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

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Hey bro, how do they analyse the alignment? Do they use 3D Xrays with EOS imaging?

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Hey mate,

How are you doing?

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Hey guys, I know I haven't posted for a while, and I probably won't do it for a few weeks. My mood is a bit sad right now, as a friend of mine here has had a problem.

My results are very good I'd say. I can walk normal with crutches, and without then I still look weird (hip sway) but not at all as a guy who had his legs broken (I had surgery only 2 months and a week ago). Even in PT they say my recovery is very fast, and they ask me to show my walk to the new patients in order to cheer them up. I was a bit concerned about the fact that my right knee seemed a bit inward while walking, but Dr Giotikas did a CT scan a told me everything is ok, so it's due to muscle imbalance and it will resolve. In fact, today I noticed that, after warming up, it looks 95% normal, so it seems he is probably right, which I'm happy about. For the last years, I almost never left my house due to height dysphoria, and this week I have been going to restaurants and other normal things with my girlfriend. It feels amazing to finally be free.

However, a good friend of mine here had a complication this week, complication that was aggravated by the fact that the damn taxi driver chose to drove away instead of helping him. Just unbelievable. I will not comment on this matter for now cause it's still soon and I don't have the full picture of everything that has happened, so it's just idiotic to give opinions. What I will say is that I feel weird: I'm very happy about my good results so far, and at the same time I feel guilty for feeling good while other guy can't say the same.

To be honest, and if all keeps going on well, I can say my journey was great. Yes, I had the bad luck of having crazy pain clicking while all the others are perfectly fine with that. But pain is just pain, I don't have any complications and I got the results I wanted. I feel confident about recovering my athletic ability in the long run, so I think I'm luckly. Next week I will finally go back to Spain, and when I feel a little better I will update about my progress.

My conclusion for now is this: my life was basically over before this surgery, due to all my mental issues regarding height dysphoria. Now I got the goal I chased for so long, and finally I'm free, so I'm very happy about my choice. For that reason, if your height is not allowing you to really enjoy your life, take the risk and do this. The price of freedom is worth the risk. However, if you only are considering doing this for aesthetic reasons considering this is a "normal" procedure, I warn you: forget about it. Even when doing your research and choosing a renowned surgeon there is still a risk of things going horribly wrong. I don't intend to be pesimistic, and as I said my results are great for now. Just being realistic, as this surgery is no joke.

I will not disappear, and will post again on a few weeks. See you guys.

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I finally got back home. Seems like I survived this crazy crazy journey. Will update soon¡

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Good to hear you're doing well. What are your thoughts on your proportions now?

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Quote from: thankscience on November 16, 2021, 11:04:43 PMGood to hear you're doing well. What are your thoughts on your proportions now?
It's weird, but I don't notice much of a change in proportions lol. I looked normal pre op, and still look normal now. I even measured my leg to check if I had grown, cause my proportions look the same, and yeah, there are 5.5-6 cm more, but my legs look normal.

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On October 7, I met four friends in the rehabilitation center. I'm sorry I didn't see you.

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"On October 7, I met four friends in the rehabilitation center. I'm sorry I didn't see you."

What are your thoughts on the rehabilitation center in Athens? Is it worth it to live close to it or better to live far but spend less on rent for most people in your opinion?

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Regarding the rehabilitation center, the physiotherapists there are very caring, and I don’t know more about the rest for the time being, because I haven’t completed the surgery yet.

Regarding accommodation, I would like to say that it is best to choose an apartment with no stairs at the door and an elevator (I want to do P, if it is a load-bearing method, there are 5 steps or less at the entrance of the door). Regarding the distance, I think It's not particularly important, unless it's a few hundred meters, otherwise you have to take a car. Secondly, choose non-hazardous communities, whether wheelchairs and walkers in the room are convenient to pass, and whether the toilet is suitable for postoperative surgery.

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Today I'm 4 weeks on consolidation, and Dr Giotikas allowed me to drop the crutches, although I will only walk unnasisted for now at home, using crutches on the street a couple more weeks until my gait is perfect. My flexibility is now the same as any average person (it was over average pre op), so I think I'm recovering that pretty fast. My recovery in strenght is being slower though, specially glutes. They are coming back, but very very slowly. I'm working out at least 1 hour per day, although I'd like to do more, but I have too much work these weeks. I'm also recovering my upper body, specially the back.

My gait, when warmed up, is maybe 75% normal. When I wake up in the morning I look like a penguin though lol. I think walking close to normal by the end of the year (it would be 4 months post op by then) is a reasonable goal.