Topic: FalcosJeanny Salamehfix - Dr. Ghassan Salameh (Read 57723 times)

FalcosJeanny · « **Reply #62 on:** March 27, 2014, 11:04:21 AM »

do you regret doing LL?

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

paco1 · « **Reply #63 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.

DREAM · « **Reply #64 on:** March 27, 2014, 12:43:50 PM »

stay positive.

FalcosJeanny · « **Reply #65 on:** March 27, 2014, 06:39:05 PM »

Thank you for your Support...

I regret doing lenghtening ... But iam Not regretting i did the lenghtening surgery with dr. Salameh and dr. Schmidt.

I try to be positive and make my exercises every day and do strechtching...

Hopefully One Day i can Walk again....

ChrisIsaak · « **Reply #66 on:** March 27, 2014, 06:49:54 PM »

Praying for you, FJ! You will walk normally again. Patience.. I'll ask my PT if he would have any suggestions regarding your situation.

OverrideYouGenetics · « **Reply #67 on:** March 29, 2014, 03:51:16 PM »

aww... i hope u get better Jenny!

HelloThere · « **Reply #68 on:** March 29, 2014, 09:36:20 PM »

Best of luck to you Jenny, I'm sure you'll be OK! Like Hanna said, you should stop taking ibuprofen immediately... I don't know the exact reason why, but that was one of medicines that I was not allowed to take. It was probably due to it weakening or slowing down your bone growth. Here's a good starter article for you to look into it: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3259713/

3inches · « **Reply #69 on:** April 01, 2014, 09:43:28 PM »

FJ,

Just keep exercising and be positive. You will surely walk again.

Muse · « **Reply #70 on:** April 01, 2014, 11:10:54 PM »

Stay positive FJ, here are some articles about bone healing.

"The healing time for broken bones is influenced by a number of variables that nutrition can impact including blood supply. For example, the ends of long bones are vascular so they heal faster than the center. Certain types of food and exercise foster increased blood supply and hence time it takes to heal. Mobilization, i.e. weight bearing exercises and isometric exercises stimulates healing. The key to better usage of your calcium intake is not just increasing the calcium but also increasing your ability to absorb the calcium"

http://foodandlife.com/healingbonesresearch.htm
http://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/foods-high-in-calcium.php#CQqvPZ6txDhPQ6JW.99
http://purelynutritious.com/2013/10/26/speed-healing-of-bone-fracture/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/25/calcium-food-sources_n_1451010.html

FalcosJeanny · « **Reply #71 on:** April 02, 2014, 10:57:42 AM »

Here are my newest xrays--- from yesterday...

please feel free to tell me your opinions.....

and... im still wishing that i will ever walk again in my life...

still using crutches......

3inches · « **Reply #72 on:** April 02, 2014, 03:09:09 PM »

@FJ

I can still see the callus cloud. I think it is progressing very slowly due to the amount you lengthen.
The bigger the distance between the bone gap, the slower it takes to fuse together.

You will definitely heal up.

The last X-ray looks almost consolidated. Is that your left or right leg?

paco1 · « **Reply #73 on:** April 02, 2014, 06:33:51 PM »

You need to walk a lot. Look at the Rgkey's diary. he walked a lot and he takes off one ilizarov.
The process is slow but with time you will be better. i think it would be good idea to write one diary, to stay in contact with people and to liberate you. please write one diary.
cheers, paco

emanuel · « **Reply #74 on:** April 02, 2014, 07:29:00 PM »

Quote from: paco1 on April 02, 2014, 06:33:51 PM

You need to walk a lot. Look at the Rgkey's diary. he walked a lot and he takes off one ilizarov

Sure walking is good advice but unfortunately its not that simple. Bone regeneration is highly individual (genetical). Some people play computer games, drink beer, smoke and have super callus. Some are very active and have great callus like OBG or Rgkey.
Some like Jeanny or me try everything (daily walking, bone growth stimulation machine, supplements, etc) and the bone just doesnt want to come or comes extremely slowly.

Thats one reason why good LL doctors wont give you a exact timeframe when you can walk normally again or after how much time you can do sports. Bone regeneration is just one of the unpredictable variables of LL.

shawty · « **Reply #75 on:** April 02, 2014, 07:32:46 PM »

so are there no tests a doctor can do before hand to check what an individual's bone regenration rate would be?

3inches · « **Reply #76 on:** April 02, 2014, 07:44:30 PM »

@shawty, that's a good question. My surgery is coming soon and that's one of the things I am concerned about.

alps · « **Reply #77 on:** April 02, 2014, 07:49:30 PM »

I had asked Franz on this very forum somewhere, he had told me that it isn't possible to know before hand.

3inches · « **Reply #78 on:** April 02, 2014, 08:06:30 PM »

@short_and_depressed Ok. Thanks.

Does that mean if you shorten the gap all the way down and close, they can fuse together? It will be interesting to know this.

Sorry FJ, we are cluttering your diary. It may help you too.

shawty · « **Reply #79 on:** April 02, 2014, 08:10:17 PM »

this may be a dumb question, but I wonder if you can be given a slight fracture and then they measure the time it takes to heal?

3inches · « **Reply #80 on:** April 02, 2014, 08:47:27 PM »

@shawty, I was thinking along the same lines. That should help to kick start the bone regeneration, just in case the old fracture has been infected.

@FJ, do you still feel any pain in your legs?

Thanks once again for your diary. We are all pulling together and supporting you.

FalcosJeanny · « **Reply #81 on:** April 03, 2014, 07:58:27 AM »

Iam walking a lot.... but... WITH CRUTCHES..... because my legs are so weak and cannot support my complete weight....

I do not have pain since one week.... before that i was in pain for about 1 and half year... and took ibuprofen all the time daily...

now i do not take any painkillers or muscle relaxants since two weeks.

i dont know what i can do to make my bone growing stronger and faster...

perhaps i am eating not a lot..... because i do not have any appetite... and sometimes after eating i have to vomit... because my stomach is very weak too... after such a long periode of eating pain killers and other medicines....

Hanna84 · « **Reply #82 on:** April 03, 2014, 09:46:40 AM »

Have you tried an ultrasonic bone healing device, like exogen for example?
Maybe you could ask your doctor about it.

FalcosJeanny · « **Reply #83 on:** April 03, 2014, 11:43:09 AM »

I take exogen (and after that item was broken) i take another one.

Dr. Schmidt prescribed me a Vitamin D supplement. I take it every day...

ChrisIsaak · « **Reply #84 on:** April 03, 2014, 11:47:39 AM »

I heard a patient's case with a local doctor. His bone consolidation was so slow that after waiting for a long time to heal, he decided to go to Dr.Paley and get his condition checked. Paley asked for a list of all the medications he'd been using. They found out that the patient was using a medicine for years (totally unrelated to LL) which hindered his bone growth, so the patient stopped taking it and had normal callus formation. FJ, is there any medicine you've been taking for a long time, which might be unrelated to LL?

FalcosJeanny · « **Reply #85 on:** April 03, 2014, 01:08:11 PM »

I only take L-Thyroxin 125 for my thyroid gland one pill a day.. i have a hypothyroïdie... since birth.

and of course... birth control pill once a day...

perhaps i should take some protein shakes?

FalcosJeanny · « **Reply #86 on:** April 03, 2014, 01:09:39 PM »

I forgot to tell you that Dr. Schmidt was testing my Vitamin D level... he took blood and measured it.

it was absolutely normal... and nothing was wrong....

but i do take vitamin D supplement...

ChrisIsaak · « **Reply #87 on:** April 03, 2014, 02:01:40 PM »

Quote from: FalcosJeanny on April 03, 2014, 01:08:11 PM

I only take L-Thyroxin 125 for my thyroid gland one pill a day.. i have a hypothyroïdie... since birth.

and of course... birth control pill once a day...

perhaps i should take some protein shakes?

Does Dr.Salameh know you're taking these? They might have no effect on bone growth whatsoever, but it would be good to check and make sure.

Medium Drink Of Water · « **Reply #88 on:** April 03, 2014, 05:30:23 PM »

Bone consolidation is an inflammatory process, and ibuprofen is an anti-inflammatory drug. If I had to guess, I'd say that was your problem. They had ibuprofen in Beijing, but they very rarely gave it out unless you were in extreme pain, and then only for a few days. It's only been two weeks since you stopped, so give it time and see if you start growing some bone.

Disobedient · « **Reply #89 on:** April 03, 2014, 06:22:44 PM »

your left tibia looks good to me comparing to the right

paco1 · « **Reply #90 on:** April 03, 2014, 08:28:05 PM »

i think the same. You have very good alignment.

KiloKAHN · « **Reply #91 on:** April 03, 2014, 09:25:57 PM »

Sending good thoughts your way, Falcos. Hope that in the end everything turns out fine.

3inches · « **Reply #92 on:** April 03, 2014, 09:56:10 PM »

Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on April 03, 2014, 05:30:23 PM

Bone consolidation is an inflammatory process, and ibuprofen is an anti-inflammatory drug. If I had to guess, I'd say that was your problem. They had ibuprofen in Beijing, but they very rarely gave it out unless you were in extreme pain, and then only for a few days. It's only been two weeks since you stopped, so give it time and see if you start growing some bone.

Thanks for sharing this great knowledge!

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