Dr Parihar vs Dr Monegal

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I have nailed down my choices to these two doctors. I will be budgeting 20k for this surgery and financing the other 20-30k.

I figure better to invest in yourself than to buy a new car or whatever.

I will be doing 5.5 cm. My biggest concern is to recover as soon as possible. For me recovery means to not walk with any limp whatsoever. To be able to walk like a normal person without any aid.

How long would that take if I went with internals?

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Quote from: Auron on February 16, 2017, 05:00:58 PMBased on my own experience, and keep in mind that I'm not done yet, I can totally recommend Dr, Monegal.

I'd say you would be able to walk between 1 to 2 months after the lengthening phase. Actually, 1 month after the lengthening phase is pretty realistic. However, you should consider what 682 said, no one can predict the future.

Walk without a limp or anything like that?

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Quote from: YourSpaceBoyfriend on February 16, 2017, 06:21:30 PMDo you like having a leg dispreparcy?
Do you enjoy implants without any weight bearing?
Would you like to be operated by a doctor that gets triggered by every bad opinion about him?

You came to the right place! Dr. Monegal will gladly operate you!
If you order your surgery now you will get additional lifetime wheelchair completly for free!!*

*Offer valid as long as stock lasts.

Oh wow. Did you or someone you know have a bad experience with him?

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Quote from: Auron on February 16, 2017, 08:14:18 PMI'm sorry about this statement, I never meant to make fun of someone who has attempted suicide.

Can you add to this Auron? Why the negative comments about Monegal? Does he have bad reviews or whats up?

Im just assessing all my options.

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Quote from: notimportant on February 16, 2017, 08:16:45 PMIf I had to choose Dr Parihar or Dr Monegal I would choose Parihar because he uses Precice. Dr Monegal has many bad cases because his nail is bad. Some patients have had to have many surgeries due to nail problems. Many patients have also had problems with him as a doctor and personally because he blackmails and pushes patient to write positive reviews to fish more patients. He yells at patients if they write bad things according to Cinsontide.

Holy   really?

Thats a bit odd.

The problem with Parihar is that he has only done one case of precise so Im wondering if his experience with precise will influence the outcome. Because he has only used precise on one patient.

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Quote from: notimportant on February 16, 2017, 10:56:12 PMHe antimonegal flaming but he didn't lie about the death of that person because one guy  had a femur fracture and died in the guesthouse. Some patients said he wasn't a Monegal patient and Lluser admitted he wasn't. It's all in the thread.

Patients promote Fitbone and Dr Monegal because they have been told to.

A femur fracture can cause death?

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Quote from: crimsontide on February 17, 2017, 02:16:09 AMI actually have a good relationship with Monegal, and will be getting the rod taken out in June

He  did a good job with my deformity, and  the hospital he works it is very clean and very modern.  I can't say the same about my experience in India

Did you have any complications with monegal?

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Quote from: helloworld on February 18, 2017, 04:40:47 PMI am currently a patient of Dr. Monegal, just as Auron. I do not know much about Dr. Parihar, except from this forum. I had been in touch with Guichet and Betz before. I am a PhD myself and have studied limb lengthening at length before getting it done.

So let me weigh in on the discussion.
The biggest difference is between internal and external limb lengthening. For cosmetic limb lengthening you definitely want to go with internal.
Most common internal nails are Guichet nail, Betz nail, Fitbone and Precise. I do not know which one is best, but I decided for Fitbone for these reasons:
1. developed by cooperation of Dr. Baumgart, an person that worked before together with Guichet (you can see them together on Guichet’s website) and Wittenstein, a German manufacturer of precision engines
2. Read good review
3. Dr. Monegal explained me advantages of Guichet and Betz nail, and that he also could operate with Precise, which would pay him a lot of commission for each operation, but he prefers Fitbone for medical reasons
I had a problem but I do not blame them for this. However, I still have to see if they take full responsibility for the complications, so my final judgement on Fitbone, on if they are not only good engineers but also an ethical company, is still out; they are still investigating what happend.

I decided for Dr. Monegal for these reasons:
I did not see much difference between Dr. Monegal, Betz, Guichet, Paley etc.
I talked to him and he was able to convince me of his reputation and skill

So far none of the patients that I have personally met have told me that in hindsight they might have chosen a different doctor. Even Musicmaker, a friend of mine, says she might not have done operation if she would have known complications but she would not have chosen a different doctor.

I decided against any doctor from outside Western Europe and US, because I am still a bit scared of surgery in a developing country.

Anybody, who thinks I am getting pushed by Dr. Monegal to write this, could just write me, or Auron or Musicmaker, for a private opinion.

My biggest concern is dying or having my legs amputated. And from what notimportant says that kind of worries me.

Do you have any sources to verify what you say notimportant?

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Quote from: notimportant on February 18, 2017, 10:45:07 PMAbout cinsomtide's words? See his own diary in this forum.

Cooper also said:

Complications are well known by everybody in this forum

Wow. Thank you for this.


Did these patients provide proof? X-rays, documents, pics, etc?

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Quote from: paco1 on February 19, 2017, 02:24:55 PMDoctor monegal is a very good option.
The problem in this surgery is the recovery,it is very long.

Have you had experience with monegal paco?