ve developed ballerinas foot so I can only walk with shoe lifts.
You walk with crutches or without ?
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with a walker, only allowed short distances in the house.
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Do u have any pain after walk ?
And what doctor told you to reduce the ballerina ?
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No pain when I walk but today I developed pain around the knee area for some reason, the doctor told me to do atl surgery but I prefer to try and fix it on my own for the time being.
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Here is an x Ray for my left leg at about 2.1cm, Doctor says everything seems fine.
https://imgur.com/a/LJ4hLBi
Oh ankle screws are bent :'(
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Is it something I should worry about or?
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No, that bending is minimum
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Don’t do ATL
Balerina should be managed by stretching
He’ll fck up your legs
Don’t trust everything that Monegal says
https://youtu.be/nQTeuyADZ2A
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Dr monegal is not my doctor. But yes I agree i will try to avoid the surgery as much as I can
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Update: its 6 months post op left leg consolidation is pretty good now and right leg is lacking a lot as the bone hasn’t even bridged yet, heard that walking is good for bone stimulation so I’m trying to walk around in the house more. Ballerina is still bad so I hired some physiotherapists who claimed that the issue can 100% be fixed, time will tell...
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best of luck, my friend. stay strong. hope your sanity is returning :)
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best of luck, my friend. stay strong. hope your sanity is returning :)
Im actually losing my sanity lol, 6 months post op still can’t leave the house without a wheel chair and ballerina is still on my mind
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sorry to hear that..what have you been doing to occupy your time?
i imagine you spend a decent amount of time sleeping and stretching hopefully
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sorry to hear that..what have you been doing to occupy your time?
i imagine you spend a decent amount of time sleeping and stretching hopefully
Sleeping, uni work and PlayStation to pass time
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Started using a technique that helped me a lot with my ballerina so far thought I’d share it with you guys as it might be helpful for some, buy a lot of shoes with different height lifts for eg (5cm,4,3,2) and try to adjust to a lower lift shoe every couple of days.
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Just had bone marrow injections (stem cells) in both legs as a last resort to fix my delayed union in the right leg. Hoping this will fix my problem and no grafting will be required, will keep you guys updated as I know this information could be vital for a lot of you.
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good diary .. can I have ur whatsapp number?
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Thank god ballerina is 99% fixed. I can’t believe it 8 months post op and daily therapy. What helped the most is that I threw away the heel shoes and started walking a lot barefoot, I’m in disbelief and so glad that I didn’t do the tendon surgery
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Update: i’ve done bone grafting and removed the fitbone and replaced it with a titanium rod in my right leg about a year ago, the bone grew well as a result of that. Started calisthenics 5 months ago and im pretty fit, got clearance to play non contact sports now, running is still difficult but im gradually improving. Will play tennis today.
Other than running, which i haven't put alot of effort in, my life has been normal, no pain, can walk normally, i work, workout and go out everyday. Life has finally come around after years of pain, well worth it tho, no regrets.
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Hello there, did you finally gain the 8 cm or how much did you grow?
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Grew 6 3 years ago ish?
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