Quote from: zakika on August 14, 2022, 11:07:06 AMI wouldn't compare myself to other patients in terms of general "experience", only would like to call attention of the difficulty of the process (however I know 2 patients of Giotikas, 1 guy with femur Stryde and another with externals as well, who had complications and suffered more than I did, one of them wrote a diary as well on this forum).
When I started I was also very enthusiastic and ecstatic about the journey, but at the end of the day all comes down to your body's own healing potential and the experience/careful guidance of the surgical- and physio team. Overall the experience wasn't as good as I was expecting even considering the pre-realized difficulty of such an intervention, my complication should've been handled better, not to to mention the physio sessions (that was included in the price excluding the transfer), that some members here already described about Athens. The physiotherapy isn't really professional compared to the States eg. I was talking with the physiotherapists there, all kind caring people but the professional background wasn't established. I know it sounds negative, but talking from real experience. It is better to know beforehand than to be surprised there. The saying fits this experience as well: "You get, what you pay for." It was a decent price but you have to know that the consequences are far greater than of a dental procedure.
Was considering Dr. Giotikas bc of price. Now it's sus.
I would put Dr. Giotikas in C tier.
Quote from: Japan_Man_NYC on October 28, 2023, 05:31:06 AMBased on the X-ray you lengthened with Ilzarov method. Why wasn't there any internal nails in your tibia? wtf Dr. Giotikas
I aware that this post was made in 2019. But no internal nails to direct bone growth is insane. And that leads to mal-union.
does it mean internal nail like Precice will not have such issue?
Quote from: zakika on August 13, 2022, 11:05:47 PMHi all, long time. I just wanted to give an update. So after the appr. 5,6 external tibia I had a mal-union in my left fibula that was operated on twice (it was an obvious fkup looking back, they should've recognized the case earlier, and after it happened not to wait until the end of the lengthening to fixate the bones) and now trying to figure out how to proceed, because I'm not able to jog normally even after 2 years
And 1 important message: don not get hung up on the sales pitches these surgeons are selling to you. This surgery is extremely demanding and dangerous, if you have the option, money, I beg you, go to the States, or spare more money (which is still difficult, but surgeons there are more experienced, at least Paley is).
Good luck to everyone!
Thank you for your input. Based on this I would put Dr. Giotikas in D tier. And steer clear.
A surgeon ability to foresee complications before they happen is crucial for this extreme surgery.
I have messaged and emailed Dr. Giotikas and his team about the procedure. His team's response time or lack of is also a cause for concern
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