Hi Elevator. I'm 56 so my perspective is viewed with a long lens. I played county rugby as a schoolboy but gave up at 25 because I was too small. I did Shotokan Karate for 32 years (3rd Dan) -> cruciate repairs/cartilage removal/hernia repairs/slipped discs. Six-a-side soccer was the best! Now I play tennis & golf. I would swap all of that for height. I would much rather be average height than an average sportsman. If I can persuade Dr Guichet to operate on me I would be happy to do his bootcamp & afterwards I would keep trim by eating modestly & going down the gym & that would be enough. My knees & back hurt anyway as is the case for most people over 50. You just get on with it & adapt. Things change. Being old sucks & you shrink! Being old & small sucks more, too many -isms. I just want to be taller for the next 30 years.
Insistence on full athletic recovery. Pro athlete? Some perspective
Quote from: paddy10tellys on April 08, 2016, 12:59:17 PMHi Elevator. I'm 56 so my perspective is viewed with a long lens. I played county rugby as a schoolboy but gave up at 25 because I was too small. I did Shotokan Karate for 32 years (3rd Dan) -> cruciate repairs/cartilage removal/hernia repairs/slipped discs. Six-a-side soccer was the best! Now I play tennis & golf. I would swap all of that for height. I would much rather be average height than an average sportsman. If I can persuade Dr Guichet to operate on me I would be happy to do his bootcamp & afterwards I would keep trim by eating modestly & going down the gym & that would be enough. My knees & back hurt anyway as is the case for most people over 50. You just get on with it & adapt. Things change. Being old sucks & you shrink! Being old & small sucks more, too many -isms. I just want to be taller for the next 30 years.
Hi paddy
Dr guichet operates only femurs.
All u want are tibias ,i dont think he will perform tibial lenghthening
He wrote this to me,
"Femoral lengthening should be performed first as it heals far better than tibias. Tibia may take over one year to heal, while femur take generally far shorter. Both at the same time is too much demanding from your body and risky. Sequential or repeated lengthening can be performed, and one of our patients got 18 cm of gain (7 inches) in 2 surgeries. The second level of bones/surgery is performed for security after full recovery, in general 9-12 months after the first one."
Also in Oct 2013 "Zeo" posted this on the old forum:
Re: My Consultation With Dr. Guichet
« Reply #26 on: October 23, 2013, 06:08:25 AM »
Quote from: SysOp on October 14, 2013, 10:47:31 AM
He does not do currently internal tibia lengthening. I'm sure he can do external tibia lengthening for you.
I asked Dr. G a few days ago through his website something along the lines of "I heard that you do not currently do internal tibia lengthening. If so, when will you start doing it?" he just responded today
"Dear SIr,
I was the first in the world to do tibial lenghtening with nails in 1993, and went on since that time. Please visit completely my website.
If you wish an appointment for an evaluation clinic, please let me know; Next available days are 8 November and 6 December in Milano, Italy.
Please reutrn the joined form completed with a copy of your passport (bring ALL originals with you at the consultation).
Yours sincerely,
Jean-Marc Guichet, MD, PhD, Doct. Sci.
SELARL du Docteur Jean-Marc Guichet
Centre Phocea, 14 Bd Ganay
13009 Marseille - France
Office: +33.491.777.547
Office (mobile): +33.664.163.890
Fax: +33.491.777.547
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.allongement-os-grandir.com "
Also, I will only accept that Dr G doesn't do tibia's if I he says so himself, to me, in person...
@applesandoranges: Yes, true. Conservative amounts (I believe up to 4cm) should retain the likelihood of "acceptable" post-LL function. Problem is 4cm is not very much and could necessitate 2 surgeries (tibia and femur). Still, I wonder if even with <4cm people are as high-level function as before or close to it. I think a good mentality pre-LL is to expect the 30-50% recovery and any more will be a bonus. Low expectation patients will be more satisfied post-LL than those with high expectations.
@ paddy10tellys:
Your perspective is a highly valuable insight to us all here. You have a very active history of many different sports and at a high level for a long period of time, and even considering all of this you said it best with, " I would swap all of that for height". Even at 56 it remains most important (Note to others here: long term regrets will not be valid). That is the central point I was trying to make here, being that in one's pre-LL evaluation, to be taller is vastly more desirable than partaking in competitive sports. Also very interesting in your post you listed your high-achieving sports (rugby and karate) but the more social and seemingly less serious sport of 6-a-side soccer is the best and most enjoyed for you. I think this will be true that even a low level of sports-function post-LL will be enough for people to enjoy the social aspect of sport, which I think will be most important, as most will not be elite performers anyway.
Anyway, best of luck with your LL endeavours!
What is the main reason for not being able to return to 100%? pre-operation? iv heard somone talking about knee problems?
Could this stuff if it devolpes be on the right track to do so? http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/24/health/acl-tear-reconstruction-surgery-boston-childrens-hospital.html?_r=0 http://gajitz.com/3d-bio-pen-lets-surgeons-fix-injuries-by-drawing-on-them/
Knee problems and other problems. You won't be the same. If you are 40 it doesnt matter, because you've practiced this in the past or you weren't interested anyway but if you are 18 or less... it's very sad.
is it possible to ride a bike after this surgery?roller skating? skate board? is it possible to hike a mountain after this?
i very love skating and i always walk mountain up
Quote from: chineseguy on April 12, 2016, 11:44:32 AMis it possible to ride a bike after this surgery?roller skating? skate board? is it possible to hike a mountain after this?
i very love skating and i always walk mountain up
I hope too but I think that with time and practice we can find much of our faculties
Will i still be able to exercise enough that i can have muscular legs, rather than skinny chicken legs? Lol...
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