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Limb Lengthening Surgery => Limb Lengthening Patients Experiences => Topic started by: Frederico86 on November 28, 2020, 09:11:13 PM

Title: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on November 28, 2020, 09:11:13 PM
Hi guys ,

I just created this topic to share with you  my patient experience with Limb Legthening . A bit about me... My Name is Frederico and I am orginally from Brazil but I have been living in Germany for quite  a while now also due to my german roots. I had my operation on 21 st november so exactly 1 week ago.

I choose the LON Method on my femurs. My goal is to lenghten 8 cm. So Im going from 173 cm to 181 cm.

I made my surgery with livelifetaller medical team in Istanbul Turkey which belongs to Dr Halil Buldu.

I started lenghtening today so I have still a long journey ahead of me here in Turkey as I am gonna stay for the hole lengthening process.

First week was very hard I suffered a lot but the team took really good care of me and now Im feeling a lot better and Im able to walk with the walker.
Im gonna post some pics of me and let you guys now about my development throughout this hole journey as I know how important this is for others that are  interested in doing this surgery...

Kind regards Frederico

Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Kal el on November 28, 2020, 09:15:34 PM
Why did u choose LON on femurs....and what is ur external support for ur legs.
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on November 28, 2020, 09:36:41 PM
He does all the other methods with the internal nails but unfortunately they were too expensive for me and he showed me plenty of his patients having an excellent outcome using the LON method on the femurs or on the tibia . I had contact with other patients from  him such as Hakon from Norway and David from Switzerland who did the LON on femurs... both are completely fine after lengthening walking running bending their knees 90 degrees. Im using external fixators on my femurs. I dont know the name of the type  of fixator but I can poste a picture
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on November 28, 2020, 09:55:50 PM
Im trying to attach 2 pics but its saying that the folder is full ...
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on November 28, 2020, 10:08:50 PM
If you guys wanna exchange informations and get pics throughout my process just send me message and I pass my whatsapp by private message
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Skyisthelimit on November 28, 2020, 10:18:06 PM
Hey Federico,
Welcome to the forum, bro! I’ve seen some of your videos on LiveLifeTaller’s Instagram. I’ll definitely be following your journey. Hopefully you can keep us updated with some pictures and videos. Looking forward for your updates. Please don’t let dr. Buldu, the guys from LiveLifeTaller, or Murat interfere with this diary. Make this diary your own, and feel free to express yourself here. Welcome again!

Sky

P.S The external device you are using is called monorails. You can post pictures here by uploading them to https://imgbb.com/ and then sharing the link that points to the picture, in your diary. This is generally how it’s done here. Wish you the best of luck and a great distraction phase! Feel free to ask anything in your diary, and I’m sure someone will answer you briefly.
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on November 28, 2020, 10:38:55 PM
Thanks for welcoming me and explaining to me how to upload the pictures.

Here are the link to the pics


https://ibb.co/j6Kp21Z
https://ibb.co/SwM956x
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Skyisthelimit on November 28, 2020, 10:42:38 PM
Appreciate the pictures, Frederico! How are you feeling so far... Do you have any discomfort or pain? Did you already start the lengthening process?
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on November 28, 2020, 10:52:08 PM
Im not going to post so much in this forum as I prefere to use my cellphone . This is my whatsapp so you guys feel free to write to me and I share some videos and pics :  +49 17661265285

I will also post some videos and pics here but not a lot as I dont enter so much here.

Kind regards

Frederico
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on November 28, 2020, 10:55:57 PM
Im feeling good now. The thing is I have to get familiar with the monorail. Sleeping is not that easy and doing daily stuff such as going to the toilett have to be adapted. I have lengthened 1 mm so far I started lenghtening today ! I am lenghtening 4 times a day 0.25 mm each time I turn my legthening key.
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on November 28, 2020, 11:00:34 PM
I had nasty pain in the first days after surgery .The second day after surgery was the worst.  On the 5th day after the surgery I started to get better . I have some knee pain but its not all the time it comes and goes and lets say the pain level is about 2 of 10. I am stretching a lot my legs and doing fisioterapy daily.
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Skyisthelimit on November 29, 2020, 09:43:20 AM
I had nasty pain in the first days after surgery .The second day after surgery was the worst.  On the 5th day after the surgery I started to get better . I have some knee pain but its not all the time it comes and goes and lets say the pain level is about 2 of 10. I am stretching a lot my legs and doing fisioterapy daily.

This is how it usually goes. Mostly everyone is experiencing the worst pain the first week after the initial surgery. You could maybe use some warm compression to relieve some of that pain temporarily. Try not to go overboard with the weights bearing, either. Too much weight bearing can cause slight bending to the nails. I’ve noticed in the videos of LiveLifeTaller that the physiotherapist can exaggerate with the weight bearing by making you walk for a long period of time. I’ve noticed this particularly with Peter (I believe this is how you spell his name). What I believe could definitely improve with the range of motion of your knees and slight weight bearing is a stationary bicycle. This will get the blood circulation in motion. I definitely agree with the daily physiotherapy. Keep up the good work.

P.S. I wouldn’t go for 10cm like the camera man from LiveLifeTaller suggested you. Start with 8cm and move from there depending on the tightness of your thighs and whether or not your soft tissue remain somewhat flexible.
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Skyisthelimit on November 29, 2020, 09:52:25 AM
Im feeling good now. The thing is I have to get familiar with the monorail. Sleeping is not that easy and doing daily stuff such as going to the toilett have to be adapted. I have lengthened 1 mm so far I started lenghtening today ! I am lenghtening 4 times a day 0.25 mm each time I turn my legthening key.

External devices, especially on femurs, are a huge annoyance. But sadly, this is what you’ll have to deal with for the next 3-4 months. Unfortunately, I don’t think you’ll ever find it comfortable sleeping with monorails on your femurs. The best advice I can give you is to sleep on your back and try not to move too much. Of course, easier said than done. But this is one of the main reasons why there is such a big difference between fully internals and externals or LON.
You’re 1mm taller. Congrats! You’re some more turns away from your goal. Keep it up! Also, do keep an eye on the xrays. Check for misalignments and for the speed of consolidation.
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Skyisthelimit on November 29, 2020, 10:05:27 AM
Im not going to post so much in this forum as I prefere to use my cellphone . This is my whatsapp so you guys feel free to write to me and I share some videos and pics :  +49 17661265285

I will also post some videos and pics here but not a lot as I dont enter so much here.

I would strongly suggest you to keep your diary updated so that Cll veterans can keep an eye on your progress. There have been some cases where because of the forum, patients avoided getting crippled by some doctors and were able to get help before things got any worse. What I’m trying to say is that the forum can be a very good place to get some critical and valuable feedback.
Btw, you could just stay active in the forum through your phone. No need to use your pc.
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: AlphaX on November 29, 2020, 05:53:20 PM
Hello !

I did 7.5 cm with Halil Buldu, he is a good surgeon.

I know it’s hard to bend you’re knee because it hurts with the fixator.

BUT

Please do it AS MUCH A YOU CAN because you can have real trouble really fast with the knee bending..
This is i think the most important thing on LON femural : The Knee bending during the distraction.
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on November 29, 2020, 08:36:16 PM
Alpha X thanks for the advice ! Your words are absoluetely true and I agree with all of them !!
  If you want feel free to add me on whatsapp so we can exchange some informations! +4917661265285
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Skyisthelimit on November 29, 2020, 09:33:42 PM

I did 7.5 cm with Halil Buldu, he is a good surgeon.

That’s weird... why did you write in your description that you did it with Dr. yuksel from WannaBeTaller?
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: taller2023 on November 30, 2020, 06:52:19 AM
That’s weird... why did you write in your description that you did it with Dr. yuksel from WannaBeTaller?

You rite I check to. Be careful lot of fake story on Dr. Buldu.  Maybe Meck and Sunshine only one true.  Maybe doctor still with wannabetaller as a secret.
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on December 02, 2020, 08:46:13 AM
Hey guys ,

As I promised now I am passing by to give you an update about my progress so far .

 So today its the 02.12.2020 my surgery was on the 21.11.2020.

I am feeling a lot better then in the first week after surgery. Im now able to wash myself , brush my teeth and I have less issues in going to the toilett .

I'm still taking painkillers allthough I am trying to decrease the amount of painkillers I take daily.  Sometimes I get knee pain and I still need to take the painkillers to relief the pain. Regarding the pain lets say 70% of the day  I feel no pain at all and no discomfort. The other 30% of the day I would have knee pain and feel sort of uncomfortable  then its when the painkillers play an important role in this process

Overall I feel much better my only problems are  the bending of my knee and the pain on the knee that would come and go . I can bend my knee up to 30% 35% degrees now I'm exercising every day to extend the bending. I'm using warm water bottle on the knees to relief the knee pain its helping a lot and sometimes I don't even need to take painkillers.

I hope I could give a good insight about my current situation. I will try to update you guys weekly here about my progress .

On 11th of december I will have my first X ray looking forward to see how quick my body is producing new bone.

Ok so I wish you all a great day feel free to make any questions.

Kind regards

Frederico

Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on December 02, 2020, 09:03:52 AM
By the way here is a video of me while receiving massage hahaha

https://www.instagram.com/p/CIQGVPQJsmy/


Are you guys able to access the video ?

Cheers !
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Skyisthelimit on December 02, 2020, 02:47:02 PM
Very nice video, Frederico! It is true that the massage therapy will improve blood circulation which will have a positive impact on the callus/bone formation.

I’m glad you decided to update us weekly! Can’t wait to see the x-ray. One thing though, when I was checking the video from LiveLifeTaller (I think it was yesterday) about the portable xray machine, I notice that the technician was editing the x-ray. I’m not sure if this was meant to make the xray clearer for the doctor and patient to check it out or to disguise some relevant information and not worry the patient. I would appreciate it if you could ask about this when you get your turn to get the xray.
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: BelowTheMean on December 02, 2020, 03:51:14 PM
By the way here is a video of me while receiving massage hahaha

https://www.instagram.com/p/CIQGVPQJsmy/


Are you guys able to access the video ?

Cheers !

I need me one of those right now. Another advantage to doing this outside the US - low costs for everything outside of lengthening, including services.
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: limbcllnea on December 03, 2020, 03:24:10 AM
You rite I check to. Be careful lot of fake story on Dr. Buldu.  Maybe Meck and Sunshine only one true.  Maybe doctor still with wannabetaller as a secret.

I always see your comments about Halil Buldu and I'm inclined to believe you because you are so persistent and passionate.

I also wonder what the veterans in this forum think about doing external monorails on femurs. Those three combinations are known to be avoided if possible so I will keep an eye on this diary and I hope knowledgeable people can weigh in.
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on December 03, 2020, 12:31:35 PM
Hey

Yes I asked them and the technician edits the X - Ray to make it clear how much cm was lenghtened and also to show the bone consolidation... The equipment used here is very modern and expensive the Dr said .

Kind regards

Frederico
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on December 04, 2020, 01:43:26 PM
Hi guys ,

Another update

My pain level is close to zero I almost don´t take painkillers . We are in a nice group over here in Istanbul and we are having lots of fun together me and the other patients. Today one of the patients from Germany called Marwin had birthday so livelifetaller team made him a birthday cake and the surgeon Halil Buldu came himself to celebrate . We all went down to the Hotel Lobby. I couldn´t have made any better choice then undergoing this surgery with this surgeon. He is a excellent surgeon and also person .

Here are some pictures of the little birthday celebration :

https://ibb.co/8rD4JVw
https://ibb.co/Bqch7D0
https://ibb.co/M7sfGJK
https://ibb.co/n6J7dvh
https://ibb.co/YZ26pYn
https://ibb.co/jVhvN4Q

Take care guys !
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: NotSoBigBadBruin on December 04, 2020, 06:13:34 PM
That’s awesome! Dr. Buldu seems to be a really nice and down-to-earth guy. Looking forward to reading more about your journey!
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: limbcllnea on December 04, 2020, 11:56:32 PM
Pictures look great, you guys look like you are having fun.
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Si01 on December 05, 2020, 03:05:05 PM
hi guys, i had my first operation on the thigh in 2018 and at the same time a leg correction o legs 40 degrees crooked and february 2019 on the lower leg the second and i have grown 17 cm. i have to say i come from germany and i have been to many doctors who did not want to do everything in one operation and instead several operations, several anesthesia and a longer healing process. now my legs are straight and long. of course this is not an easy operation but i was lucky that my doctor dr. halil buldu was very good and helped me a lot. thanks to the livelifetaller team for their support
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Hicham01 on December 05, 2020, 03:39:23 PM
Hello theire , i have made the Same Operation..
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: germanlim on December 05, 2020, 03:53:08 PM
Seems like he is the best surgeon in turkey
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Hicham01 on December 05, 2020, 04:44:02 PM
IT was a perfect Operation iam satesfyd with the Resultat
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on December 06, 2020, 06:45:38 PM
Hey guys !

Im doing great almost no pain and doing daily exercises. I feel my legs are getting stronger day by day. I can bend my knee almost up to 90 degrees now.

By the way how can I post videos here ??

Cheers !
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Jokerhastowait2022 on December 06, 2020, 06:52:39 PM
Hello Frederico,

First of all, I want to thank you for being open about you journey and sharing it with us. This will definitely helps us make better decisions when it comes to CLL. I'm glad you're getting stronger everyday, and the fact that your having fun while growing taller at the same time. Looking forward to the day when you will have reached your dream height.

P.S
you can use https://streamable.com/ to upload videos and share the link in the forum.
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on December 06, 2020, 08:29:01 PM
You are welcome !!

Here is the link of todays video me and the other guys doing exercises together !

https://streamable.com/y79dot

You guys wanna see more videos ?

I have plenty of them and will have more throughout my LL journey.

Kind regards

Frederico
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on December 06, 2020, 08:43:46 PM
This was a bit more then 1 week after my surgery

https://streamable.com/lagxuf

Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Jokerhastowait2022 on December 07, 2020, 10:54:25 PM
Looking pretty good, with this kind of mindset, you'll be finished with your lengthening phase in no time.
A question If you don't mind: How much did the surgery + hotel accommodation cost altogether?

thanks
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on December 08, 2020, 07:32:56 AM
Hi chasingthedream ,

Do you mind to add me on whatsapp so I give you all informations ?

Its +49 176 61265285 .

By the way guys feel free to add me and ask me what you want regarding the surgery with livelifetaller team I can answer all the questions.

Kind regards

Frederico
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on December 08, 2020, 07:37:54 AM
For all of you interested in having the surgery with Halil Buldu and livelifetaller team in Istanbul please contact me on my whatsapp number and I will give you all necessary informations. Do not thrust anybody else wanting to sell some packages here on the forum or whatsoever. Just add me and I will explain all the process from beginning to the end .

Cheers

Frederico
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on December 08, 2020, 07:43:55 AM
Quick update :

I have reached 1 cm of lenghtening today ! I can bend my knees up to 90 degrees. Going to the toilett got much easier. I got kind of used to the external fixators and I'm able to sleep about 5 to 6 hours per night which is pretty good for me comparing to the first week.

I still take some painkillers sometimes like novalgin + geralgine K to sleep more comfortable.

Olga the physiotherapist came yesterday and she is just amazing me and the other guys are so happy to have her here. Today I am going to exercise on my own and tomorrow Olga is coming again. She is coming 3 times per week which I think is enough ....

Kind regards

Frederico
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on December 08, 2020, 08:02:40 AM
Some pics:

https://ibb.co/Sr8tgxM
https://ibb.co/k4CwbxB
https://ibb.co/6ssH7R4
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on December 10, 2020, 02:25:08 PM
Hey guys

Quick update:

Im doing fine bending still at 90 degrees here a video from today !

https://streamable.com/le7vr2




Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on December 11, 2020, 06:54:13 PM
Hey sup guys

I had my first X ray today and my bone growth is very good ! I have grown exactly 1.2 cm in both legs...

My birthday was today aswell I turned 34 years and livelifetaller team made an amazing cake for me and we had a great party all the patients got together it was very nice !!!!

Here 2 videos from the Birthday and me with Dr Halil Buldu :

https://streamable.com/149oln

https://streamable.com/391nly


Here  the pictures of my X ray :

 https://ibb.co/ByyJ090

https://ibb.co/YNWsb0s

Have a great day LLers



Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: kumbaya on December 13, 2020, 12:53:44 AM
Hi Frederico, I have been considering Dr.Buldu as well.
However my starting height is much lower than yours (163 cm).

I have seen Buldu patients going over 12 cm- 15 cm in two surgeries ( femur + tibia), ¿have you met any of them?
I would love to reach 12 cm with two surgeries but for some reasons people who make the two of them eventually stop posting here so we have no way to know what the final outcome is.

Can you give us any information regarding their outcome?

Thanks
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on December 13, 2020, 02:32:37 PM
Hi Frederico, I have been considering Dr.Buldu as well.
However my starting height is much lower than yours (163 cm).

I have seen Buldu patients going over 12 cm- 15 cm in two surgeries ( femur + tibia), ¿have you met any of them?
I would love to reach 12 cm with two surgeries but for some reasons people who make the two of them eventually stop posting here so we have no way to know what the final outcome is.

Can you give us any information regarding their outcome?

Thanks

Hi dude ,

Add me on whatsapp please : +4917661265285

I can pass you all informations there regarding my own experience and the experience of other patients who did 2 surgeries. I prefere giving you informations about other patients on whatsapp because I will directly ask them for permission to do so. There are patients who did 2 surgeries here and you can feel free to ask all the questions you have.

Kind regards

Frederico
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Sunshine on December 13, 2020, 08:42:26 PM
Hey Frederico,
Good luck for your journey, looks like we have something in common lol. You will easily hit 8cm with your fitness and dedication!
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Zion on December 14, 2020, 08:05:19 AM
Hey Frederico! hope all is going well for you man. Appreciate that you are willing to pass information and help! I may message you over WhatsApp very soon as I want to do this surgery in January-March 2021 most likely with Dr. Halil Buldu  :)
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on December 14, 2020, 03:20:10 PM
Hey Frederico! hope all is going well for you man. Appreciate that you are willing to pass information and help! I may message you over WhatsApp very soon as I want to do this surgery in January-March 2021 most likely with Dr. Halil Buldu  :)
Hi Zion

Sure it will be a pleasure to help you in this process. I am international patient advisor of Dr Halil Buldu. If you plan to do the surgery please add me on whatsapp and I will pass you all relevant informations , videos and pictures.

Kind regards

Frederico
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Tokito_Ohma on December 17, 2020, 02:55:41 PM
Hey man, the clinic looks so lively for Leg lengthening! Is this a hotel plan Dr.Buldu mentioned or what sort of accommodation is this? Do you order the food by delivery or is it cooked? Please do inform me of the accommodation circumstances.
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on December 18, 2020, 03:11:08 PM
Hey man, the clinic looks so lively for Leg lengthening! Is this a hotel plan Dr.Buldu mentioned or what sort of accommodation is this? Do you order the food by delivery or is it cooked? Please do inform me of the accommodation circumstances.

Hey whats up ?

Can you add me on my whatsapp +4917661265285 I will you pass you all the relevant information.

Kind regards

Frederico
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Zion on December 30, 2020, 08:33:12 AM
Hey Frederico! merry xmas! I hope you are doing well. I tried to add you on WhatsApp but I just cant see you there, could you add me instead? (I sent you a PM). Thanks!
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on January 02, 2021, 12:22:48 PM
Hey guys

I changed my whatsapp number

This is my new number : +90 5350386775

Guys please add me on this number if it doesn't work please send me your Whatsapp number on private message

Cheers guys !
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on January 12, 2021, 02:59:03 PM
Hello guys

Just wanted to keep you updated.


So far I have lenghtened 5 cm 4 more to go Im doing 1.5 mm every day. Overall I am feeling good allthough I had some issues before with my left leg It was uncomfortable for me putting it straight so I started to use a pillow under my left leg . But thanks god that got better and I have no issues now. I stopped using the walker and I#m currently only using crutches to make my legs stronger.

Here are 2 videos of me walking hope you guys enjoy. Keep on commenting cause the only reason I post here is to encourage others and to share my personal experience.

Keep healthy !!

https://streamable.com/wq9s2u

https://streamable.com/xgmky9




Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on January 27, 2021, 09:57:55 PM
Hi

Next update :


So far lenghtened 7 cm still 1.5 cm to finish. Im doing good anxious to finish now !!!!
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on January 27, 2021, 10:08:48 PM
Some recent pictures !

https://ibb.co/zG9CR7v
https://ibb.co/5RxLGKD
https://ibb.co/SJGMSHF
https://ibb.co/0rScwMn
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: kumbaya on February 03, 2021, 12:05:06 AM
Hi Frederico,

How many days do you have left before removing the external fixators? Also when will you be able to remove the internal fixators ?
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: 7cm on February 14, 2021, 10:40:55 AM
Hello Federico, have you removed your external devices ? I hope that went well. were you able to go up and down the stairs 3-4 weeks post operation ?
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on February 23, 2021, 06:41:11 PM
My whatsapp number changed again guys

+48 798055782

I arrived safely  in Krakow

Kind regards

Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: emirasaf on March 14, 2021, 06:49:15 PM
hi Federico how are u ? I can not reach you.What did you do with the knee movement problem ??share photo please..  I hope you healed  :(
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: emirasaf on March 15, 2021, 10:32:43 AM
You said you don't feel your toes? the feeling is back .. can you feel your fingers?big risk to go 1.5mm a day :S i wonder you..write answer, everyone is wondering about you
share them with video ... our destiny partners are wondering ... please let us share the correct information .. I believe you will be honest..
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Ozoz on March 23, 2021, 01:10:21 PM
  I hope he is okay :-\
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on March 30, 2021, 10:32:58 AM
Hey guys

Im passing by to give an update. Device was removed on 14 th february im doing much better walking without crutches inside the flat knee bending 135 degrees...feet still tingling due to nerve stretching but leg getting stronger day by day

Cheers !
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: more on March 30, 2021, 10:57:06 AM
It would be great if you could post Your knee bending picture.
Cheers
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on April 20, 2021, 09:38:10 PM
Hi guys,

Its been a while I havent been back to the forum.
Just wanted to say now im 9 weeks after removal of the frames and im.making good improvments. Knee bending is on 130 degrees and improving. My walking is getting back to normal but still a bit stiff.If anyone is interested in more information about Dr Buldu pls reach out to me I would be glad to help. Be careful with some promoters charging a lot of money for the procedure thrust patients that have done it. Cheers guys !
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on April 20, 2021, 09:48:00 PM
Here is a pic of my knee bending so far

https://ibb.co/2KRRFP3

Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Deletedaccount_67574 on April 21, 2021, 06:20:11 AM
Hi Fredrico can we see a update walking video ;D
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: more on April 21, 2021, 07:15:56 AM
Here is a pic of my knee bending so far

https://ibb.co/2KRRFP3
This is not 130 it hardly 110° . Thats the thing i dont like when patients lie
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Eye2eyepls on April 21, 2021, 09:19:53 PM
Hi guys,

Its been a while I havent been back to the forum.
Just wanted to say now im 9 weeks after removal of the frames and im.making good improvments. Knee bending is on 130 degrees and improving. My walking is getting back to normal but still a bit stiff.If anyone is interested in more information about Dr Buldu pls reach out to me I would be glad to help. Be careful with some promoters charging a lot of money for the procedure thrust patients that have done it. Cheers guys !
You seem to be progressing at a steady rate! Reading this kind of reminds me when I couldn't move my knee a few years ago but obviously the situation is much different. So glad you're getting your mobility back and I wish you a full recovery!
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Ak95 on April 21, 2021, 09:30:06 PM
Shut up more
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Ozoz on May 01, 2021, 11:34:08 AM
Ooo fredico my best friend can you walk mam are you okay  ;D ;D
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: PerfectBody on May 02, 2021, 03:20:55 PM
Hey man, I speak to Fred pretty regularly on whatsapp - he's a responsive and cool guy. He can walk normally, but he can't run yet. Remember, both his legs were completely broken recently 😅 But in general he loves his transformation.

I'm going to Buldu next week to have my legs broken too. I'll keep my diary updated and maybe make an instagram account for it too.
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Deletedaccount_67574 on May 20, 2021, 06:43:02 AM
Please show us your walking video please! Really need that motivation from LLers like you
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: PerfectBody on May 20, 2021, 07:05:15 AM
Bro neither of us can walk or will be walking for at least another week or two. We couldn’t move our legs for the first three days. When we “walk” at the hospital it’s assisted by two people for a total of like 10 steps.
Please show us your walking video please! Really need that motivation from LLers like you
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Deletedaccount_67574 on May 20, 2021, 07:51:29 AM
Hasnt Frederico done this since Nov last year? It should have been more than 6 months?
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: moretallpls on May 28, 2021, 12:44:51 AM
is this real ?? i mean never seen a patient posting phone numner and telling all to call him for all information about livetaller and surgery packages?? im thinking about doing surgery in istambul but all seems quite strange
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Jokerhastowait2022 on May 29, 2021, 05:26:50 AM
It's not strange. With all the respect for Dr. Buldu, he "recruits" patients for attracting more people to get the surgery done with him. I don't think it's a bad thing but I don't know how he manages to deliver the same quality and care for 20+ patients of his.
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Activatedxx on May 29, 2021, 09:41:57 AM
is this real ?? i mean never seen a patient posting phone numner and telling all to call him for all information about livetaller and surgery packages?? im thinking about doing surgery in istambul but all seems quite strange

He’s a good surgeon, he does the operation every single day. But you have to understand it’s a business, the more operation he does, the more money he makes, so obviously he is going to try to advertise and recruit people
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: PerfectBody on May 29, 2021, 10:58:01 AM
It's not strange. With all the respect for Dr. Buldu, he "recruits" patients for attracting more people to get the surgery done with him. I don't think it's a bad thing but I don't know how he manages to deliver the same quality and care for 20+ patients of his.
Hahaha 20 patients?? Try 100+ 😂🤣🤣 Seriously the service is stretched thinner than my foreskin at night
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: 6CMFemurs on May 29, 2021, 09:25:53 PM
Hahaha 20 patients?? Try 100+ 😂🤣🤣 Seriously the service is stretched thinner than my foreskin at night

Damn 100+ CLL patients at one clinic in Turkey? What country/countries do most of these patients come from?
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Activatedxx on May 30, 2021, 04:02:15 PM
Damn 100+ CLL patients at one clinic in Turkey? What country/countries do most of these patients come from?


The patients I’ve met were mostly states and Canada. The first week felt terrible, I would never go through that pain again. But now since the balls rolling I have to go with it, already spent the money, booked the airbnbs, went through with the surgery, etc
The patients with tibias done have probably half the difficulty. I’m day 17 post op and it feels like it’s been 2 months. Most of them stay at BOF hotel in atesehir

I thought there would be only a few people too but it’s nearly like an assembly line lol, the doctor seems to be in the operating room every single day
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Deletedaccount_67574 on May 30, 2021, 04:10:44 PM

The patients I’ve met were mostly states and Canada. The first week felt terrible, I would never go through that pain again. But now since the balls rolling I have to go with it, already spent the money, booked the airbnbs, went through with the surgery, etc
The patients with tibias done have probably half the difficulty. I’m day 17 post op and it feels like it’s been 2 months. Most of them stay at BOF hotel in atesehir

I thought there would be only a few people too but it’s nearly like an assembly line lol, the doctor seems to be in the operating room every single day
Why do u say tibias is half the difficulty though?
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Activatedxx on May 30, 2021, 05:48:16 PM
Why do u say tibias is half the difficulty though?

It doesn’t go through soft tissue so less pain, also not painful when taking bowel movement, much easier to sleep, etc, only bad thing is tibia is 5-6cm maximum safely
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: moretallpls on May 31, 2021, 01:07:37 PM
BUt how do you know you contact direct to doctor and not any scam tourism company, la wanabetaller o others ?
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: PerfectBody on May 31, 2021, 01:44:24 PM
Damn 100+ CLL patients at one clinic in Turkey? What country/countries do most of these patients come from?
Activated is 20% corrct, there's a ton of middle east + european patients here. A sh*t-ton of germans.
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on June 01, 2021, 10:22:35 PM
Hey guys
Video of me walking

https://streamable.com/kneus2

Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Activatedxx on June 01, 2021, 10:30:50 PM
Hey guys
Video of me walking

https://streamable.com/kneus2

Hey Fred, how noticeable do you find your new height?
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Frederico86 on June 01, 2021, 10:40:45 PM
I'm starting to really notice that there are not many people taller then me...every woman is smaller definitely  and male its like I'm taller then 70 % of them ...
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: wnr on June 28, 2021, 06:22:03 PM
Hey Frederico, i hope you're doing well.
Do you have any pictures of your scars?
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: nn123 on July 06, 2021, 06:45:09 PM
Hi dear,

I did my surgery with Halil Buldu last year and I have had a great experience. I am planning a removal surgery this summer and I came back to the blog for info. I have always intended to write about my experience and describe physio or even do a youtube video, but, never came to it. However, as I saw that my favorite Doctor is being blamed for no reason I could not stop myself but to respond.

I do not understand why there is so much controversy regarding Dr. Buldu. It's been 10-11 months since my surgery and I text him one or twice a month and he has been incredibly supportive and responsive. I visited him in April this year and he did not even charge me for the visit, he had many clients from different countries and he definitely does not need any marketing. The person who is talking/advertising him on the platform is probably an agent, I definitely don't think that Buldu is trying to market himself. He is incredibly hardworking.

Regarding the patients, there is so much doctor blaming, whereas we need to in the first place do our own research and recheck all the facts and definitely do a lot of physio. I was double-checking everything because I wanted to be extra careful and I took my physio very seriously.

Some doctors do the surgery and then the patient leaves to his/her country and even though they were told not to do more than 8 cm the patient sometimes comes back with 12 cm and 0 physio, and then the Doctor is being blamed. That's not fair. I have heard these stories from my physiotherapist in Istanbul.

For myself, I was always the one reaching out to my Doctor and asking and following up on everything. Getting the surgery done is the easiest part, the hardest is the physio and recovery and each patient should take care of that.

if you guys have any questions please feel free to ask me. i will write the response or maybe even do a youtube video, i can definitely share my x-rays.
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Apollo676 on July 06, 2021, 07:04:17 PM
Hello please share your x-rays,what method did you used ? LON ? On femurs ? How is your range of motion now and how the whole lenghtening process went for you ?
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: Skyisthelimit on July 06, 2021, 10:51:35 PM
Hello Frederico! I’m glad to see that you’re walking already, and it even looks quite nice! Have you measured yourself lately? If you have, how tall are you now? Also, if it’s not too much trouble, could you post a picture with your younger brother, barefoot? I remember watching your first video in LiveLifeTaller and you compared your height to your brother’s, and that was where you were going to end up. Thanks for the updates!

Regards,
Sky
Title: Re: LON method femur Frederico Dr Halil Buldu
Post by: ll.patient on April 24, 2022, 04:36:45 AM
Hi Frederico, congratulations for you lenghtening!

I am curious here, did you lengthened at a rate of 1.5mm until the end?