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Hello, I’ve been a lurker on this thread for a year now but I finally came to the decision to undergo the partial calf resection procedure with Dr. Park. I know the whole coronavirus situation is making everything uncertain but I’m hoping I can go sometime in Nov or December. I’m hoping for a miracle and we get a vaccine by fall. Is anyone else wanting to get this procedure done ASAP, hopefully this year?
 
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LuLu81 said:
Hello, I’ve been a lurker on this thread for a year now but I finally came to the decision to undergo the partial calf resection procedure with Dr. Park. I know the whole coronavirus situation is making everything uncertain but I’m hoping I can go sometime in Nov or December. I’m hoping for a miracle and we get a vaccine by fall. Is anyone else wanting to get this procedure done ASAP, hopefully this year?
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Hello lulu81, i supposed to do this may but with the lockdown its not easy , but once everything will calm i’d love to go to.
 
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leah13 said:
Hello wenli hows your surgery
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Hello,
I'm now close to 7 weeks post op and I'm very happy with the result. Dr park is fantastic. I was very worried about the surgery before going to Korea. Now I wish I got it done sooner. I normally don't write reviews. But I have to give him credit for this. I went from 34/35cm to 29/29.5cm since 2 weeks post op and have maintained the results. The recovery in the first couple of weeks was hard as I had quite bit of pain especially right after surgery and then around day 5-8 post op. The swelling was noticeable one week post but went away quickly in about a week. Dr park only had to aspirate once at one week post. At 2 weeks post op I had no more fluid left so I didn't have to aspirate myself after I came back. Now I only have the occasional tightness that goes away with stretching. I have no other symptoms. I rested a lot after surgery and didn't go back to work until 6 weeks post op. I think that helped a lot. A few days ago I went for a 2 hour walk and was completely fine afterwards. If you guys have any questions, let me know :smile:
 
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Wenli02ca said:
Hello,
I'm now close to 7 weeks post op and I'm very happy with the result. Dr park is fantastic. I was very worried about the surgery before going to Korea. Now I wish I got it done sooner. I normally don't write reviews. But I have to give him credit for this. I went from 34/35cm to 29/29.5cm since 2 weeks post op and have maintained the results. The recovery in the first couple of weeks was hard as I had quite bit of pain especially right after surgery and then around day 5-8 post op. The swelling was noticeable one week post but went away quickly in about a week. Dr park only had to aspirate once at one week post. At 2 weeks post op I had no more fluid left so I didn't have to aspirate myself after I came back. Now I only have the occasional tightness that goes away with stretching. I have no other symptoms. I rested a lot after surgery and didn't go back to work until 6 weeks post op. I think that helped a lot. A few days ago I went for a 2 hour walk and was completely fine afterwards. If you guys have any questions, let me know :smile:
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Congratulation. I hope you will completely recovery soon and thank you for the review. happy for you
 
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Wenli02ca said:
Hello,
I'm now close to 7 weeks post op and I'm very happy with the result. Dr park is fantastic. I was very worried about the surgery before going to Korea. Now I wish I got it done sooner. I normally don't write reviews. But I have to give him credit for this. I went from 34/35cm to 29/29.5cm since 2 weeks post op and have maintained the results. The recovery in the first couple of weeks was hard as I had quite bit of pain especially right after surgery and then around day 5-8 post op. The swelling was noticeable one week post but went away quickly in about a week. Dr park only had to aspirate once at one week post. At 2 weeks post op I had no more fluid left so I didn't have to aspirate myself after I came back. Now I only have the occasional tightness that goes away with stretching. I have no other symptoms. I rested a lot after surgery and didn't go back to work until 6 weeks post op. I think that helped a lot. A few days ago I went for a 2 hour walk and was completely fine afterwards. If you guys have any questions, let me know :smile:
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Good for you!! I know many people say it’s very painful the first
Wenli02ca said:
Hello,
I'm now close to 7 weeks post op and I'm very happy with the result. Dr park is fantastic. I was very worried about the surgery before going to Korea. Now I wish I got it done sooner. I normally don't write reviews. But I have to give him credit for this. I went from 34/35cm to 29/29.5cm since 2 weeks post op and have maintained the results. The recovery in the first couple of weeks was hard as I had quite bit of pain especially right after surgery and then around day 5-8 post op. The swelling was noticeable one week post but went away quickly in about a week. Dr park only had to aspirate once at one week post. At 2 weeks post op I had no more fluid left so I didn't have to aspirate myself after I came back. Now I only have the occasional tightness that goes away with stretching. I have no other symptoms. I rested a lot after surgery and didn't go back to work until 6 weeks post op. I think that helped a lot. A few days ago I went for a 2 hour walk and was completely fine afterwards. If you guys have any questions, let me know :smile:
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Hi Wenli02ca,
We’re you only taking the pain meds Dr. Park gave? I’m so scared of the pain as I have a low pain tolerance but I want this surgery so bad!
 
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LuLu81 said:
Good for you!! I know many people say it’s very painful the first

Yes, the pain was worst when the swelling was most intense. For me, that was around one weekish. Since you have the wear the bandage all the time, the compression against the swelling makes it bad. Dr park give you some Tylenol and an anti inflammatory to take after surgery. For me, that was enough and I didn't use all of them. Use tylenol first, if that doesnt cut it then use the anti inflammatory. I brought some Advil with me too, but I didn't need the extra. Once the swelling subsided I didnt have pain anymore. Also walking was awkward the first couple of weeks. I mostly just ordered takeout. You wouldn't be walk very far. Its good just to stay in and do the stretching. I'm very glad I recovered quickly afterwards. I got home around 3.5 weeks post. By that time, nobody could notice I got surgery even though there's still the tightness. That's normal. Just need to keep up with the stretching.

Hi Wenli02ca,
We’re you only taking the pain meds Dr. Park gave? I’m so scared of the pain as I have a low pain tolerance but I want this surgery so bad!
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Sounds like you had a pretty smooth and not too bad of a recovery process. I’ve read about other people’s experience and some of them had a very hard time. I’m going to bring stronger pain medication with me. Thanks Wenli02ca!
 
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LuLu81 said:
Great, maybe we can coordinate and share a room and help each other out or at least meet up!? Where are you coming from?
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Yes. Also a girl from italy is planning to go to. We supposed to go together but with lockdown everything had to cancel. We can share rooms and help each other. I ll be having two surgeries but different hospital and i can stay maximum 3 weeks
 
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leah13 said:
Yes. Also a girl from italy is planning to go to. We supposed to go together but with lockdown everything had to cancel. We can share rooms and help each other. I ll be having two surgeries but different hospital and i can stay maximum 3 weeks
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Oh cool. Are you planning on going as soon as the travel ban gets lifted? I can stay max 12 days for me. I have to get back to work...
 
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LuLu81 said:
Oh cool. Are you planning on going as soon as the travel ban gets lifted? I can stay max 12 days for me. I have to get back to work...
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Im planning atleast after summer because in july and august in korea the weather is really hot and its not good for the pain. So atleast after summer when the weather will be much cooler
 
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leah13 said:
Im planning atleast after summer because in july and august in korea the weather is really hot and its not good for the pain. So atleast after summer when the weather will be much cooler
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Oh I see. That's understandable. I want this surgery so I am going to try to go ASAP. But with coronavirus, I am not even sure it's possible in 2020. All foreign nationals who go to Korea right now have to do a mandatory 14 days quarantine at the individual's expense. :sad:
 
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LuLu81 said:
Oh I see. That's understandable. I want this surgery so I am going to try to go ASAP. But with coronavirus, I am not even sure it's possible in 2020. All foreign nationals who go to Korea right now have to do a mandatory 14 days quarantine at the individual's expense. :sad:
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There will be no problem to do amndatory quarAntine because after the surgery you have to stay at home in anyway. Let us know if you will do it this summer and update us ;)
 
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