Here is a link to a Guichet video clip on youtube...The doctor has his own channel on there, just found it when i searched for limb lengthening on youtube. Enjoy!
Great find. I hope Dr. G makes more videos like this and keeps track of how they are doing throughout.
Seems remarkable to be...albeit this is also where some skepticism comes into my mind. Regardless, thanks for the find.
I asked Guichet to dispel the concerns about athletic recovery by posting videos of patients 6 months+ post-surgery performing athletic maneuvers like box jumps, full-speed sprints, and squats, and he bristled at the suggestion. The gist of his response was, "Either take my word for it or don't — it's your decision." He said if I came in for a consultation all of my questions would be answered. But I don't think it unreasonable to want some visual proof that my goal is possible before spending $1,000+ to fly out to Milan. I'm not even asking him to do me an individual favor -- posting these videos on his site would surely help his business and save him countless hours of time responding to inquiries since recovery is the #1 concern people have about getting this surgery.
I spoke to Guichet on FaceTime and he seems to be very kind and professional, and I don't have any reason to doubt his honesty. But the total lack of visual proof that full (or even near-full) recoveries are possible gives me pause. It seems this would be an obvious thing an LL doctor would want to have on his website.
this video is similar with my experience last year. I was walking and biking same day as the surgery, and did stairs the 2nd day after surgery.
Quote from: Quincy on April 18, 2016, 06:43:50 PMI asked Guichet to dispel the concerns about athletic recovery by posting videos of patients 6 months+ post-surgery performing athletic maneuvers like box jumps, full-speed sprints, and squats, and he bristled at the suggestion. The gist of his response was, "Either take my word for it or don't — it's your decision." He said if I came in for a consultation all of my questions would be answered. But I don't think it unreasonable to want some visual proof that my goal is possible before spending $1,000+ to fly out to Milan. I'm not even asking him to do me an individual favor -- posting these videos on his site would surely help his business and save him countless hours of time responding to inquiries since recovery is the #1 concern people have about getting this surgery.
you kind of are asking a favor. dr. G gets like hundreds of emails a week and there are plenty of people willing to pay his prices and meet his pre-op physical requirements to do LL with him. he has so much demand that he doesn't have to do anything for you...
Quote from: Quincy on April 18, 2016, 06:43:50 PMBut the total lack of visual proof that full (or even near-full) recoveries are possible gives me pause. It seems this would be an obvious thing an LL doctor would want to have on his website.
It should give you pause. plenty of prior LL patients have said it before me, but no doctor can guarantee a full athletic recovery from LL. if athleticism is the most important thing to you then don't do LL. if you're willing to sacrifice some athleticism for height then do it. sorry, but you can't have your cake and eat it too.
What I think most people overlook when talking about recovery is their personal starting point. Personally, I lift weights regularly, train muay thai and Brazilian jiu jitsu, as well as play sports with my friends regularly. However even considering all this I do not believe I am at 100% of my athletic capabilities.
Now let's say for arguments sake I am at 70% of my potential athletic capabilities, if I do the surgery and get myself to 90% of post op athletic potential I would most likely be at an equal (or greater) level of athleticism as I was pre op.
Let me know what you guys think about this theory.
Quote from: tallerz on April 20, 2016, 07:00:47 PMWhat I think most people overlook when talking about recovery is their personal starting point. Personally, I lift weights regularly, train muay thai and Brazilian jiu jitsu, as well as play sports with my friends regularly. However even considering all this I do not believe I am at 100% of my athletic capabilities.
Now let's say for arguments sake I am at 70% of my potential athletic capabilities, if I do the surgery and get myself to 90% of post op athletic potential I would most likely be at an equal (or greater) level of athleticism as I was pre op.
Let me know what you guys think about this theory.
Ah im tired of saying this.
You will NEVER have your pre op athletism level.Just forget about it.You will have to sacrifice some of your athletic capabilities for extra inches.
LL is a tradeoff.Understand it please!
Quote from: Peaceout on April 20, 2016, 07:18:09 PMAh im tired of saying this.
You will NEVER have your pre op athletism level.Just forget about it.You will have to sacrifice some of your athletic capabilities for extra inches.
LL is a tradeoff.Understand it please!
I think you need to reread what I said. I'll phrase it this way, what if an individual who was extremely unfit went through LL and then became fit post LL. Surely their fitness/athletic level would be greater then before LL. I agree that Pre LL 100% is most likely greater than Post LL 100% But most people are not at 100% of their potential.
Make more sense that way?
Quote from: tallerz on April 21, 2016, 02:30:37 AMI think you need to reread what I said. I'll phrase it this way, what if an individual who was extremely unfit went through LL and then became fit post LL. Surely their fitness/athletic level would be greater then before LL. I agree that Pre LL 100% is most likely greater than Post LL 100% But most people are not at 100% of their potential.
Make more sense that way?
I understood what you said dont worry.You are trying to point that you can reach your unfit pre of yourself(or even better)with workout after LL is done.Its not like that.What i am trying to say is if you are even the laziest and most unfit person in the world it doesnt matter.You can still make explosive-fast rushes if you want with your unfit-lazy body right?(Think about some emergency situations-adrenaline rushes like runing away from someone or something similar)
You wont have that explosiveness after surgery even with a great shape.I mean check out the diarys.People say even joging is very tiring and they have to stop early.
In the end it doesnt matter if you are %40-50-60.. before surgery.There are something that you wont be able to get back like explosiveness,long distance runs without geting tired quickly, etc..
Im not saying you cant improve yourself after surgery day by day.Yes you can.But we all should be realistic here..
imposibble to be the same, acept it,
Quote from: Peaceout on April 21, 2016, 10:06:20 AMI understood what you said dont worry.You are trying to point that you can reach your unfit pre of yourself(or even better)with workout after LL is done.Its not like that.What i am trying to say is if you are even the laziest and most unfit person in the world it doesnt matter.You can still make explosive-fast rushes if you want with your unfit-lazy body right?(Think about some emergency situations-adrenaline rushes like runing away from someone or something similar)
You wont have that explosiveness after surgery even with a great shape.I mean check out the diarys.People say even joging is very tiring and they have to stop early.
In the end it doesnt matter if you are %40-50-60.. before surgery.There are something that you wont be able to get back like explosiveness,long distance runs without geting tired quickly, etc..
Im not saying you cant improve yourself after surgery day by day.Yes you can.But we all should be realistic here..
This. Please people, understand it. You will NEVER get your pre op condition, regardless oh how unfit or super athlete you were. You are altering your biomechanics, it's not about fitness. Understand that you'll trade fitness for height, some people will get back to 90%, but some others won't get better than 50%... And I'm currently doing LL (6.5 cm now)
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