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[TIBIKE200]

They guy basically became a cripple and lost his fiancee... Give him a break

[Tiny]

dr shah  who is supposedly one o the top 3 drs in india for this, is simply a liar.

the guy just flat out lies... when i saw him, i asked him very directly.." will this weken my leg"  his reply was no,.

After I had surgery done, he tells me my achilles will be weakened at least a grade...  At that time, didn't think too much of t, as I didn't realize t how  much weaker it could be

He took my frames off... put me in a cast... I asked him before the surgery..." can my  left leg bend?"  his reply was no chance

few months later, leg has 2 deformities... I email him, and his reply is " we expected this, come in, we will correct it"

If this is true, can't you sue him for malpractice?

[morethan167]

I'm relatively new here and just read all crimsontide diaries. What a journey of bad events, I'm speechless...

[crimsontide]

deads contributes nothing here

no offense


no, can't sue an Indian Dr for malpractice... or  it would be veryyyyyyyy difficult.

TY Nightwish, i'll post later

not a cripple, just one bad leg

but you guys still dont get it... my situation is not abnormal

I know more than 1 person that is worse than me...... I can walk,etc


that's the point I'm trying to make.... My case is not abnormal.... in some ways it is, but not in totality

It takes years to recover for many patients... and if i told you youd only get to 70 or 80%, would you take it?

you just don't realize the difference it makes... I complain more than anyone, so I might seem worse off than I  really am, or it sounds like I'm a solitary case

I can tell you 100% it is not true... look around, a lot of people stop posting..  maybe some stop because theyre ok, but the majority stop osting because they are having a hard time

look at sweden... maybe the only other one that  tells it how it really is for most patients...

I was talking to someone for a while, and they stopped communication... this was after they started experiencing complications

I speak to maybe 3 people regularly, ...  one can't walk after more than a year... and I don't mean like me... wwalking but not as well... I mean they can't walk at all... they will likely get better, but can't be sure how much they will recover, and it should give an idea how long this takes

as for the 2 others... one stopped communications, which isn't a good sign, and the other says theyre sort of okay

I was contacted recently by another patient, and they cant walk after 7 or 8 months, and can't even raise their legs in bed

i had the same guy tell me his friend is doing great.... when I asked how him for details, he tels me his friend can't squat.... now, I don't know about you, but that's not recovered or normal to me...


I'll eventually be ok, simply because I'm determined to do everything possible to fix this... but most people just quit

look at rgkey's  squatting video ....  people comment how great  it is.... the guy does not do 1 actual squat in the video... does not even come close

if that looks okay to you, then maybe I'm okay.... but  to me, it's not acceptable..

it's as sweden  says... if you're okay with barely walking, and living a  non active lifestyle, then  who cares

I complain because my leg is bad... and more importantly, I can't accept the  deficiencies others seem to accept...

look around at the diaries....

lastly... never go to India ... f you're  set on this surgery, stay in the states, or europe


do not get this surgery

[Alu]

So crimsontide...are you going to upload the pic to this free photo hosting website --http://tinypic.com/

Or can you just email it to me so I can post it...

[crimsontide]

alu, message me... or ill email you... message me your mail

[Alu]

Crimson's legs.

http://imgur.com/9rPCWsU
http://imgur.com/eKo8Tsw

[Alu]

Bump^

[ouroboros]

That scar is way too long IMO.  I wonder why dr shaw felt it was necessary to do so much

[crimsontide]

thats the bad leg

right one... looks like a different dr did it...

every dr says the same thing.... why is the scar so long?

[TIBIKE200]

The achiles lengthening scar is supposed to be small and near the feet. What the hell did he do to you....

[crimsontide]

the left one is a disaster

my  camera isn't great, or you'd see it's even worse

this is why I'm talking about prosthesis'

 my achilles is likely irreparably damaged... He caused nerve damage too

just looking to make sure right one is great

[ouroboros]

Crimson's legs.

http://imgur.com/9rPCWsU
http://imgur.com/eKo8Tsw

Btw, thanks Alu for posting the pics

the left one is a disaster

my  camera isn't great, or you'd see it's even worse

this is why I'm talking about prosthesis'

 my achilles is likely irreparably damaged... He caused nerve damage too

just looking to make sure right one is great

And thank you crimson for exposing this doctor and the dangers of going to third world countries.

You mention other patients with serious complications.  Without reveling their identity, could you at least mention which doctors they had surgery with?   

[crimsontide]

don't go to india.... that's my main advice

Take a look at that scar, and tell me I'm exaggerating


imagine how my achilles looks under that scar... combine that with nerve damage,etc

[Nightwish]

That scar - to my medically untrained eye - is bloody ridiculous. 

[crimsontide]

night... to drs too...

it's awful... made my whole leg look odd

[crimsontide]

take a look at my scar

that's all the evience you need to avoid india like you'd avoid ebola... stay away

[crimsontide]

i'll update my situation

Monegal confirmed I have early arthritis of left ankle... and these are from x rays taken lasy year

the likely cause is the  bad valgus I had in left leg

It's just another reason why I'm focused on my right leg, and given up on the left.   My lower left leg  has many issues...

I might have a length discrepancy... left being shorter... pain, nerve damage.... tendons destroyed,etc

I just wanna get my right leg to 95%, and i'll be ok

I'll have to get a  left below the knee prosthesis if I ever want to enjoy walking again

As long as my right leg is 95%, I'll be fine... technology is so advanced now

do not get this surgery

do not go to india

[crimsontide]

I suppose I'm walking a bit better now... but haven't been walking so much... the short distancs seem to be better

I can't jump at all though... which is a concern... I can squat... and I mean a full squat, amost to the ground, so that's good

I can also go upstairs, and I can  touch my toes standing with stiff legs


I have hope for right leg....

I should post a video soon.... People would likely be surprised, as people  might think I'm crippled

I'm not, but I'm not as I was before..... Need to get much closer

[TIBIKE200]

I suppose I'm walking a bit better now... but haven't been walking so much... the short distancs seem to be better

I can't jump at all though... which is a concern... I can squat... and I mean a full squat, amost to the ground, so that's good

I can also go upstairs, and I can  touch my toes standing with stiff legs


I have hope for right leg....

I should post a video soon.... People would likely be surprised, as people  might think I'm crippled

I'm not, but I'm not as I was before..... Need to get much closer

awsome man
 With time it will improve. It's a slow process (very slow in your case).

Keep strong!

[YellowSpike]

You seem like you're doing better. Just be patient. You lengthened a lot in your tibias and had some complications, recovery takes a lot more time than people realize. But we will get there.

Something I've noticed...when we choose to do this surgery and start our diaries, we're all bright eyed and bushy tailed...then, fast forward to the more recent posts, and we're all questioning if we should have done this/lengthened as much as we did, annoyed with our slow recoveries...

The only amazing recoveries I can think of are OBG (but he lengthened a conservative amount, I think like 5.5cm in femurs and ShyShy (who I think just got really lucky - no matter how hard you work, there is a great element of luck to this procedure, no matter which doctor you choose).

I consider my recovery pretty good, but this left screw issue is really holding me back. Imagine feeling pain almost every time you flex your left glute fully (depending on the angle). If it weren't for this, I'd imagine I'd be closing in on 85% maybe even 90% recovered. But even with the left screw issue, I've been doing weight training on my legs (and they're looking better and better and more filled out, and my ass is 90% back and looking big again), I've been skiing...I'm doing well, all things considered. I don't regret going with Dr. G at all.

[crimsontide]

ty guys..

I'm fairly confident about right leg

the left leg,  not so much... because I've had many more problems... right leg really had 1 issue... ballerina

left leg has had many... and there's nerve damage...  I'll post a video soon of this biom prosthesis

[Tiny]

You seem like you're doing better. Just be patient. You lengthened a lot in your tibias and had some complications, recovery takes a lot more time than people realize. But we will get there...

Nah. I agree with him that amputation + prosthetics would be a better idea. After I've seen some of the modern prosthetics at a local clinic the other day, I strongly support his decision.

crimson,
When are you getting it? Make sure you get one of those with neurotransmitters. And post pics too.

[crimsontide]

tiny,

finally, someone that knows how great these things are

below the knee unilateral amputation is pretty much the easiest to recover from

not famililar with the neurotransmitter devices

I'm familiar with biom.... It   has a microcomputer, and   electronic propulsion that mimics the  gastroc and achilles

Ive seen people jog and jump with this thing....

tiny, where did you go to see them?

[Tiny]

These.





Do you guys get disability assistance from the government in the U.S.? If yes, that's a win-win. You can live a normal life plus free money and a badass looking leg.


Edit: Saw them at a clinic here in Canada.

[Nightwish]

I wouldn't call an amputation a win.

[Tiny]

I wouldn't call an amputation a win.

Not when you have an uber bad leg that hinders you from living your life.

[crimsontide]

tiny gets it


this left leg is stopping me from living my live how I want.. and I'm only 36 years old

it might not be a win if you're living a great life, and sudenly you et in an accident and have an amputation

but  my situation is different.... I avoid walking because it's not comfortable

just look at my pics

[KrP1]

If you are able to walk with your natural leg then thats better than have a prosthesis.
Its to early to think about that. You had surgery some months ago and you are improving.

By other way. You didnt do a good rehabilitation. So there is no way to think about that.

[crimsontide]

kirkp,

we have never met... ever.... we have never et in our lives... the information you know about me  is limited to my words

 we dont even have mutual friends


 your idea is that if i can hobble around at all on this leg, then that's better than  an advanced prosthesis... which is just not the case

I wanna know the rehab that's going to fix my achilles, or my nerve damage, or my arthritis in my ankle???  is rehab gonna fix the length discrepancy??

you are still  in early recovery, and  people in recovery do not wanna hear stories like mine... which is understandable

I'm not going  to get my lower leg amputated next week.... but I'm realistic

I'll do more rehab.... and even though theres guys here that did absolutely nothing, and don't have my issues... i'll give it more time

but i dont see how more recovery and rehab is fixing my destroyed achilles.... look at the scar... or the arthritis.... or the nerve damage


there's no rehab thats fixing any of those things.... and those arent my only left leg issues

My left leg is noticeably bigger than my right leg too... my theory is that shah   hurt my circulation, or  damaged the blood  vessels there, and it's never recovered... because it looks bloated  to this day...

my right leg is much better

 THERES NO REHAB THAT'S FIXING  ANY OF THE THINGS I  HAVE

The right leg,  more rehab might fix my leg to 90 or 95%... because its likely only  weak muscles for the most part

 my lower left leg is a mess... doing heel raises with my left leg is torture.... ive got a wrecked achilles and arthritis in my ankle.... not a good combination...

you can ask monegal if im exaggerating... he's the one that noticed the arthritis in the left ankle on the x ray... caused by my former deformity

[Deepak Chopra]

I am sorry about your condition crimsontide and I hope you do better whatever your decision. In Mumbai Dr. Shah has some TV advertisement and he says he treated an actress in the country for height increase, but I did not like that the hospital is in a apartment building. I insist I will only do this in the US. Do you think Shah did this to you on purpose? Or was it neglect? Or him not knowing what he is doing? He is trained by Paley and Catagni so I was thinking that he should technically have the skill even though the clinic is very poor.