Hi Guys,
I'm going to do lon femur surgery soon. What was it like with you? Most patients have reported that they had terrible pain for the first 2 weeks (despite blatant painkillers like Tramadol, Tilidin etc.). The pain wouldn't really go away in the 3 months in the hospital, but the body gets used to it.
What was it like with you? My doctor will anesthetize me completely up to my legs, I will be able to see and feel normally upstairs. I can even see how he's going to operate on me.
I have concerns about the pain and being alone because I come to a foreign country without being able to speak the language, etc. I will definitely not give up my stay because I have a goal of at least 8 cm in my head. However, I have heard from the doctor and team that they have had patients who have reached less than 8cm and even dropped out because of the PAIN. This thought kind of scares me because, as I said, I don't want to leave the hospital under 8 cm under any circumstances!
How were the first days/weeks after the operation for you? Have you taken any special means to accelerate bone growth? What I also found disturbing was that a great number of patients lost up to 20 kg in these 3 months because of all the stress and pain.
You can also write to me privately and sorry for my crap english. Write everything here how you felt and did before, during and after your operation.
Good luck and health my crazy people.