Quote from: verticalpush on April 06, 2019, 02:13:06 AMThank you, Ghostfish! Hoping for a smooth journey as well! Hopefully keeping a diary will be a small way to repay the community for all the great information I've read over the years before deciding to move forward with surgery.
I look forward to your diary.
All the best!
Quick update: I'm paying the deposit either today or tomorrow. Surgery is scheduled for a little over a month from today. I'll start up a diary as soon as I officially pay the deposit.
Quote from: verticalpush on April 18, 2019, 04:16:10 PMQuick update: I'm paying the deposit either today or tomorrow. Surgery is scheduled for a little over a month from today. I'll start up a diary as soon as I officially pay the deposit.
Good luck on your journey. We'll be following you. Wishing you the best outcome! As you go along your journey feel free to reach out if any questions arise. I am 100 days into my journey and can offer some suggestions.
All the best,
IFS
Quote from: InFullStryde on April 18, 2019, 04:41:46 PMGood luck on your journey. We'll be following you. Wishing you the best outcome! As you go along your journey feel free to reach out if any questions arise. I am 100 days into my journey and can offer some suggestions.
All the best,
IFS
Wonderful, thank you IFS! I've been a big fan of your diary. Your openness about the process has really opened my eyes about what to expect! I'm sure I'll have some questions as the process starts.
Quote from: verticalpush on April 18, 2019, 04:16:10 PMQuick update: I'm paying the deposit either today or tomorrow. Surgery is scheduled for a little over a month from today. I'll start up a diary as soon as I officially pay the deposit.
Hi verticalpush
Is Dr. D your doctor? I am also curious to know about him since as far as I know, there is no diary from his patients in this forum. I am looking forward to reading your diary. I can also share my thoughts with you in your diary, if helpful for you.
Wish you the best of luck!!
Congrats and best wishes dude. 2019 should be a crazy one for us
Quote from: Ghostfish on April 19, 2019, 12:32:53 AMHi verticalpush
Is Dr. D your doctor? I am also curious to know about him since as far as I know, there is no diary from his patients in this forum. I am looking forward to reading your diary. I can also share my thoughts with you in your diary, if helpful for you.
Wish you the best of luck!!
Thanks Ghostfish, I would love to hear your thoughts in my diary!
Yes, Dr. D is my doctor. You're right, it was a bit unsettling to not find a single diary of his. I had a great video consult and he encouraged me to contact some of his past patients who (I'm assuming) aren't part of this forum. I didn't take him up on that since I was pretty sold on him from the consult. Although I can't find any information about his LL clients on here he does have an excellent reputation for back/other surgeries he's performed. But in some way I feel like a guinea pig in that I know my experience is going to impact others' decisions.
Dr. D is the closest LL doctor to my home state of Texas. Flights are dirt cheap between my home airport and Vegas. I'm planning to spend the first 3 weeks in Vegas before doing the distraction process at home. He wants me to fly back every 2-3 weeks. I contacted Dr. M in LA, Dr. Paley, and Dr. D. and out of the three Dr. D was the most responsive, the most open about the process, and the most flexible. Even if it wasn't for the cheaper cost than the other two docs, I'd still strongly consider going with Dr. D. for those reasons alone.
I hope I don't get him in trouble for saying this, but one interesting thing he mentioned was that a documentary crew from BBC was interested in filming a documentary about LL patients. Sort of like an MTV "True Life" thing. I'm not brave enough for that (sorry guys!) but I took it as a good sign that he was confident enough in what he does to consider allowing a film crew to document the process.
Mailing off the $15,000 deposit today. There's no turning back now!
Quote from: verticalpush on April 19, 2019, 05:27:59 PMThanks Ghostfish, I would love to hear your thoughts in my diary!
Yes, Dr. D is my doctor. You're right, it was a bit unsettling to not find a single diary of his. I had a great video consult and he encouraged me to contact some of his past patients who (I'm assuming) aren't part of this forum. I didn't take him up on that since I was pretty sold on him from the consult. Although I can't find any information about his LL clients on here he does have an excellent reputation for back/other surgeries he's performed. But in some way I feel like a guinea pig in that I know my experience is going to impact others' decisions.
Dr. D is the closest LL doctor to my home state of Texas. Flights are dirt cheap between my home airport and Vegas. I'm planning to spend the first 3 weeks in Vegas before doing the distraction process at home. He wants me to fly back every 2-3 weeks. I contacted Dr. M in LA, Dr. Paley, and Dr. D. and out of the three Dr. D was the most responsive, the most open about the process, and the most flexible. Even if it wasn't for the cheaper cost than the other two docs, I'd still strongly consider going with Dr. D. for those reasons alone.
I hope I don't get him in trouble for saying this, but one interesting thing he mentioned was that a documentary crew from BBC was interested in filming a documentary about LL patients. Sort of like an MTV "True Life" thing. I'm not brave enough for that (sorry guys!) but I took it as a good sign that he was confident enough in what he does to consider allowing a film crew to document the process.
Mailing off the $15,000 deposit today. There's no turning back now!
Hi verticalpush
Congrats on moving forward! Yes, there is no turning back!! Haha It took me long time to get this far too! I also have some sort of good gut feeling about him, although I never met him 
You and jaybam are going to do this with Dr. D.
Good luck for both of you!!
Quote from: verticalpush on April 19, 2019, 05:27:59 PMThanks Ghostfish, I would love to hear your thoughts in my diary!
Yes, Dr. D is my doctor. You're right, it was a bit unsettling to not find a single diary of his. I had a great video consult and he encouraged me to contact some of his past patients who (I'm assuming) aren't part of this forum. I didn't take him up on that since I was pretty sold on him from the consult. Although I can't find any information about his LL clients on here he does have an excellent reputation for back/other surgeries he's performed. But in some way I feel like a guinea pig in that I know my experience is going to impact others' decisions.
Dr. D is the closest LL doctor to my home state of Texas. Flights are dirt cheap between my home airport and Vegas. I'm planning to spend the first 3 weeks in Vegas before doing the distraction process at home. He wants me to fly back every 2-3 weeks. I contacted Dr. M in LA, Dr. Paley, and Dr. D. and out of the three Dr. D was the most responsive, the most open about the process, and the most flexible. Even if it wasn't for the cheaper cost than the other two docs, I'd still strongly consider going with Dr. D. for those reasons alone.
I hope I don't get him in trouble for saying this, but one interesting thing he mentioned was that a documentary crew from BBC was interested in filming a documentary about LL patients. Sort of like an MTV "True Life" thing. I'm not brave enough for that (sorry guys!) but I took it as a good sign that he was confident enough in what he does to consider allowing a film crew to document the process.
Mailing off the $15,000 deposit today. There's no turning back now!
Awesome man! I'm sending my 15k in as well. Surgery date 6/14. Incredibly nervous about this process (mostly the pain), but I am looking forward to my new height. I'll also keep a detailed diary on my experience for everyone.
That is so great! Congratulations to you on taking this great step forward. I look forward very much to reading more about your journey. I have been waiting for any CLL surgery/information specifically with Dr. Debiparshad on this forum so thank you too for that! I was originally interested in going with Dr. Mahboubian but his 'actual' fees are almost as much as Paley and that's without the PT!
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