Day 0-7 01.12.2024 - 07.12.2024
Day 0: Surgery at night, entered the operating room at about 4 or 5 pm, came out at 9 pm, partial anesthetized, I could feel the doctor tapping my legs, various drill sound, when I left the operating room, the anesthesia effect had begun to fade, and I started to feel pain. After a while of observation, I was sent back to the single room. It hurt a lot at night, but I fell asleep in the early morning. It did not hurt much after I got up. The operation was still very successful, the wound was small, there was no bleeding, there was no nerve damage, and the toes could move.
Day 1: I had various injections and drips, and I lay still. My right leg was more flexible than my left leg, and my left leg was weak and hard to move. The doctor also said that generally after surgery, there is one good leg and one not-so-good leg, but as time goes by, it is normal for them to switch between the good and the bad, and the reason is not clear yet.
Day 2: I started trying to walk with a walker. It was difficult to walk. I crawled back to bed after ten steps. A few hours later, I even had a vasovagal attack when I tried to climb back to bed for the second time at night. I almost lost consciousness.
Day 3: I started to walk and climb up and down with a walker independently. I walked about a hundred steps and felt OK, but my left foot was not as nimble as my right foot.
Day 4: The situation got better every day. I started to walk with a walker independently many times. I had no problem going to the toilet by myself and could sit/stand.
Day 5: I lay flat for a day and got up and walked a few times.
Day 6: In the morning, the doctor came to demonstrate how to lengthening the fiaxtor. The screw was rotated 90 degrees to extend 0.25mm. In the first week, it shoud be three times a day, which is a total of 0.75mm a day. After that, it cloud be four times a day, depending on the tolerance, and a total lengthening of 1mm a day. Two assistants from the hospital help me transfer from hospital to hotel. I gave them all the cash but they refused to accept it. They said we were friends. However, I gave the cash to the hotel reception, and they could deliver the takeout to my room. Talabat is very convenient and cheap in New Cairo, whether it is ordering food or buying items from the pharmacy.
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Topic: Tibia Ilizarov external fixator with Dr. Laymouna (Ex-Assistant to Dr. Bagirov) (Read 3270 times)