I'm doing home care in Baku, Azerbaijan and there is no clinic. I mainly deal with a different doctor as Dr. Bagirov only comes once every month to Baku, he spends most of his time in Moscow, Russia. I believe there is a clinic in Moscow with expats.
Bored often, trying to to PT and stay moving but externals are a major pain in the ass. Also lining up my painkillers to plan out walking outside. Some/most days I feel useless, even the toilet is a struggle without painkillers. Whether my ankles are on fire or my pin points feel like I'm being stabbed, it will test your pain threshold, painkillers only carry you so far.
Doctor will never visit, unless I go to his hospital to see him. So far I have not been fully satisfied and you can check my diary, looking at the amount of post care other patients receive in their diaries. The hospital is crammed, disorganized, you won't get much time to speak to the doctor. I almost know the response from my doctor before asking on whatsapp. If I'm in pain, he'll say it's normal so just walk it off, or if it's too much pain take a break. Infections, unless my head is on fire I'm fine. PT... very little, I've obtained my PT from this forum. As of this moment I am 2-3 weeks behind lengthening schedule, may be attributed to my weak pain threshold or not. Also I've obtain meds that aren't normally available in the country that have really helped with pain, you're only prescribed ibuprofen and tramadol from the hospital for pain, but it was delaying me huge chunks of time and I had to search for an alternative, wasn't lengthening fast enough. Those have very little effect on the nerve pain.
It gets better with time, I think. Doc has checked my x rays and they're seemingly aligned so it's okay. Just wish they offered better answers and post care. You will definitely need a nurse/helper/assistant if you do home care. But like you're thinking, clinics are probably the better option if you can afford it.
The positive is that I paid a very good rate, which isn't offered publicly as I'm an Azerbaijan resident, so I cannot discuss it here. I believe it's close to what Dr. Solomin offers in Peterburg, but with a small discount.
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Topic: Dr Bagirov (Moscow, Russia) Clinicanomer1 (Read 38235 times)