Dr. Monegal - Two stage internal Femur - Fitbone - Auron

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Age: between 20 and 30 y/o
Height: 171~172cm
Goal: between 5 and 6cm added lenght to my femurs.

I met Dr. Monegal mid October and we had a short and simple conversation. After seeing my X-rays he told me it shouldn't be a problem to lenghten 6cms as my tibia/femur ratio would allow so confortably.

So yesterday I had my first surgery, it all went smooth and it only took 1 and half hours. Today I started to bend my knee 95º using the same machine Yagen used.  I will start walking with crutches tomorrow. I've had no pain at all so far but I still have the catheter on my back.

I'm staying in MIC Sant Jordi after I leave the hospital and planned to do all this alone until my mom decided to tag along. And we were both living in different countries! xd

About the people you will meet if you come over here, they are all very nice. So far I've no complaints.

As you can see I've just started my journey so I don't have much to say. Feel free to ask me anything though.

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Quote from: onemorefoot on November 23, 2016, 07:55:53 PMWhy just 5-6 cm?? Are you planning a second round?
For 3 reasons.

1- Pushing it beyond 6cms may increase the chance of complications.
2- The femur/tibia ratio shouldn't be too affected if I aim to lenghten max 6cm
3- My wingspan is about the same lenght as my height so I don't want my arms to look too short compared to my height.

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Thank you boyfriend, I hope you can start your journey asap as well.

Thanks Yagen, I'm following yout footsteps :p

I've just woken up for my 3rd day, yay!

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The first 2 x-rays after surgery. The gap you see is 3mm, created during the surgery. So far so good 

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Quote from: dade on November 26, 2016, 07:48:52 PMWhere are you from?
Somewhere in europe :p I can tell you that I communicate with most of the nurses in spanish as I am not that bad it xd As for Dr. Monegal we speak in french, english, spanish...

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@ dade & Wahnsinn

Surgery + hospital stay = 18900€ for a 2 stages procedure. That is how much I paid so far for my 1st surgery and will pay again in February for my 2nd surgery. Which means that a 2 stages procedure should cost you, in total, 37800€ ( 2x surgeries + 2x hostpital stays)

For bilateral aka 1 stage procedure you pay a total of 36000€. It's cheaper by 1800€ and it should be obvious why ( Less medication, less PT sessions, shorter hospital stay, etc).


Once I move out from the hospital I plan to stay in MIC Sant Jordi for 1 month and after that I will decide if I stay another month in MIC or if I finish the lengthning at home. In fact, I've already paid for 1 month in MIC but I'm not entirely happy with the amount I've paid. I paid 1710€ for a double room appartment when it should be 1470€, I was told. I still have to clarify this situation.

I had my surgery 6 days ago and the pain is now minimal. I'm still in hospital and I move around in crutches but I'vent been outside yet. I shower by myself and I usually ask my mom to dress me from the waist down. I did dress myself entirely once but its too tiring since I can't bend my leg past 100 degrees, only when I'm doing the PT session I go beyond 100 degrees. I said that the pain is minimal but I've to be careful when moving my operated leg, side way movements can be really painful, I've a broken leg after all. Since I've one good leg I can do pretty much anything I need to do but I can't pick stuff from the floor, I just can't bend the operated leg that much yet.

If there is something else that you need a detailed report let me know :p I hope I answered what you asked for.

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Quote from: applesandoranges on November 28, 2016, 06:19:35 PMNice to see a diary with Monegal. Is the cheaper price the only reason you chose Monegal and the Fitbone nail or are there more or other reasons? thanks
Price did play a role. However, there're other factors. As doctors I'd only consider Monegal, Paley or Guichet since Betz diaries didn't convince me and I lack information on the other doctors.

I ruled out Paley because I couldn't afford him and is too far away. I didn't even attempt a consultation with Guichet because I couldn't afford him as well (though it would be close) and his nail is somewhat outdated. I picked Monegal because the latest diaries of his patients were very encouraging and, despite people thinking other wise, I think that a 2 stages procedure is much better then a 1 stage procedure. I had a consultation with him and he seemed very confident in his abilities and the outcome of the surgery. I had immediately an idea of what to expect.

So yeah, I felt that I could trust him and made my choice 

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Quote from: onemorefoot on November 28, 2016, 10:41:49 PMCan I ask you sitting height?
Between 91 and 92cm.

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Quote from: onemorefoot on November 29, 2016, 01:07:06 AMI dont know if you are 172 in the morning or afternoon, but 177 is a good height, not tall but average.
172 around lunch time. Of course I'd like to be even taller but we got to know our limits and that's as far as I can go. Once I hit my goal I will let everyone know my level of satisfaction.

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Quote from: applesandoranges on November 30, 2016, 02:45:48 AMQuestion: after your treatment is done, and you remove the nail, does the bone remain hollow or does bone regrow inside the bone where the nail was? thanks
That is something that I'vent thought about but I can ask the doctor and let you know. Imo, the bone should remain hollow and I'm almost certain that it will.