Big D is Growing - PRECICE 2 Internal Femurs - Dr. Paley

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Quote from: Blackhawk on May 14, 2014, 02:54:43 AMGood luck BD!!!

When is the surgery?

Cheers BH

Surgery's on May 29th, 16 more days to go!

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you must be counting the hours right now... 

all the best BD

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you must be counting the hours right now... 

all the best BD

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Quote from: Disobedient on May 14, 2014, 03:04:54 AM
you must be counting the hours right now... 

all the best BD

Approximately 15 days 9 hours 51 minutes and 25 seconds to go 

Thanks Diso!!

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Quote from: Disobedient on May 14, 2014, 03:04:54 AM
you must be counting the hours right now... 

all the best BD

Approximately 15 days 9 hours 51 minutes and 25 seconds to go 

Thanks Diso!!

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Sounds great, BD!  We'll definitely be rooting for you.

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Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on May 14, 2014, 03:42:03 AMSounds great, BD!  We'll definitely be rooting for you.

Thanks MDoW

I'm going to be posting a lot of videos on my PT and stretching regimen.  Something the community really needs to see!

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Good luck with your surgery and lengthening. This should be really interesting to follow after reading about your consultation with Dr Paley. How much stretching daily have you done for prep?

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If I go with Paley we may be pretty similar. I am in extremely good shape, young, and believe I'd be a quick recovery too.

Depending on when/if I go we might even be there at the same time.

Just to clarify, Paley has expressed that malfunctions of the PRECICE will be covered, included in the cost if they occur, right?

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Quote from: Kilokahn on May 14, 2014, 04:21:39 AMGood luck with your surgery and lengthening. This should be really interesting to follow after reading about your consultation with Dr Paley. How much stretching daily have you done for prep?

Not as much as I would have liked to.  I received an injury a few months ago that made it difficult for me to stretch without pain, and I'm just recovering now so I missed out on a lot of good stretching time.  I'm still relatively flexible and can touch the floor easily, but I wouldn't recommend anyone going into this surgery without stretching your hammies and quads (daily) leading up to it.

Quote from: programdude on May 14, 2014, 05:36:15 AMIf I go with Paley we may be pretty similar. I am in extremely good shape, young, and believe I'd be a quick recovery too.

Depending on when/if I go we might even be there at the same time.

Just to clarify, Paley has expressed that malfunctions of the PRECICE will be covered, included in the cost if they occur, right?

If the PRECICE nail malfunctions and doesn't lengthen, Ellipse Technologies will cover the cost of nail replacement and surgery fees.

If your bones pre-consolidate, you will have to cover up to 15K for the surgery to re-break your bone.  In the rare case that you need a bone graft, the cost is 30K.

If you break your nail by over-exerting yourself, I'm assuming you would have to cover nail replacement, anesthetic, and hospital costs.  Not sure if Paley charges his fee in this case.

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I wanted to link to this post by Stadiometer: http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=650.msg10615

VERY important and a good point he made (one that I completely missed!)  The PT can be covered by your U.S. insurance, just call and check that his institute takes your insurance.  I'm going to call tomorrow to see if they take my insurance because that will drop my costs tremendously, even while I'm covering the co-pay.  Stay tuned.   Huge thanks to Stadiometer!

Also, the 5K discount mentioned in that thread is true and applicable (has nothing to do with old forum  either).