From Pain to Progress: Sergei's Journey Through Orthopedic Treatment in Istanbul, Turkey

[00:00:00] With a robot, it's much faster.

[00:00:04] Less anesthesia, therefore smoother recovery.

[00:00:07] So I am certainly supportive of undergoing robotic surgery.

[00:00:13] But the the surprising moment was when they performed simultaneous 2 knee prosthesis replacements.

[00:00:20] In the end, I was discharged without crutches.

[00:00:22] There's a big difference. Yesterday, I walked 4500 thousand steps; I've probably never walked that much on those legs.

[00:00:34] My name is Sergei B. I'm from Russia, the city of Kazan, more precisely, Nizhnekamsk.

[00:00:39] I'm 47 years old, born in 1975.

[00:00:40] About 12 years ago,

[00:00:42] Due to not very professional sports activities and all sorts of injuries, accidents, and so on...

[00:00:49] my Knee pain started.

[00:00:51] I endured it. Lived with it.

[00:00:54] 10 years ago, they offered me knee joint replacement.

[00:00:58] And nevertheless, I lived with it for 10 years. I had arthroscopy done.

[00:01:02] A friend of mine sent me a link on Instagram.

[00:01:05] A link to the Turan Turan clinic in Turkey.

[00:01:10] I didn't pay much attention to it,

[00:01:11] But, I asked my friends to call, and instantly

[00:01:16] They called me back, first one person, and then Mr. Ender called me.

[00:01:21] So we started collaborating with him, And in the end, I made up my mind very quickly and

[00:01:26] came within a week for the surgery.

[00:01:34] On April 25th, I was met in Istanbul.

[00:01:37] They seated me in a comfortable Mercedes,

[00:01:45] We drove for two hours to the clinic.

[00:01:47] I was worried that no one would welcome me at the clinic in that late evening,

[00:01:50] But nevertheless, they met me in the evening, escorted me to the ward, Immediately took blood, inserted a catheter.

[00:01:57] I mean, no minute of delay.

[00:02:00] Even the doctor came!

[00:02:02] It was strange for me, That a doctor could be there late in the evening and at 06:00 early in the morning

[00:02:07] For us, well... We're not used to that.

[00:02:11] The first appointment went well,

[00:02:13] He (Dr. Kayhan Turan) smiles, is positive, confident, and instills confidence in me.

[00:02:18] And as I understood he is a very humorous person with a great sense of humor.

[00:02:22] Well, we laughed, before the surgery.

[00:02:24] And I was ready for surgery Anyone who comes to the hospital has anxiety,

[00:02:30] There is anxiety, but there is no fear of the operation.

[00:02:34] The doctor inspired confidence, the person who met me, Mr Ender, inspired confidence.

[00:02:39] I can say there wasn't really any fear

[00:02:43] For the surgery,

[00:02:44] They came at 06:00 in the morning

[00:02:46] For me, it was amazing that the doctor also was already there at 06:00 in the morning.

[00:02:55] After the operation, there was no pain.

[00:02:57] Later, of course, there were some, but the surprising moment was when they did both knee prostheses simultaneously.

[00:03:06] This is not usually done, as far as I know, anywhere.

[00:03:10] Usually, they perform it with a one-week interval.

[00:03:12] Infact that was the thing ? wanted and expected.

[00:03:15] So, I expected this pain, and everything was as expected

[00:03:17] My surgery finished at noon, then the next morning they said, "Enough lying down, get up!"

[00:03:23] I replied, "Do you know that yesterday I had two knee prostheses on my both legs?"

[00:03:28] Sure we know! get up!

[00:03:29] And they put me on my feet. And I took a few steps

[00:03:33] After that, they left me alone.

[00:03:36] But then they came back after lunch and took me out again to the corridor, made me walk there, and made me climb

[00:03:44] Up and down the stairs.

[00:03:46] That, of course, for me ...

[00:03:48] I still can't wrap my head around it because this is incredible; to me, this seemed impossible.

[00:03:52] But, nevertheless, it was such a shock.

[00:03:55] I've already told everyone about it.

[00:03:57] Diligent girls, and always smiling,

[00:03:59] Everyone with humor.

[00:04:01] I think, the most important thing for the patient, is when they smile at you. Everything was done precisely for me.

[00:04:08] I liked everything,

[00:04:11] I've never encountered anything like this.

[00:04:14] Right after surgery

[00:04:16] They installed a DVT device, a device for bending and straightening the leg.

[00:04:22] So it was

[00:04:24] Intensive, like physiotherapy, very intensive.

[00:04:28] Overall, I liked everything, Because I've never encountered conditions like these before.

[00:04:35] Again, I was amazed that the doctor, the chief physician, came to visit at 06:00 in the morning

[00:04:40] Bizde sabah 06:00'da muhtemelen herkes uyuyordur. Every morning at 06:00, which for me is completely Amazing. Probably fpr us, everyone is still asleep early at 06:00 in the morning.

[00:04:45] He comes, asks how things are going?

[00:04:49] keep coming and asking if I need anything or not?

[00:04:51] Well, I don't need anything.

[00:04:53] I'll definitely recommend it. It's been passed less than two weeks, Very little time has passed.

[00:05:00] There is a significant difference

[00:05:01] In the end, I was discharged without crutches.

[00:05:04] There is a significant difference. Yesterday, I walked 4500 steps; I've probably never walked that much on those legs.

[00:05:11] As soon as I return back home, I'll go to the gym immediately.

[00:05:16] On the same day, or probably the next day.

[00:05:20] I want to lead a normal lifestyle, the one I'm used to.