Why doesn't he offer this in France anymore? I thought the U.K had banned this procedure before (I could be wrong)?
Lastly, which Fitness Center and the World Excellence Center of FIFA is he referring too? I'm assuming the one in London but I don't know.
Quote from: microman on October 28, 2015, 04:53:17 AMany clues how he does after care, how do you see him, does he stay in london for the duration of lengthening if you do the op. in london, or is it skype or something?
He doesn't stay for the duration of a patients lengthening and travels between both. During my stay in milan we had "weekly" in person consultations that in reality were about once every two weeks because of his travel. there was a stretch of 3 weeks where I didn't see Dr. G in person because he was operating in london. we could have skype consultations during those weeks but I didn't find them particularly useful since he can't see you or take measurements. you also have weekly consultations with a doctor at the isokinetic center.
he's not the kind of doctor who's gonna check in on you everyday to see how you are doing, but he is very responsive to his patients by phone and email if they need to reach him
Quote from: Alu on October 29, 2015, 01:11:30 AMLastly, which Fitness Center and the World Excellence Center of FIFA is he referring too? I'm assuming the one in London but I don't know.
He's referring to the isokinetic center. they have multiple locations, including london and milan
Quote from: goldenegg on November 06, 2015, 02:33:07 AMHe doesn't stay for the duration of a patients lengthening and travels between both. During my stay in milan we had "weekly" in person consultations that in reality were about once every two weeks because of his travel. there was a stretch of 3 weeks where I didn't see Dr. G in person because he was operating in london. we could have skype consultations during those weeks but I didn't find them particularly useful since he can't see you or take measurements. you also have weekly consultations with a doctor at the isokinetic center.
he's not the kind of doctor who's gonna check in on you everyday to see how you are doing, but he is very responsive to his patients by phone and email if they need to reach him
was that frequency of consultations ok with you?
from leechlet's videos it appeared like he would be around all the time.
What would you do if you felt nerve pain and you can meet him only next week?
Quote from: SAD on November 06, 2015, 05:42:26 PMwas that frequency of consultations ok with you?
from leechlet's videos it appeared like he would be around all the time.
What would you do if you felt nerve pain and you can meet him only next week?
Fortunately I had no major complications during lengthening so it wasn't a problem, but in the back of my mind I wouldn't have been ok with it if anything really bad happened to me. I still had supervision under his PT and the isokinetic center the whole time there, but Dr. G is the most important person to have around if complications occur. there were some patients with nerve issues while I was there and if he wasn't around, they would talk over the phone to determine how serious and treatment (usually slowing clicks or prescribing medication from what I saw). the PT and isokinetic doctor would also be there to evaluate you and relay any important info to Dr G. if you wanted to see him in person though, the you'd have to wait until he got back or skype at best. No idea if it would be different if there was an emergency as I saw none. also, he was typically always around during the few days youre in the hospital after the surgery.
I can't say for certain why leechlet's experience seemed different. I think he was a special case given his mental needs plus the dr. knew he was doing a diary on the forum. Or maybe the dr happened to be less active in london at the time. I also read some old diaries where dr. G used to visit patients in their apartments, but that's definitely not the case anymore from my recent experience.
Quote from: goldenegg on November 06, 2015, 08:01:37 PMFortunately I had no major complications during lengthening so it wasn't a problem, but in the back of my mind I wouldn't have been ok with it if anything really bad happened to me. I still had supervision under his PT and the isokinetic center the whole time there, but Dr. G is the most important person to have around if complications occur. there were some patients with nerve issues while I was there and if he wasn't around, they would talk over the phone to determine how serious and treatment (usually slowing clicks or prescribing medication from what I saw). the PT and isokinetic doctor would also be there to evaluate you and relay any important info to Dr G. if you wanted to see him in person though, the you'd have to wait until he got back or skype at best. No idea if it would be different if there was an emergency as I saw none. also, he was typically always around during the few days youre in the hospital after the surgery.
I can't say for certain why leechlet's experience seemed different. I think he was a special case given his mental needs plus the dr. knew he was doing a diary on the forum. Or maybe the dr happened to be less active in london at the time. I also read some old diaries where dr. G used to visit patients in their apartments, but that's definitely not the case anymore from my recent experience.
were you worried about this the whole time?
is nerve pain usually diagonizable by phone? will meeting in person help?
Quote from: SAD on November 06, 2015, 08:19:52 PMwere you worried about this the whole time?
is nerve pain usually diagonizable by phone? will meeting in person help?
just sometimes worried. there was always the PT to talk to everyday about my random pains. probably would've been more worried if I ran into any major problems though
For nerve pain I guess but I really don't know. I think most of the symptoms of nerve issues from LL are well known by dr. G by this point. meeting in person is always better in my opinion, though maybe not always necessary
Concerning the consultation meeting with Dr. Guichet:
Does he give you advice on how much you could/should lenghten, to stay healthy? AND
Does he calculate your proportions, during the consultation or do you have to go to him with an exact plan what do you want to do?
I am just curious how prepared I have to be, when I meet him. And how much I have to study the human anatomy of the femur/tibia, proportions, etc. to get the most out of it.
Quote from: Madmax_01 on December 17, 2015, 10:44:38 PMConcerning the consultation meeting with Dr. Guichet:
Does he give you advice on how much you could/should lenghten, to stay healthy? AND
Does he calculate your proportions, during the consultation or do you have to go to him with an exact plan what do you want to do?
I am just curious how prepared I have to be, when I meet him. And how much I have to study the human anatomy of the femur/tibia, proportions, etc. to get the most out of it.
You don't need to go in with an exact plan or even how much you want to lengthen. I think it's helpful though to have some idea though.
You do not have to study anatomy or proportions as these are subjective and he's more focused on flexibility. He will give you his recommendation on how much you can lengthen based on your current flexibility. He did not calculate my proportions but I'm sure you can ask him what he thinks about your proportions.
To make the most of it I'd read up as much as you can like about internal femur LL in general, his method, clicking, and complications so you can get your remaining questions answered that you can't already find out on the internet.
I see. Do you think 6 months of preparation is enough by medium-to above average fitness? (I would say that I have quite good muscle mass on my upper legs).
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