Did you meet Giotikas for a consultation before surgery, Or just before the operation?
Does Giotikas think pre op flexibility and stretching make much of a difference to the outcome, or refuse to operate on people with poor flexibility?
Cheers
Sorry for all the questions.
So what are the exact prices for each lengthening?
It’s taken you 10 weeks to hit 5cm, is this average? Do you feel taller?
If you were only doing 5cm, in one segment, would you do femur or Tibs?
Thankyou so much for your diary,
Yes, I met Dr Giotikas, and before had Skype consultation too, as you have to have a right connection with the doctor before making this decision. You seem to be in a very early stage on your possible journey, so only an advice, all your questions will be answered by a doctor, don't ask Q's, like what would you choose, because this operation is not a joke. On this forum 1% is a medical professional (or less), even me, as a doctor can't answer you precisely, as I'm not an ortophedic surgeon.
In my opinion this forum is very useful for basic infos (methods, doctors, supplements), and for reading solid, realistic diaries. The rest, like discussing clearly BDD (Body dimorphic disorder) standpoints as reliable opinions, or other projections are completely a waste of time, even misleading, if someone is new, and fresh in this topic, plus it takes time to realize the junk "information", additionally there is zero moderation on this forum as I see. I think (maybe I'm alone with this opinion) if someone didn't go through this (maybe only because of financial burden, it doesn't matter in this instance), and is not a professional, in 90% of cases is not a reliable source of info.
Long story short, read a lot (mainly publications Pubmed, Scholar, collections about the methods, supplements etc., and diaries), and ask after the doctor, or someone who has experience (I'm happy to answer these kind of Q's) more specifically (not to ask someone to decide which of your segments to choose, when your proportions, finance etc. are not even clear).
The prices are on the website, Athensbjr.
Finished lengthening
Guys, I officially finished lengthening, yesterday talked with Dr Giotikas, he recommended to stop now, and do a similar amount with Stryde (I'm around 5cm, a bit higher I guess, yesterday there was no X-ray). Now my left ankle is quite swollen, and sensitive, as the pulling effect of soft tissues is higher, so I have to wait couple of days, and go on with physio (I have to be careful with my ankles as well, as I had soft tissue tear in past, so I don't tend to risk a very lengthy recovery process). From now on consolidation, and stretching are the main focus, however consolidation speed will depend on my bone turnover mainy, I will eat as much, as possible.
Stryde update
He said his first Stryde patient will be in December, he also talked about, that they will use a special protocol for weight bearing calculating everything, bones length, weight etc. in relation with timing. I didn't go into details, but it sounds good.
Congrats zazika. When do you consider doing Stryde with Dr. Giotikas? Also did Dr. Giotikas help you get a medical visa for this procedure?
Please post any pictures of your frame and swelling if possible.
THank you
How much did you pay and do you have pictures?
Thanks
Not very swollen, it fluctuates, but if i put weight on it, gets wore, so i guess it is wiser to let it rest a bit. The brown discolouration around the pins on the left is betadine (to prevent anxious questions).
Can you see the photo (for me it is defaulty)?
no we can't see the photo. Please upload it on imgur and paste a link here.
Thanks
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