Topic: FalcosJeanny Salamehfix - Dr. Ghassan Salameh (Read 54900 times)

Medium Drink Of Water · « **Reply #31 on:** February 17, 2014, 03:16:27 AM »

Yep, that's how much she lengthened and she looked fine.

alps · « **Reply #32 on:** February 17, 2014, 09:40:15 AM »

Hey Falcos!

Thanks a lot for starting a diary here.
I'm sorry things are bad with you.

I was myself considering surgery with Dr. Salameh because it is cheap and no internal nail is involved.
What you to describe seems to be very careless of him.
Do you recommend him to someone else?

Are there other patients of Salameh there with you in Frankfurt?
And what do you think of Dr. Shmidt? He seems like the right hand man of Salameh. But is he any good?

Thanks again. I'm really looking forward to hear from you.

FalcosJeanny · « **Reply #33 on:** February 17, 2014, 02:33:49 PM »

hmmm. it seems that bad bone grwoth is a common result by lengthening more than 7 cm.... may it be?
just my 2 cents...

i paid 25.000 Euro.. including the physiotherapists...surgery und xrays and medicines. but the physiotherapists started in may (nearly 6 months after surgery) only....
so this was a bad part of my journey....

i do not recommend dr. salameh or say that he is the not the first choice. everybody has to decide it on their own.... i would never tell anyone to do such a big surgery with this or this doctor....
i can only say that i will never do this again.... with salamehfix. the fixateur is good.... but for such an amount of cm you have to take it such a long time... you cant wear normal clothes... you cant swim.... you have open wounds.... it is not so good....
and a big negative thing is the availability of the dr.... he isnt there when you need him... he is only available by email.... and not in time... he cant give you prescribtion for medicine you need.

on the other side.... the treatment is affordable.... and the hospital in germany is great. and dr. schmidt is a great surgeon and he is there for you. i can reach him whenever i need him... i have his private number and i get an appointment in his office immedieately. there is nothing negative to say about him.
i think i would have given up without his support and his well knowledge.

my proportions are looking great... after lengthening the look is more "normal" than before... because my tibias before were very very short and thick.

so please feel free to ask questions.
and hopefully someone can give to me some useful cheats for walking as soon as possible without crutches!!!

FalcosJeanny · « **Reply #34 on:** February 17, 2014, 02:53:30 PM »

Here are my proportions....

BilateralDamage · « **Reply #35 on:** February 18, 2014, 08:24:49 PM »

Thanks for the pic Jeanny, it's really unfortunate to see what you're going through :\

I think if you had been under guidance and instead lengthened 6 cm, your outcome would have been much better. I'm wishing you all the best! Keep us updated on any progress/complications you experience.

FalcosJeanny · « **Reply #36 on:** February 20, 2014, 09:53:45 AM »

The most concern is about my fibula bone!
will it ever be consolidated or not?? what do you think?

Dr. Schmidt and Dr. Salemeh are both saying that it is not necessary that the fibula will be union.... but i can´t imagin that this is a good thing if it will be forever non union!!

Why does the body has a fibula bone when it is not necessary??

paco · « **Reply #37 on:** February 20, 2014, 01:31:16 PM »

Hello FalcosJeanny,

Thank you very much to share your experience with us. I am planing my surgery with doctor salameh this year with another boy from

NYC, I had two appoinments with doctor Schmidt and salameh and now i am concerned about your situation.

cheers and stay strong with your family and friends.

Medium Drink Of Water · « **Reply #38 on:** February 20, 2014, 05:27:57 PM »

Quote from: FalcosJeanny on February 20, 2014, 09:53:45 AM

The most concern is about my fibula bone!
will it ever be consolidated or not?? what do you think?

Dr. Schmidt and Dr. Salemeh are both saying that it is not necessary that the fibula will be union.... but i can´t imagin that this is a good thing if it will be forever non union!!

Why does the body has a fibula bone when it is not necessary??

It's just a vestige of evolution. Why does the body have an appendix if it's not necessary?

Disobedient · « **Reply #39 on:** February 20, 2014, 07:21:59 PM »

Hello Jeanny..

Dr. Salameh seems to be like other Indian dr by repeating "everything thing is fine"

But you're so strong for being able to wear the fixator for total 14months, it is not an easy thing for sure, but saying that you may need another one year to be able to remove it, is something beyond my imagination..

did you try stem cell? they claim it helps for nonunion bone but I don't know if it's better/faster than Forteo injection ..

I'm considering taking Forteo injection, I wont bother myself by asking my Dr about it, cuz it seems safe, and my dr will say no anyway..
But I read the Forteo injection is given for women who have passed the menopause.. and since your still in your 30 I don't think you passed the menopause, so did you experienced any side effect regarding that? did your dr tell you it may cause some problem in future?

I think I may have some more questions, but right now I cant think about anything but Forteo injection.. it sounds like a magical solution for me.

Taller · « **Reply #40 on:** February 21, 2014, 02:16:37 AM »

Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on February 20, 2014, 05:27:57 PM

It's just a vestige of evolution. Why does the body have an appendix if it's not necessary?

MDOW is correct. The legs and arms were once very anatomically similar when the ancestors of modern humans were more monkey-like. The fibula is essentially what is left of the ulna-equivalent in the legs. It was a useful bone when our feet were used as hands to climb trees, but now that we walk bipedally, with shoes on, and since we haven't been able to rotate our feet for hundreds of thousands of years, the fibula is simply no longer necessary. This is why it has become so thin in relation to the tibia after thousands of generations.

I hope this reassures you. I can only imagine how nerve racking the last year has been for you.

FalcosJeanny · « **Reply #41 on:** February 21, 2014, 10:06:45 AM »

Oh thaaaaaank you so much for this Explantation of the Fibula Bone!!
Its a Big Release for me.... And now i am nearly rescued....

The Last year was really very Hard for me... And now every Little step and every Little Hope that i can Walk again and that everything is normal is a Wonder for me...

I dont know if stem cell is available and legal in Germany....
The only Solution which was offered to me was phystiostim and exogen (which are Not available in Germany too!) and the forteo (in Germany called forsteo!) injections.

My doctors both never mentioned that women uses the forsteo injections after Meno Pause!?
I Never Heard of that! Hopefully there are no complications now for me getting children in the future! This is again a doctor Thing which is called "everything is Fine! You dont have to worry about!"

My next xrays will be made Dated 11.03.! I will Post them

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PrettyTall · « **Reply #42 on:** March 09, 2014, 10:53:30 AM »

Oh my god where is she ?

OverrideYouGenetics · « **Reply #43 on:** March 09, 2014, 10:59:38 AM »

11.03 she will post again

mediocre · « **Reply #44 on:** March 09, 2014, 11:12:34 AM »

Fibula is structurally not important but it serves as attachment to muscles/ligaments.

Can serve as source of bone graft too.

FalcosJeanny · « **Reply #45 on:** March 10, 2014, 11:10:35 AM »

Hello everybody

FalcosJeanny · « **Reply #46 on:** March 10, 2014, 11:12:45 AM »

Last thursday i went to Dr. Schmidts office because Dr. Salameh was in Germandy and he wanted to see me. We made new xrays...

What do you think about the bone?

3inches · « **Reply #47 on:** March 10, 2014, 12:28:41 PM »

Hi FJ,

Your new X-Ray looks promising, finally there is some clouds of callus between the gaps. I am very much sure, you are going to be well and heal.

In your case, do you smoke? Smoking can be a cause for delayed/non union.

Reading your diary brings into prominence a possible risk of LL, non union, which in my opinion hasn't been vigorously discussed on LL forums.

To the LL community:

What are the causes of non union?
Are there any well documented studies or cases?
Can you prevent it?
Is there any tests that exist which can detect it?

Disobedient · « **Reply #48 on:** March 10, 2014, 01:56:46 PM »

Hello..

Your callus now is similar to mine from 3 months ago..
so what dr. Ghassan said? how many months left for you to remove the rails?

FalcosJeanny · « **Reply #49 on:** March 10, 2014, 02:24:32 PM »

Dr. Salameh didnt give me any promission or date for removing the frame... i asked him 5 times on thursday... but he only smiled at me and said he cannot tell me... because patients who did operation AFTER me are now walking without crutches and have a better callus than me....

I do not smoke!

but... i take ibuprofen 600 (1-2 pieces) a day since operation date (23.11.2012)...
now i heard that ibuprofen do prevent callus formation... is that right?

Disobedient · « **Reply #50 on:** March 10, 2014, 02:53:25 PM »

if you do feel a lot of pain, and you think you cant reduce the dosage then never mind about that, cause all what you hear is just studies... beside, you could find other studies which claim the opposite like this
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120703134100.htm

and take your doctor's advice too,..

Disobedient · « **Reply #51 on:** March 10, 2014, 03:03:32 PM »

you said that you started taking Forteo injection in mid of Dec, right?
that's mean just from 3 months!!!.. and by looking to your callus that's mean Forteo injection working so well..! I'm saying that because I'm comparing your x-ray with mine ..

3inches · « **Reply #52 on:** March 10, 2014, 04:32:39 PM »

Although, there has been no conclusive study which links delayed unions to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, it is always wise to err in the side of caution. You will be better of not taking too much pain killers.

Have a good read at this link on speeding bone healing if you haven't already done so: http://www.betterbones.com/bonefracture/speedhealing.pdf

Hanna84 · « **Reply #53 on:** March 10, 2014, 07:09:20 PM »

If you still need painkillers, I would also recommend to not use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (like ibuprofen) any longer.
It doesn't have a strong analgetic effect, so maybe you could bear the pain without any painkillers at all.

paco1 · « **Reply #54 on:** March 23, 2014, 05:39:52 PM »

hello Jeanny,

How do you do?

KrP1 · « **Reply #55 on:** March 23, 2014, 09:10:27 PM »

Hey jenni you have an messaje

FalcosJeanny · « **Reply #56 on:** March 25, 2014, 11:07:36 AM »

Hello everybody...

Next tuesday is the next "xray time"!.... hopefully the bone grwoth is better now.... Dr. Salameh will also be there...

iam soooo sad.... i have no power anymore..... iam completly disappointed.... i hate crutch walking.....
i have no muscles in the legs ... i cannot even stand straight without my crutches...

iam a cripple............

iam just hoping that i can ever walk again in my life.....

Blackhawk · « **Reply #57 on:** March 25, 2014, 03:59:24 PM »

Hi Jeanny!

Thank you for the update its good to hear from you.

I'm sure you will walk normal eventually and this whole LL experience will be successful in the end.

Just keep eating well and exercising or stretching. And try to stay positive.

Best of luck! We are all pulling for you to have a complete recovery.

Orlando · « **Reply #58 on:** March 25, 2014, 04:24:36 PM »

Hey Jeanny,

Keep eating well and exercising your legs everyday to help your bone growth. Walking on crutches will help your bone consolidation. don't skip it.

Stay positive.

OverrideYouGenetics · « **Reply #59 on:** March 26, 2014, 08:58:58 PM »

do you regret doing LL?

FalcosJeanny · « **Reply #60 on:** March 27, 2014, 11:04:21 AM »

do you regret doing LL?

Yes..... i do................ :O(

paco1 · « **Reply #61 on:** March 27, 2014, 12:42:01 PM »

sorry for you.
Perhaps you would made less lengthening it would be better. I think salameh isn't a conservative doctor and in this case it is his negligence. I am planning my surgery with him. I was in franfurt twice i had appointment with him and doctor Schmidt but now
i am thinking in LON-LATN method.
i hope with time you will be better.

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Orlando