Considering 4 cm femur, what to expect?

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4 cm femorial lengthening with Dr. Guichet in the coming years (whenever I get the funds). Here's what Guichets website says:

QuoteIt takes 1 day per mm. The main risks are during the lengthening period. It is therefore appropriate and desirable to stay throughout the lengthening period in Marseille. This is not only valid for patients of Dr. Guichet, but also for any surgeon, and saying anything to the contrary would not be fair to the patient.

So 4 cm should be achieved in around 40 days -that's a conservatice estimate considering that there is a 5-10mm expansion during the initial operation.

Then it says this:

QuoteAn extremely well-prepared patient can expect to walk 'normally' for others watching them, 4 to 6 months after a 6-7 cm gain, but 12-16 months after a 10 cm gain. For less trained patients, recovery can take up to 12-14 months for a 6 cm gain.

It's hard to say how much easier it is doing 4 over 6 cm but I think we can agree these are optimistic estimates. It's also unclear if this time period is counted from the intial op or from the end of the lengthening process. Anyway it'll probably be a year before I will walk normally again.

QuoteImpact or competition sports are resumed after full bone fusion (generally 5-8 months post-operatively).

QuoteA patient may return to work within 2 to 6 months postoperatively for a lengthening of between 4 cm and 9 cm. The amount of time it will take to return to specific activities is dependent more on an individual patient than on absolute gain. For example, some patients tolerate a lengthening of up to 8 to 9 cm and can resume work 5 months after surgery, while others only moderately tolerate a 5 to 6 cm lengthening.

Obviously I have no idea how well my body will tolerate lengthening, is there any way to get a hint?

Anyway, it'll be at least a one year commitment for me, two years before I'll be running normally and play sports again and that is considering all goes well. Then add in the cost of more than 600 000 SEK. I want to be taller but it sure isn't easy or convenient in the least. I don't understand how some people manage to lengthen 6 cm+

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Quote from: Deads on December 20, 2015, 07:21:40 PMUppland

You should know better than anyone what to expect. You've been a member of this forum for a while now.

Up till recently it's mostly been a sort of gathering of knowledge and abstract ideas. Now I'm actually planning how to fit into a time-frame, pay for it and considering how it will change my body and lifestyle in a really practical sense.

I'm still not sure how realistic this is for me and the long term risks/benefits aren't clear at all.

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Quote from: YellowSpike on December 21, 2015, 02:04:26 PMIf you're gonna do 4cm with Dr. Guichet, you will absolutely breeze through it. It will be like not even lengthening at all.

You get 2.5cm about 2 weeks post-op, then the clicks will slow down. I believe a month post-op, I was at about 4/4.5cm.

Your recovery will likely be very easy too because you won't have stretched to the point of having super weak gluteus medius and tight hip flexors (you'll of course have it, but not nearly as bad as those of us who did 6.5cm and up). Just focus on stretching your hip flexors as much as you can, and as soon as you recovery enough, strengthen your glute maximus and medius to stabilize your walking.

When did you start to have a really bad time again, was it around the 5 cm mark?

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Quote from: Deads on December 21, 2015, 04:44:41 PM4.5cm over 30 days averages out to 1.5mm a day.. So I'm just interested to know how exactly that is achieved.. I'm guessing he lengthens you initially in the surgery before you even start clicking?

Guichet is famous for his very fast program. I don't know how he does it but his patients still seem to recover quite well -better than with most other doctors actually.

At least that's the impression I've gotten, so far I've read of no real complaints from any of his patients.

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Quote from: Sweden on January 07, 2016, 02:18:35 AMI pushed 460kg before LL. Now I'm still far from that great shape I was before but can push 300kg in the inclined leg press machine.

I feel like I can go up to 400 too but I'm just not as motivated as before.
In general, life was better before LL. But the boost the new height gives you is enormous. Wouldn't want to trade back.

What kind of boost?