Comments on: Withdrawal Update http://www.griffinnet.co.uk/ilizarov/withdrawal-update Gadget obsessed tech chat Sat, 3 Jul 2010 23:18:09 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Elaine http://www.griffinnet.co.uk/ilizarov/withdrawal-update/comment-page-1#comment-345 Elaine Sat, 03 Jul 2010 23:18:09 +0000 http://www.griffinnet.co.uk/?p=647#comment-345 Thank you so much, its great to hear a success story! There is only one doctor in Ireland that does this type of surgery so hopefully he can fit in his surgery next week. I hope this works, he's only 21 and has been through so much - this will be his 7th surgery in less than a year! Best of luck with the recovery and the knee movement! Elaine Thank you so much, its great to hear a success story! There is only one doctor in Ireland that does this type of surgery so hopefully he can fit in his surgery next week. I hope this works, he’s only 21 and has been through so much – this will be his 7th surgery in less than a year!

Best of luck with the recovery and the knee movement!
Elaine

]]> By: DarrenG http://www.griffinnet.co.uk/ilizarov/withdrawal-update/comment-page-1#comment-340 DarrenG Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:38:35 +0000 http://www.griffinnet.co.uk/?p=647#comment-340 Hi Elaine, That sounds truly awful. Hopefully the second frame will be more successful. The success rates are very high considering the invasive nature of these devices and I'm out the other end and well on the way to full fitness once again after nearly a year. There is always light at the end of the tunnel, please pass on my best wishes and if you or he ever need to sound off or ask anything I'm happy to help wherever I can. Hi Elaine,

That sounds truly awful. Hopefully the second frame will be more successful. The success rates are very high considering the invasive nature of these devices and I’m out the other end and well on the way to full fitness once again after nearly a year.

There is always light at the end of the tunnel, please pass on my best wishes and if you or he ever need to sound off or ask anything I’m happy to help wherever I can.

]]> By: Elaine http://www.griffinnet.co.uk/ilizarov/withdrawal-update/comment-page-1#comment-339 Elaine Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:32:03 +0000 http://www.griffinnet.co.uk/?p=647#comment-339 Hi, I've just been reading through your blog after spotting it on the Ilizarov discussion forum.. My boyfriend had a TSF attached in september 2009.. He broke his right femur due to a car crash and was left around 2 inches short due to an operation that went wrong! The lenghtening was slow and the bone was so slow to heal. By December there was little sign of growth. The doctors had to abandon the lenghtening and focus on healing his femur. The frame was removed in early June.. and he was told to weight bear, not using any crutches. He was hospitalised 2 weeks ago for an infection in his bone.. and yesterday he was informed that the bone has snapped again. So effectively, we are back to August 2009! He is getting a new frame fitted next Tuesday. I hope that this experience will go as well as yours did - not taking away from your pain and what you have been through- but I really needed to see that this frame actually can work! I hope this Blog helps others in the same situation! Thank you! Hi, I’ve just been reading through your blog after spotting it on the Ilizarov discussion forum.. My boyfriend had a TSF attached in september 2009.. He broke his right femur due to a car crash and was left around 2 inches short due to an operation that went wrong! The lenghtening was slow and the bone was so slow to heal. By December there was little sign of growth. The doctors had to abandon the lenghtening and focus on healing his femur. The frame was removed in early June.. and he was told to weight bear, not using any crutches. He was hospitalised 2 weeks ago for an infection in his bone.. and yesterday he was informed that the bone has snapped again. So effectively, we are back to August 2009! He is getting a new frame fitted next Tuesday.

I hope that this experience will go as well as yours did – not taking away from your pain and what you have been through- but I really needed to see that this frame actually can work!

I hope this Blog helps others in the same situation!
Thank you!

]]> By: DarrenG http://www.griffinnet.co.uk/ilizarov/withdrawal-update/comment-page-1#comment-293 DarrenG Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:18:53 +0000 http://www.griffinnet.co.uk/?p=647#comment-293 And ignorance is bliss supposedly ;) And ignorance is bliss supposedly ;)

]]> By: The Moiderer http://www.griffinnet.co.uk/ilizarov/withdrawal-update/comment-page-1#comment-292 The Moiderer Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:47:32 +0000 http://www.griffinnet.co.uk/?p=647#comment-292 Wow - hell of a thing you have done there Darren. I am sure the worst is behind you. Hindsight is a wonderful thing though eh? Wow – hell of a thing you have done there Darren. I am sure the worst is behind you. Hindsight is a wonderful thing though eh?

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