5.5 Cm Femurs with Dr. Giotikas and G-Nail.

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More good and bizarre news. This morning was my last clicking session with Voltaren, and pain was like 5-6. I had to click this evening, now without meds, and I was prepared to great pain. I biked for 30 mins, stretched, pumped me up with agressive music... and pain was like 3-4 lol. So I'm better with nothing than with Voltaren and 2 paracetamol, which is what I have been taking last week. At this point I think I'm immune to meds or something: tramadol does nothing fo me (outside first week post op), paracetamol I take even 3 and does nothing, muscle relaxants have 0 effect. Crazy. At least this is good news and I can click normally now.

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Early on in the process (first online consultation, etc) what things will Dr. Giotikas let you pay w/ credit card? I need to spend a certain amount to get the signup bonus of the credit card like 1000$ within 90 days

Ex: can you pay for the first online consultation with credit card? is there anything else related to Giotikas or LL you could pay for upfront?

I'm from USA

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Quote from: SpeedDialer on September 24, 2021, 08:53:05 PMEarly on in the process (first online consultation, etc) what things will Dr. Giotikas let you pay w/ credit card? I need to spend a certain amount to get the signup bonus of the credit card like 1000$ within 90 days

Ex: can you pay for the first online consultation with credit card? is there anything else related to Giotikas or LL you could pay for upfront?

I'm from USA
Mmmm I paid all via transfer, but I think you can do it via credit card too.

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Hey guys, I have a question for those who have experienced nerve pain, as it's happening on my right leg. I think it's quite normal taking into account that I got 7 mm under anesthesia and then did 1.33 mm for like 8 days. Yesterday my shin got numb, and this morning my lower knee had a burning feeling and got numb too. To be honest, it doesn't hurt, but of course I'm worried about long term nerve damage, and I'm considering letting this leg rest today and only click the left. Giotikas does say that I'm not in inmediate danger, and also thinks that this also may be due to too agressive strecthing, so he orders me to only do very gentle strecthes for 2 days. It's true that the first time I felt nerve pain was in PT when they were doing aggressive harmstring strecth. In any case, any opinions are welcome¡ Thank you guys.

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Quote from: SpeedDialer on September 24, 2021, 08:53:05 PMEarly on in the process (first online consultation, etc) what things will Dr. Giotikas let you pay w/ credit card? I need to spend a certain amount to get the signup bonus of the credit card like 1000$ within 90 days

Ex: can you pay for the first online consultation with credit card? is there anything else related to Giotikas or LL you could pay for upfront?

I'm from USA

I recommend Transferwise if you have access to that.

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Quote from: V21 on September 25, 2021, 07:36:05 AMHey guys, I have a question for those who have experienced nerve pain, as it's happening on my right leg. I think it's quite normal taking into account that I got 7 mm under anesthesia and then did 1.33 mm for like 8 days. Yesterday my shin got numb, and this morning my lower knee had a burning feeling and got numb too. To be honest, it doesn't hurt, but of course I'm worried about long term nerve damage, and I'm considering letting this leg rest today and only click the left. Giotikas does say that I'm not in inmediate danger, and also thinks that this also may be due to too agressive strecthing, so he orders me to only do very gentle strecthes for 2 days. It's true that the first time I felt nerve pain was in PT when they were doing aggressive harmstring strecth. In any case, any opinions are welcome¡ Thank you guys.

Honestly, you should probably trust Giotikas.

I recall when I had pain and trouble moving in the hospital and all Betz said was "you need to stretch more" and "you need to walk better". I was a bit annoyed because it seemed counter intuitive. I was in pain and normally I treat that with pills and doing nothing. Now I am glad I followed his advice.

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Quote from: V21 on September 25, 2021, 07:36:05 AMHey guys, I have a question for those who have experienced nerve pain, as it's happening on my right leg. I think it's quite normal taking into account that I got 7 mm under anesthesia and then did 1.33 mm for like 8 days. Yesterday my shin got numb, and this morning my lower knee had a burning feeling and got numb too. To be honest, it doesn't hurt, but of course I'm worried about long term nerve damage, and I'm considering letting this leg rest today and only click the left. Giotikas does say that I'm not in inmediate danger, and also thinks that this also may be due to too agressive strecthing, so he orders me to only do very gentle strecthes for 2 days. It's true that the first time I felt nerve pain was in PT when they were doing aggressive harmstring strecth. In any case, any opinions are welcome¡ Thank you guys.

Haven’t done LL but 1.33 mm a day for 8 days is almost 1 cm in a week which theoretically is a huge amount of pressure on your soft tissue. Has Dr. G recommended this amount of lengthening per day? I’d assume something much lower would be more appropriate like 0.6 mm/day.

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Yesterday I strecthed in a lighter way and also clicked less than norma (this was on my own). The nerve pain has subsided a bit, but it's still there: the shin is like 90% numb and sometimes I feel like "burning" sensation. Today I have to resume clicking. Does anybody know if this could become a real problem or its just annoying? I have read patients saying that it just goes away after lenghtening. I'm less than 2 cm away from my goal.

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Curious, what's the rationale for going with Transferwise?

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Nerve pain goes away immediately the moment you slow down the moment you slow down of stop lengthening.

Ask Giotikas if you can slow down further. Your stretching probably needs catching up too.

Wow 2cm left. Good luck!