What % of your athletic ability have you gotten back? Were you athletic before?
Right now it looks like that is about 50% of my athletic ability.
In terms of weight I would say 120%. But I did not go to the gym before LL.
In terms of speed I would say 80%.
Where can i find the success rate of Dr. Monegal?
And what do you think is a reasonable timeframe from surgery to walking semi-normal if i would do the same operation (5,5cm).
The risks scares the s... out of me, ive been contemplating this surgery for 4 years now.
for me 5 month to walk almost normally:
1 December: start lengthening
15 December: wheelchair but 100% self-sufficient (groceries, shower, toilet, etc.)
20 December: start go to gym every day (still no legs)
1 January: use stationary bike
10 January: swimm in pool
20 January: use walking frame to walk
10 February: go back to work in my Barcelona office
15 February: live in private apartment and go to private gym
20 March: start using crutches
10 April: stop lengthening
20 April: vacation in Tunisia, use no more crutches
1 May: use bike for daily commuting
15 May: starting to run slowly
25 May: play soccer, and walk normally, so my family does not notice the difference
June-July: everything almost 100% normal, but still working on running to get back to same speed
Dr. Monegal: I think 100% success rate, you can see it in many diaries on this forum.
Only bad cases I am aware off:
- Cooper, where doctor was not able to finish since patient went back to his old doctor
- Musicmaker, where bone got fractured during surgery.
- one patient that lengthened at 2mm per day (twice as much as maximum allowed) and know claims to have nerve damage.
Other than that I only know of small things like fitbone screw replacement or preconsolidation, which is not failure.
Thank you very much for your fast reply. Theres one thing more, i know that you mentioned the price before but how much do you think everyone should budget for this operation.
45,000 euro.
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Quote from: helloworld on August 05, 2017, 09:08:51 AM45,000 euro.
What this price contains?
I think than internal with Monegal cost 37.500 euros, what exactly the extra 7.500 are?
Quote from: Body Builder on August 05, 2017, 11:23:57 AMWhat this price contains?
I think than internal with Monegal cost 37.500 euros, what exactly the extra 7.500 are?
I heared that Dr. Monegal will likely increase price, but believe it is still 37.500 euro for everything.
However, this does not include the flight to Barcelona, the stay at the recovery centre or hotel, nor your meals once you are out of the hospital, nor the lost earnings that you might have due to having to work less during recovery.
So if your bank account is 0 after you spent money on surgery you might have problem.
Quote from: helloworld on August 06, 2017, 07:57:48 AMI heared that Dr. Monegal will likely increase price, but believe it is still 37.500 euro for everything.
However, this does not include the flight to Barcelona, the stay at the recovery centre or hotel, nor your meals once you are out of the hospital, nor the lost earnings that you might have due to having to work less during recovery.
So if your bank account is 0 after you spent money on surgery you might have problem.
I only talked about surgical fees. Of course living there and tickets increase the cost.
Is there a reason for an increase in Monegal's fees? If money is not the reason he operates for LL, as some of his patients say, then I can't see why he wants to increase his prices.
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