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I arrived in Volgograd the 13. September 2005. I had of cause month before
investigated where this operation could be done, what where the risks, how long
would it take and so on. I contacted Dr. Barinov via mail and asked him, all the
different questions I had, regarding the whole procedure. His answers always
came fast and after about 2-3 weeks, I decide to do the operation. The day after
my arrival in Volgograd, I had an appointment with Dr. Barinov. I discussed with
Dr. Barinov and Dr. Shatov how many centimetres I wanted to achieve, and if I
wanted to do both legs at a time or first do one leg and then the other. I
decided after a few days, while they tested my body’s condition, that I would
like to achieve 6 cm and that I wanted to do both legs, at the same time. If you
do both legs the whole procedure is shorter, but it is harder to walk around,
especially in the beginning. You can also achieve greater length if you do one
leg at a time.
 I went on the operation table 4 days after I arrived in Volgograd and everything
went perfect. I woke up a few hours after the operation and had thereby begun my
long journey that would last 6 month and 3 weeks. I was doing fine and was in a
good mood. I had of cause pain in my legs, but it was bearable. The following
days the pain decreased and on the third day, I could go to the toilet by my
self. I did hurt a lot to walk, but it was nice to go to the bathroom and walk
again. After precise a week, I start lengthening my legs by stretching it 1 mm
per day. This is done by screwing 4 screws on each leg-frame 4 times a day. The
first month went very quickly, and I walked every day. It was of cause hard to
walk, but it slowly became more and more comfortable. During the stretching
period I had a hard time sleeping, so therefore I got and injection every night
to keep the pain away. But after about 1.5 month I came down with a terrible
stomach disease. This was properly caused by the many injections and the
different food compared to my home country. The stomach disease completely took
away my energy and my mood felled drastic. It took my almost a month to get over
the stomach disease and by the time, I was feeling my good old self, I was done
screwing. I screwed for 2.5 month in total and stopped the 1. December 2005. The
screwing period was a hard time with out a doubt, but 10 days after fixation the
pain had decreased so much, that I could sleep and walk with a smile. The pain
decreased every day during the fixation period and around New Year the pain was
practically gone. I lay down my crutches about 1.5 month after fixation, and now
felt so good, that I could take the bus to Volgograd centre. The 5. Of April Dr.
Barinov and Dr. Shatov took of my last leg-frame and was once again a free man,
but 6 cm higher. My legs were strong and I had absolutely no trouble of walking
as a normal person.
Now my journey here is over and before I end this letter I most say that everybody, from Dr. Barinov
and Dr. Shatov to all the nurses and doctors, worked extremely professional and
was always very kind to me. I therefore highly recommend Dr. Barinov and Dr.
Shatov if you are considering doing height lengthening.
The best regards
Mr. Grateful
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