Dr Alex Monegal (Barcelona, Spain) Clinica Diagonal

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90 euros, i think. More or less.

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Quote from: paco1 on September 29, 2015, 03:55:51 PM90 euros, i think. More or less.

Wow, that's not bad! Does that include an X-ray?

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Dear all

The rate set by the Clinic for a first consultation is 120€. This fee will be discounted from surgery amount If patient finally decides to have surgery here in Barcelona.
Price does not include the x rays. In case the patients bring their own x rays and They are good for planning We can use them. Otherwise We can do It at the clinic or at University Hospital which is much cheaper. Price for a standing telemetry at hospital is 60€.

Kind regards

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thank you Dr. Monegal for clarifying these inquiries.  I was about to ask these exact same questions about the expenses.
Gathering accurate information of all aspects of this surgery is important to all of us that are considering LL

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Some months ago ForcedPuberty was tough on Dr Monegal because there were things he didn't like:

1) he didn't like Dr Monegal's two-stage procedure
2) he thought doing tibia and femur of the same leg at the same time didn't make sense.

Curiously enough, this doctor does bilateral femurs now, even if he said it was very dangerous, and opts for crosslateral approach when doing four segments. Forcedpuberty was right at the end.

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Hi guys,new here,is Dr Alex's email address still the same? What's the best way to contact him? He hasn't replied to my email..

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Quote from: LLuser1 on December 08, 2015, 01:49:21 AMCuriously enough, this doctor does bilateral femurs now, even if he said it was very dangerous, and opts for crosslateral approach when doing four segments. Forcedpuberty was right at the end.

Monegal always recommends 2-stage procedures. Always. I had a consultation with him (and I know some people who also had consultations) and he is very clear on that. For patients overseas, however, he understand that going 2-stage is too tiring/expensive, so he accepts going 1-stage.

I never asked him about doing four segments, but I guess that with crosslateral (1 tibia + 1 femur) the risk of fat embolism is low when compared to 2 femurs.

Quote from: Makeitorbreak on December 08, 2015, 09:09:56 AMHi guys,new here,is Dr Alex's email address still the same? What's the best way to contact him? He hasn't replied to my email..

Yep, it's the same. We are on a public holiday today in Spain, so maybe he is having some rest days.

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Thanks for the information!

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Quote from: musicmaker on December 09, 2015, 10:44:30 PMSince I have no diary, I am using this thread to show publicly my support to Dr Monegal after the last events. I have no words to express my gratitude towards him.  If you choose him, you will be in good hands. I promise.

What are the past events ? Something happened with him ?

I am also looking for his e-mail. Can somebody post it here or send it to me via pM ?

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You should read the thread Doctors or salesmen: cases of dishonesty in LL

http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=2954.msg46124;topicseen#msg46124


QuoteQuoteDr Monegal doesn’t tell the truth about his patients. He uses to prepare a tour for his prospective patients, like a salesman does. He shows them the clinic and the guesthouse but he only shows what he wants them to know.

In October some prospective patients visited Dr Monegal’s center and met some actual patients. I have visited the center. Glenn described this tour in his diary. Everything seemed fine but the doctor didn’t tell all the truth to his future patients. He introduced these people to all his current patients but one girl who was also at the guesthouse and who has had very serious complications (Musicmaker??). This is for me a case of dishonesty. I learnt about this after my trip.

I can understand that this is a difficult surgery and sometimes things go wrong, but doctor said none of his patients had had complications which wasn’t true.

After the trip, I made some research. I asked some people (patients and people from the forum) and got to know that it’s not only this girl who had problems, but other people. It seems there is one American guy whose implant failed. Dr told him that he had to be exfixed and he had to pay around 7000 eur. Finally the company sent a free implant for him but it failed too and he had to go to OR again. It isn’t about money but about all the trauma and suffering for that guy. It seems he hasn’t been compensated.

I don’t have more evidence of this than what I have been told.  Perhaps patients and doctor himself can explain but I think people should know about this. I feel deceived by the doctor. Dr Monegal should have acted like honest doctors do and say, ‘Look, guys, I try my best, but sometimes complications occur and these are the complications I have had’. But he lied. He said all his surgeries were fantastic and it seems there were at least two people with major complications and other people with other problems like misalignments, screws getting loose and nerve problems which required additional surgeries and consultations with other surgeons.

There are many LL doctors like that. They are businessmen instead of doctors. It seems LL corrupts doctors.

QuoteI’m annoyed by some of your accusations. I’m a respectful user using his freedom of speech. I’ve merely posted my personal opinion and asked the doctor and his patients to clarify some aspects I wasn’t sure about. You can’t take legal action against me because basically I’m telling the truth. When I wasn’t sure about details, I asked you to clarify. I haven’t committed any offense.
That day in October you told your future patients that you didn’t have any bad cases and when you visited the guesthouse with them you hid the girl from the prospective patients because she was having very serious complications. None of you have denied that fact. This is NOT a honest approach. A good doctor should have recognized that he has bad cases and show how he solves problems. Guichet shows his statistics to all his prospective patients; you tell all your future patients only positive things as salesmen do. I want people to know that you aren’t telling the whole truth when they visit you because such an important surgical decision must be taken only when having all the data in mind.
After my trip, I talked to some people and I learned about that girl (Musicmaker in the forum) and more patients with complications like problems with screws, nerve damage, malfunction of implants... Some people said that you used to answer all their emails thoroughly but later became carelessness (forgetting prescription of heparine shots). I’m sorry but people are in their right to know that you aren’t playing fair. It isn’t defamation. It’s just freedom of speech.
You can ask your patients to defend you, but nobody will take them seriously because they are still under your supervision and will be until you remove their nails in 2 years. Besides, if you pushed them to lie, you would be committing a crime, abuse of power.
And your patients, we can’t blame your patients if they are too scared to speak publicly. We have all witnessed your tantrums.