Lengthening With Dr Guichet UK London

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Hi all

I'm Steward I live in the UK.

I wanted to start this post because i wanted my experience of limb lengthening to documented and hopefully may benefit others.

My stats are as follows:-

Male
33 Years Old
163cm
Goal 10cm gain to achieve a height of 173cm.

I will be having my surgery with Dr Guichet with the Guichet nail on my femurs.

I hope to have the surgery in November 2015.

Feel free to email me on [email protected]

15th September 2015

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Welcome to the forum!  We're glad you're here and we look forward to hearing about your experience.

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Yes welcome indeed. How are you gonna achieve this goal of yours? Will you be doing it in both femur and tibia, and if so how much in each?

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I'm assuming it's in one segment.

does he charge about £55,000 for the operation in the UK? he never mentions his UK price on the FAQ.

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Sorry for not posting things have been rough.

Just to let you know that I will be having the surgery with Dr G tomorrow.

I need to be at the hospital between 10-11am.

I will stay in the hospital until Sunday when I go to my hotel.

I am really worried, scared anxious.

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Good luck dude! Think of tomorrow as the beginning of a better life!

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Today is the day I have surgery.

Just had a shower is some chemical Dr G prescribed me.

Really Worried about the PAIN.

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Hey Stew,

I'm 4 days post-op with bilateral femurs using the Fitbone system. On Day 3 they took away my epidural & catheter and right now I'm lying here with no drip and no pain.

You have a different nail and insertion point but I assure you the pain is overrated.

I think that all of us who are doing this surgery have had a female encounter that left us emotionally devastated at some point. The pain of lying in your bed and crying over the fact that nature handicapped us with short stature is significantly more painful than a pair of broken legs.

Since we're doing it at almost the same time, I'll be following your progress and will see to it that we both achieve our goals.

Cheers

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Hey Stewart!

Just wondered how surgery worked out for you?

All the best

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No news?