Sam - External Tibias - Dr. Salameh - 2010 - Sam's leg lengthening in Damascus

[tramp]

Hey Sam

I am seriously impressed with how good your legs are looking... thanks for posting such fantastic photos.

You must be feeling very proud of your achievements so far.

Keep going going my friend... you are doing amazing

Stay strong

tramp

 

[sam]

Thanks

My journey wasn't easy;even before my op people give you hard time with their way of looking at you 'oyu can't reach anything not the sink nor the elevator buttons nor .....But my essential reason for making the op was because the bowing in my legs would affect my knees and then my bag.Not that iam not happy with my new look and new height

I was always confident in my sellf and not worrying about people .I can say that my personality is a strong one.Mom was always there for me and pushed me forward and tought me ignoring what i didin't like in my surrounding.I never complain.

Getting longer is so nice though and iam happy that mom took the decision of making me the op because not everybody encouraged the idea in the contrary some of them "put sticks in wheels".bUT to be fair this kind of op isn't realy popular and very obscur.

[symbiosis]

hi sam ! congrats on your progress !!! your really brave and its awesome how great you look!! Im suppose to come to damascus for july but with the situtation now in syria im kind of scared...

For someone being there how would you describe it? is it safe?? the media make it look very dangerous now , thank you so much


and good luck

symb.

[sam]

Hi symbiocis To tell the truth things aren't really stable .Where i live in Damascus there is nothing much .We're not sure about the news we hear.But it is very scaring what we hear from the news    I hope that everything will soon get better

[researchingLL]

sam, im glad to hear you are okay.  The situation in Syria is no joke, I was strongly considering going there for LL but given the civil unrest, I have now started exploring other options.  I dont know if there will be any improvements either, as the violent crackdown by Assad seems to be escalating.  However, I read in another post that if it does get to the point where patient safety is a serious issue, Dr.  Salameh will arrange for transfer to Turkey.  So I would just focus on your recovery rather than stressing about things that are beyond your control.  You have lots of people rooting for you and I wish you nothing but the best :)

[sam]

Thanks researchingLL

[MMTA]

Be safe, Sam - Damascus is the safest place to be in Syria right now, so hopefully you will get your LL done and get out safely.

Good luck!

MMT

[sam]

Thanks MMT.Iam doing the best I can.
My walking is much better but i can't walk barefeeted i should put shoes if i want to walk with or without cruches.but with my walker it is not necessary to put shoes .Iam going out for walks the weather is really nice .I can also climb stairs not so easily though .My food diet is very rich:for breakfast i always have a big glass of milk with "labne"witch is a kind of yougort (rich with calcium) ,olives(rich with vitamins )and a piece of bread and cheese,and absorb all my vitamins .For lunch mom always prepar something fresh and nutritive some sort of vegetables and always meat and fresh juice .
I sometimes have dinner not always maybe a sandwitch
 Exercicing comes after breakfast and sometimes in the afternoon

[sam]

Today Iam going to have my Xray hope that everthing is fine  ::)The  Dr shall come tonight to see the Xray and change two rodes.
Thank you God i still have no pain this is because Iam going easy on my legs I do my clicking only twice daily(no need to hurry) at 9 in the morning and 9 pm that's a twelve hours rest where my body can work out on itself.
See you

[sam]

Hey English people where you invited to royal wedding ;DHa Ha Ha Ha

It was a real nice one i've watched it on TV The prince looked like mmmmm let me see well he looked like a prince and Kate was lovely and seemed very happy .
That reminded me of the movie The Prince and Me.

[crazy+6]

Best of luck for X ray Sam !!


and yeah Royal wedding was real eye catching.

Crazy+6

[tramp]

Hey Sam

Lookin' good!

How much have you lengthened now and what is your final goal

Cheers

tramp

[sam]

Hi Tramp .I have lenghtened approximatly 13 cm .And we will still going on as long as my bones and my body are well responding .In fact the Dr didn't put any limit .So i wish i can keep going on for more cms.Wish me luck.

[MMTA]

Hi Tramp .I have lenghtened approximatly 13 cm .And we will still going on as long as my bones and my body are well responding .In fact the Dr didn't put any limit .So i wish i can keep going on for more cms.Wish me luck.

Hi Sam,

That's a lot of lengthening - but I have seen people with your condition doing as much as 20cm with no problems, so keep motoring!

[tramp]

Hey Sam

You are a strong cookie and I know you will do it.

Good luck and stay strong.

tramp

[Houdini]

Wow, Sam! 13 cm so far, and based on your miminal pain and modest rate of distraction, there should be even more to come. Based on what I'm reading, you should be fine in Damascus for the duration. You're doing great.

Stay strong,

Houdini

[sam]

Thank you very much guys  ::)Iam doing my best.

Houdini the reflection you did speaks for me too.Because where ever i go i try to measure myself to it :i see a huge difference from before the op now i can reach the sink very easily which i couldn't do before without standing on a small chair .The elevator's buttons are now lower .I can see things on shelfs i used to consider very high before.Imeasure myself to my friends my heigh is no longer of a very very short one .Iam short but my proportions looks better and my legs are no more ugly .Shoes look better on my feet and i like looking at them and people won't look at me in that despitfull way any more . 8)And when i will fully recover i will be able to wear high heels ::)My dream

[teewoods]

Wow! 13cm! Incredible stuff you have going on Sam. Are you going to do fermurs in the future? You courage seems to have no limit

[sam]

Thanks teewoods .For the momentt Iam focusing on my tibias and it's hard enough.So for now my response is NO iam not thinking of doing any LL .But Mom says in a year or two i will change my mind .But before my femur it is going to be my humerus so that i won't have any disproportion.And most important my legs will need time to recapitulate.And i have my studies to think about the next 2 years are very important because i need to study real hard because Iam intending to go to the university of pharmacy ...So...

[littleangel]

Sam,you go girl,13 is a lucky number!!!You will do femurs in the future,but right now you focuse on this lengthening,you make sure all is ok.
Good Luck!