Topic: Dr Leonid N.Solomin (St. Petersburg, Russia) (Read 86943 times)

ShortyMcShort · « **Reply #124 on:** October 16, 2014, 07:28:21 AM »

Just read the Russian visa website for my country and all I want to say is that they make it so damn hard to apply for a visa, geez lol

A tourist visa only grants me no more than 30 days apparently for my country so I guess that rules me out

India it is then

177cm · « **Reply #125 on:** October 16, 2014, 11:19:23 AM »

Quote from: iwanttobetall on October 15, 2014, 07:36:44 PM

The only concern I have is the skinheads... as a mixed I don't know how Russians will think about me

I have heard some information saying that Russians are pretty racist toward people who don't look slav white

exclide can you give me some feedback on this? TY

LOL
i have been living in Russia for all my life and have never met a skinhead.
the only place where skinheads live is foreigners' imagination, since u r not the first person from other country who worries about skinheads.

iwanttobetall · « **Reply #126 on:** October 16, 2014, 12:21:50 PM »

Yeah... I just sent Dr. S an email about this issue... and it seems like his institute doesn't offer invitations

worries me

TomD · « **Reply #127 on:** November 04, 2014, 04:32:48 AM »

I am going to call up the Russian consulate and talk to one of the aides in english about all the stuff American and British candidates need to know about visas and whatnot.

ShortyMcShort · « **Reply #128 on:** November 04, 2014, 06:13:42 AM »

I read about a LLer on the old forum site that is currently doing lengthening with Dr Bagirov and staying at the hospital over there and he got in trouble regarding his visa.
Apparently he got some sort of business visa which is the one that lets you stay for 6 months.... but for business related, obviously from the title.
He's doing LL, hardly business related unless you count "none of your business" as eligible

Russia makes getting a visa so damn hard hence why I'll probably do it in India now on a medical visa which is so much easier to obtain and less hassle. And its medical so all good

I think you guys need to ask specific questions regarding the visa enquiries and be very clear about it, the other guy got busted and had to sign some paper for the authorities saying he lied about his visa and so on. If you guys havent read it already, head over to old forum and read it before deciding on Russia

Adriano · « **Reply #129 on:** November 04, 2014, 06:39:22 AM »

Quote from: Sweden on September 28, 2014, 08:40:40 AM

Terrible idea.

LON on femurs is never a good idea.

Sweden did LL with Dr Sarin, a shady Dr.

All of his advice is based on what he observed at this SHADY doctor's practice.

Sweden has the worst X-legs from his tibia LL. a very clear indicator that his doctor was a poor choice.

Give his advice very little weighting. He was one of the patients conned into thinking Dr Sarin was a good enough doctor.

Sweden stop running your mouth and acting like you are an LL expert. You are just a single statistic of a BAD Dr.

ShortyMcShort · « **Reply #130 on:** November 04, 2014, 08:43:21 AM »

Earlier post was meant to say Dr Barinov, typo.

Damn similar Russian names...

iwanttobetall · « **Reply #131 on:** November 05, 2014, 02:18:32 AM »

I have asked him the issue on visa, and he said he really has no way to help... which is sad.

KiloKAHN · « **Reply #132 on:** November 05, 2014, 02:31:14 AM »

I didn't realize getting a medical visa for Russia was so difficult. Getting one for India was initially a pain because of the company website, but I got one easy enough that gave me 6 months. Getting an additional 4 month extension just required a doctor note, blood test report, and proof of stay from the hotel.

What exactly does Russia require for medical stay?

timmcgr78 · « **Reply #133 on:** November 05, 2014, 03:01:09 AM »

There is no medical visa. You need to have an official invitation. I heard from my friends who do business in Russia that now considering political situation, they especially scrutinize invitations issued for citizens of countries which have been strongly criticizing Russian political actions towards Ukraine in the past year, go figure which countries

and it is not easy to get a visa for any reasonable period of time to do LL as a citizen of one of those countries. Even if you somehow get an invitation but lie about the purpose of the visa and they find out about it, you will get into big troubles like ShortyMcShort mentioned, which is definitely what you want to be dealing with when you are doing LL.

KiloKAHN · « **Reply #134 on:** November 05, 2014, 03:38:56 AM »

Well ain't that a kick in the head.

TomD · « **Reply #135 on:** November 06, 2014, 01:30:15 AM »

I am trying very hard to suppress my laughter .

ShortyMcShort · « **Reply #136 on:** November 06, 2014, 07:57:33 AM »

Whats funny? I want to laugh too...

kobeml · « **Reply #137 on:** November 06, 2014, 03:08:30 PM »

Can you guys stop polluting Dr Solomin thread with visa-related issues? Visa to Russia is nothing specific to Dr Solomin and a lot of people have already established via communication with Dr Solomin that he does not offer any assistance in the process of obtaining visa so there is no point to continue this discussion here and it just pollutes this thread with completely orthogonal matters. Please, use this thread for matters specific to Dr Solomin practice or your personal experience with him and create a separate one, if one doesn't exist already, for visa-related topics. I regularly check doctors section to look for updates about each doctor's practice and i hate when I have to waste my time filtering out tangential discussion going on in those threads. Please, let's respect each other time time and eliminate unnecessary clutter.

TomD · « **Reply #138 on:** November 07, 2014, 06:09:10 AM »

Quote from: kobeml on November 06, 2014, 03:08:30 PM

Can you guys stop polluting Dr Solomin thread with visa-related issues? Visa to Russia is nothing specific to Dr Solomin and a lot of people have already established via communication with Dr Solomin that he does not offer any assistance in the process of obtaining visa so there is no point to continue this discussion here and it just pollutes this thread with completely orthogonal matters. Please, use this thread for matters specific to Dr Solomin practice or your personal experience with him and create a separate one, if one doesn't exist already, for visa-related topics. I regularly check doctors section to look for updates about each doctor's practice and i hate when I have to waste my time filtering out tangential discussion going on in those threads. Please, let's respect each other time time and eliminate unnecessary clutter.

That is one hell of a first post for someone who has never been here before. Welcome to the forum.

I agree that we should leave the VISA and all the other head games out of this thread. I know there is a guy who actually went to the doctor and I would like to hear more about his experience.

BullSurfer · « **Reply #139 on:** February 01, 2015, 07:59:56 PM »

For the guy who worries about skinhead in Russia, I think it's safe to say, you're in the clear. But if you're gay, it's a whole different story, Russian hate gay more than anything. They don't even want them to drive.

Morgenst. · « **Reply #140 on:** February 02, 2015, 12:20:04 AM »

True. What about Hispanics? I look white but I'm Cuban but that's definitely crossed my mind because I don't keep up with their relations

microman · « **Reply #141 on:** May 17, 2015, 06:14:42 PM »

any updates exclide, you seem to be the only patient that has been with this doctor on this forum.

I would like to know if you found a cheaper hotel or apartment to live in.

Overdozer · « **Reply #142 on:** May 18, 2015, 02:33:15 PM »

Quote from: microman on May 17, 2015, 06:14:42 PM

any updates exclide, you seem to be the only patient that has been with this doctor on this forum.

I would like to know if you found a cheaper hotel or apartment to live in.

I live in Saint Petersburg, and the clinic is very close to me, so I was never interested in renting. But it shouldn't be hard to find something close to it for like 20k rubles/month, if you exclude language barriers. That's in contrast with about 90k rubles/month (for one-bed room) if you stay in the clinic. You should probably ask the Dr. himself, they may have it figured already.

microman · « **Reply #143 on:** May 18, 2015, 04:39:57 PM »

oh okay, i know you mentioned the 5 bedroom ward was much cheaper, do you know how much?

I think the best idea would be to do lenghening in the 5 bed ward, then consolidation in an apartment?

I heard during lenghening you can't really walk and so need people to bring in food and such.

What does Solomin say about going home outside of Russia for consolidation, do you have to worry about pin cleaning with his device as well, is it discouraged, what would you say are the risks, i take it there is no pain in consolidation phase?

Overdozer · « **Reply #144 on:** May 18, 2015, 06:32:25 PM »

Quote from: microman on May 18, 2015, 04:39:57 PM

oh okay, i know you mentioned the 5 bedroom ward was much cheaper, do you know how much?

I think the best idea would be to do lenghening in the 5 bed ward, then consolidation in an apartment?

I heard during lenghening you can't really walk and so need people to bring in food and such.

What does Solomin say about going home outside of Russia for consolidation, do you have to worry about pin cleaning with his device as well, is it discouraged, what would you say are the risks, i take it there is no pain in consolidation phase?

It's at least twice as cheap, so max 45k/month, not sure about exact price.

Staying to lengthen is a good idea. Consolidate in an apartment - not bad, but it can take a long time. Many people simply leave after distraction (lengthening) phase is complete. The consolidation phase is a passive phase. You don't need much Dr. attention or intervation, an x-ray once in a month or two is more than enough, and you can send that x-ray via email and they will consult you online. However, things can happen. Like, pin site infection and pin breakage, that will require replacement. And that's probably the only reason you want to stay in Russia - just to be extra safe. It's a tough one.

And yes of course you have to clean your pins, in fact they recommend changing dressings every 2 days. It's not a problem though once you get used to it.

Also, you can and should walk during lengthening, but obviously not very long distances. So if you want to get something that is outside, yes, you'd want to pay someone to bring it to you.

Arch · « **Reply #145 on:** May 19, 2015, 08:41:51 PM »

So does anyone know how to fix the visa problem?
Impossible to do this in only one month of stay...

microman · « **Reply #146 on:** May 19, 2015, 09:21:16 PM »

I heard on this forum that the doctor could extend your visa?

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ah okay so i can get x ray every 4 weeks at my local hospital.

but for pin site infection and pin breakage, what would happen if that does happen, should i go back to russia, or should i go to local doctor in my country.

overall i feel spending 9.5 months in russia sounds like a long task, in my case wanting 6cm, so i hope i can go home in half that time for consolidation.

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okay so one bedroom ward is £1000/month, 5 bedroom around £500/month, i will keep that in mind, so whole thing for me would be £7000 inc. flights, what about the return to russia to get the device removed, is that part of the original price package or £3000 for externals?

Overdozer · « **Reply #147 on:** May 19, 2015, 09:58:43 PM »

Quote from: microman on May 19, 2015, 09:21:16 PM

but for pin site infection and pin breakage, what would happen if that does happen, should i go back to russia, or should i go to local doctor in my country.

Pin site infection shouldn't get to that point, where it would require pin removal. Just make sure to keep oral antibiotics at hand and keep a close look at your wounds. But if it happens or should you break one of your pins, they'll probably need to be replaced, unless you're already consolidated to a point, where you don't need that additional stability. And I guess your local Dr. should be able to fix or reinstall the pins if needed - not sure about that.

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okay so one bedroom ward is £1000/month, 5 bedroom around £500/month, i will keep that in mind, so whole thing for me would be £7000 inc. flights, what about the return to russia to get the device removed, is that part of the original price package or £3000 for externals?

2-bed room is £500/month. It should be cheaper for 3-bed+ rooms. You pay for the external removal separately, though it shouldn't cost you much. You can also remove them at your local ortho, or even yourself, but I won't recommend.

microman · « **Reply #148 on:** May 19, 2015, 10:11:37 PM »

this is sounding better and better, has no one ever looked into using local ortho before, because that sounds WAY better, what exactly is the main drawback of that.

i guess i could talk to local doctor about it, and ask if he knows about it and replace pins if necessary, I wonder if any doctors in my area even know about this stuff, im not exactly from london where there will be lots of specialists.

spaller2015 · « **Reply #149 on:** May 22, 2015, 11:24:18 PM »

Quote from: microman on May 19, 2015, 10:11:37 PM

this is sounding better and better, has no one ever looked into using local ortho before, because that sounds WAY better, what exactly is the main drawback of that.

i guess i could talk to local doctor about it, and ask if he knows about it and replace pins if necessary, I wonder if any doctors in my area even know about this stuff, im not exactly from london where there will be lots of specialists.

No good idea, I told before. Most local surgeons don't know details of possible complicaitons but this doctor seems cheap and ok.

microman · « **Reply #150 on:** May 27, 2015, 12:11:06 AM »

exclide how would you say the aftercare has been with dr solomin, are you able to contact the doctor easily. does he ever visit.

also if i stay at the hospital for the lengthening time, i take it he will be very reachable because he works there, what about the nurses, painkillers, are they provided.

can they speak at least some english?

I am also deciding between tibia and femur, for 5cm, how much faster would consolodation be in femur in comparison to tibia.

which would you recomend for external, tibia or femur.

for frame removal, i heard mitkoviks device can be removed at home without any surgery at all, apparently you remove it yourself, what about this device? can you remove it without surgery, and if you need surgery, how much would it be.

and what about sending the device back, would the doctor not want it back again.

I'd really like to do consolodation at home, and get frames removed at home.

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