Topic: Diary - 5cm LON Tibia in hanoi by Dr. Doan (Read 13888 times)

Unknown · « **Reply #31 on:** May 26, 2023, 06:16:02 AM »

Hmm have you tried reducing the lengthening rate to 0.75mm per day? 1mm may be too fast for tibias. Can help with stretching pain.

5cmtaller · « **Reply #32 on:** May 27, 2023, 05:56:33 AM »

Nope I stayed with 1mm/ day. got hospitalized because of the pain and at the same time took my x ray. Left leg is 2.2cm right leg 2.0cm. Somehow I tot I would be at least 2.4mm and 2.3mm but seems like the turning does not always translates to 1mm. Taking too much neurotin fks with my brain and made me hella depressed and suicidal. got an anxiety attack at the hospital last night but everything is pain free now. Slept the longest 7hr of sleep at the hospital last night.

5cmtaller · « **Reply #33 on:** May 27, 2023, 08:48:26 AM »

Woohoo got discharged today and pain free!! Do not take neurotin! It fks with your brain

youyin12 · « **Reply #34 on:** May 27, 2023, 09:33:50 AM »

Congratulations! But why you are pain free now? What happened?

5cmtaller · « **Reply #35 on:** May 28, 2023, 08:29:26 AM »

the doctor gave me some medication and told me that neurotin causes depression and to stop taking it

5cmtaller · « **Reply #36 on:** May 30, 2023, 06:15:07 AM »

22 more days to frame removal and getting some good sleep!!! please let me survive this remaining days. Leg pain’s definitely gotten much better. But sleep is still bad.🥲

NailedLegs · « **Reply #37 on:** May 31, 2023, 02:32:22 AM »

Quote from: 5cmtaller on May 30, 2023, 06:15:07 AM

22 more days to frame removal and getting some good sleep!!! please let me survive this remaining days. Leg pain’s definitely gotten much better. But sleep is still bad.🥲

Not too much longer left, it'll be over soon!

I wonder why Dr. Doan is doing 1mm daily distraction for tibias? It's widely regarded that the safe amount is .75mm for tibias. A lot of your pain and discomfort could've been avoided if you did .75mm instead of 1.0mm. Do you know why Dr. Doan does 1.0mm for Tibias? It's just very strange and atypical.

Was your friend, who is doing 1.33mm a day, also lengthening tibias? If so, that's extremely worrying that the Doctor would allow it, and I'm really curious what his reasoning is. Even for femurs 1.0mm a day is normal/the "safe" limit.

How much was the procedure, including the frames? And how much was the hotel/accommodation fees?

How is your dorsiflexion? Are you experiencing any equinus/ballerina foot?

5cmtaller · « **Reply #38 on:** June 01, 2023, 06:25:37 AM »

1.0mm a day is fine for me i feel no pain at all but when i exceed that the pain really hits hard. the cost for foreigners is about 15k usd for the surgery. you still need to find accommodation and other stuff.

5cmtaller · « **Reply #39 on:** June 01, 2023, 06:26:43 AM »

no ballerina as I am only doing 5cm i think.

tsmith4900 · « **Reply #40 on:** June 01, 2023, 08:12:58 AM »

The $15,000 package, does that include physical therapy or is that just the surgeon fee?

How often do you do PT?

5cmtaller · « **Reply #41 on:** June 01, 2023, 11:41:42 AM »

no does not include physical therapy. just the surgery is 15k usd. i do pt abt 5-7times a week. 2 hrs per session.

tsmith4900 · « **Reply #42 on:** June 01, 2023, 11:59:20 AM »

Quote from: 5cmtaller on June 01, 2023, 11:41:42 AM

no does not include physical therapy. just the surgery is 15k usd. i do pt abt 5-7times a week. 2 hrs per session.

How much does it cost per PT session?

5cmtaller · « **Reply #43 on:** June 02, 2023, 02:11:15 PM »

i think around $19usd per session

5cmtaller · « **Reply #44 on:** June 07, 2023, 08:52:38 AM »

13 days to frame removal, finally my journey is coming to an end. I wonder what frame removal feels like, i heard it feels like heaven and my legs would feel light after taking off the 2.5kg frames off me. Can’t wait to start walking again! Legs hurt every morning still… any tips to relieve the morning pains

5cmtaller · « **Reply #45 on:** June 08, 2023, 02:55:34 PM »

i will try sleeping without the air conditioner and see if legs hurt in the morning. It will be hot but i rather that then the leg pains i get in the morning

5cmtaller · « **Reply #46 on:** June 09, 2023, 12:07:56 AM »

sleeping without A/C is better. little to no pain in my legs this morning

exo · « **Reply #47 on:** June 09, 2023, 06:48:12 PM »

Any xrays? Wish you all the best health

5cmtaller · « **Reply #48 on:** June 10, 2023, 03:26:37 PM »

i will be taking my last x ray in4 days.

5cmtaller · « **Reply #49 on:** June 14, 2023, 02:59:16 AM »

took my x ray today legs are at 3.8cm each and the callus formation is already visible. Dr Doan said that based on my healing i could go for 8cm, but i had rather not. Very happy with the results today and will be lengthening at a slightly faster rate for the next 6 days and then FRAME REMOVAL!

youyin12 · « **Reply #50 on:** June 14, 2023, 03:15:18 AM »

8cm on tibia?

5cmtaller · « **Reply #51 on:** June 14, 2023, 07:01:48 AM »

no i am only going for 5cm. But the doctor said my bone healing is good and would have no problem getting 8cm.

5cmtaller · « **Reply #52 on:** June 22, 2023, 08:33:26 AM »

removed frames yesterday. have no pain at all (probably due to the morphine). slept very well yesterday. legs are extremely light, i am not used to this feeling. doctor doan said x ray is good. will leave the hospital tomorrow.

5cmtaller · « **Reply #53 on:** June 26, 2023, 03:40:57 AM »

today is 5th day after frame removal, experiencing pain and tightness kneecaps. 2/10 pain. hopefully it goes away on its own in a couple more days. have not start standing or walking yet. Hopefully on the 12th day when i get my stitches removed. ill update my progress.

MOMOV · « **Reply #54 on:** June 26, 2023, 04:31:06 AM »

What was your target goal before the surgery? and are you happy with just 5 cm? I pmed asking for contact considering do this too.

Zib · « **Reply #55 on:** June 26, 2023, 10:38:50 AM »

Quote from: 5cmtaller on June 22, 2023, 08:33:26 AM

removed frames yesterday. have no pain at all (probably due to the morphine). slept very well yesterday. legs are extremely light, i am not used to this feeling. doctor doan said x ray is good. will leave the hospital tomorrow.

Can you share your x-rays?

5cmtaller · « **Reply #56 on:** June 29, 2023, 01:41:30 AM »

https://imgur.com/a/QvdS3dD

X ray after frame removal

5cmtaller · « **Reply #57 on:** June 29, 2023, 01:43:09 AM »

tried standing up on a walker yesterday (7th day after frame removal). No pain in legs but I can feel my calf muscle stretching. Stood up for about a minute.

Thekollecter · « **Reply #58 on:** June 29, 2023, 03:06:54 AM »

His Facebook shows patients getting like 9cm easily how is that possible did you see anybody in there doing 9cm he has numerous patients doing 9cm

5cmtaller · « **Reply #59 on:** June 29, 2023, 02:58:38 PM »

i know a guy that did 8cm and has a normal gait after 2 months. But he said that he cannot sit for too long or his legs will start to feel weird? don’t know what he meant by that, but he have to stand and walk around to get rid of that feeling.

mellowrain · « **Reply #60 on:** June 30, 2023, 10:23:17 PM »

congrats man

Please continue to update on how the calf muscles adapt to the lengthening. I'm very curious as to whether tight muscles would be a daily thing after LL; or whether the stretch receptors would turn-off after a while.
also would you mind sharing the knee scar? and would you consider femur lengthening in the future?

mellowrain · « **Reply #61 on:** June 30, 2023, 10:35:35 PM »

btw during lengthening, was the doctor/or his staff easy to reach if there was an issue?
Did they have someone you could communicate with, if you were going to have a panic attack or something?

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