LL femurs with Guichet 2023

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Great post!

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2.7cm

Clicking is still hard for me. In the left leg I am using a lot of force and I feel a lot of tension inside the leg from the muscles when I am twisting the leg. On the right I also feel pain in the fracture sight and it is quite painful. I feel like the leg is going to explode and then "click" and suddenly the tense muscles stop.

I am using the conventional clicking method (leg on high pillows). I wasn't able to click in the method used by Ozboy (holding leg up and twisting it).

I also tried biking more before I click, using a massage gun and using Arnica which is a muscle relaxing cream. Still it didn't really help sadly.

I think my main struggle is clicking. I am also quite bored with the routine of training so much, stretching eating and clicking and really want to go back to my normal life. I hope to reach 4.5cm and finish this, but every day is a struggle. If I could solve my clicking issue I could earn more hours in the day and feel less "robotic"

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Man, stay strong and committed. One mistake I made was to let myself go around the 3cm mark.
I got a bit lazy with stretching and strengthening and I’m still paying for it now.

Keep this process your main focus until the end and during the first month of consolidation and then you’ll come out a new man on the other side.

Life is beautiful “up” here (lol)

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Quote from: ten on January 31, 2023, 03:47:33 AMThanks for the answer. I think it's clear his goal is to make LL as quick a process as possible. He wrote this paper called "The cosmetic dream and future of lengthening procedures" where he talks about where he wants LL to be and all the steps he takes to increase the rate of bone healing. I also get the feeling he is "experimenting" in this space.

My only qualm with all this is that he does not list nerve damage in his complication statistics. It would be surprising if it is 0% after his hundreds of cases.

Ten I agree with you. And nerve damage happens for sure, because I personally know about one patient here that lost sensation in a specific are even after 1 year post op. Guichet showed me so many statistics (he will flood you with those at his consultation appointments, that I can't even remember if nerve damage was present). However, in the surgery consent form, nerve damage is mentioned as a potential complication.

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So,

Today I met Guichet and we discussed my current state, my expectations and where this is going.

I mentioned how hard clicking is for me, and Guichet still believes that I need to increase the number of clicks (and not any specific medication should be used). He did gave me a couple of Naproxene pills, but said not to take them, only if clicking will be much harder.

We discussed my gym training. Basically, in 3 weeks I attended 30 gym training sessions, as well as done 30 home trainings (I am training 4 times a day, 2 at the gym and then additional 100-200 reps of each excercise at home).
This hectic schedule was very difficult for me physically and mentally. Guichet didn't make it any easier (I was constantly late for the gym), he just ordered his trainers and me that if I will be late more than 20 minutes the trainers should leave. I hated him and loved him for this, it sucks but it also worked and I was so scared that I ran around like crazy to reach the training sessions on time.

One thing I know for sure - no matter how much pain I have, and sometimes I can barely walk to the gym as my lags are super heavy from the night, but once I finish his gym training - I have zero pain and I am walking much better right after the first training. After the second training - I walk almost normally. This is crazy and makes me respect his crazy army approach, because you can just see the difference.

We also laughed that I actually did the eliptical machine the day after surgery (he believes I'm the current holder of this world record). To be honest - I was in such a shock that I would do anything he asked. But I did do it. Right now it's also one of my favourite excercises (you really feel it helps your walking afterwards).

Guichet will also fix every little detail about what you do - how you walk, bend, sit, sleep, use crutches, turn. You also feel like you are not good enough, but his tips are always good and you feel much better after. Also, his knowledge of the nail and what kind of movements can damage the ratchet is amazing and he will fix everything you do in order to maintain the nail functionality.

I came to him asking for pain medication (wanted to drug myself out of this hard situation). He basically said that they don't really work (other patients here did confirm this to me). He said just to continue training and his protocol and that's it.

Well I know for sure that my gym manuvers are excellent right now (you would not see that I have broken legs and I have quite high range of motion). I am following this protocol (he tracks everything I eat as well and comments on that). I do feel quite strong, but mentally exhusted.
This thing will test you.

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Quote from: WishMeLuck on February 03, 2023, 11:34:52 PMTen I agree with you. And nerve damage happens for sure, because I personally know about one patient here that lost sensation in a specific are even after 1 year post op. Guichet showed me so many statistics (he will flood you with those at his consultation appointments, that I can't even remember if nerve damage was present). However, in the surgery consent form, nerve damage is mentioned as a potential complication.

From what I distinctly remember it's not listed in the statistics he shows. Please be vigilant and if you develop any sensations please let him know. Nerve pain can be exasperating. The medications used to control it cause side effects so you would be in hot soup if you get chronic nerve pain.

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Quote from: WishMeLuck on February 03, 2023, 11:47:19 PM
We also laughed that I actually did the eliptical machine the day after surgery (he believes I'm the current holder of this world record).
Congrats!

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Quote from: WishMeLuck on January 20, 2023, 05:25:57 PMHowever - lifts suck big time. Using them for years will also damage a lot of things in your feet.


I can only speak anecdotally but I used lifts every single day, in every boot I wore for a good 7 years and the only “damage” it did to me is that my calves were a bit tight when I started lengthening and had to stretch them additionally for the first 4 weeks then I could drop it (i did femur LL). I never had any issues ever, not even in sports. I still heavily stand behind the sentiment that if someone wants to be taller and feels confident with lifts they should wear them for the rest of their lives instead of ever touching LL. (No one ever noticed my lifts too btw). It’s too extreme of a surgery and you sacrifice a lot when you do it. if I was confident enough to not think about height anymore with lifts I would have never ever done this.

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hi
does Guichet have any restriction on taking patients who have anxiety/depression?

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Quote from: RealLostSoul on February 12, 2023, 02:06:48 AMI can only speak anecdotally but I used lifts every single day, in every boot I wore for a good 7 years and the only “damage” it did to me is that my calves were a bit tight when I started lengthening and had to stretch them additionally for the first 4 weeks then I could drop it (i did femur LL). I never had any issues ever, not even in sports. I still heavily stand behind the sentiment that if someone wants to be taller and feels confident with lifts they should wear them for the rest of their lives instead of ever touching LL. (No one ever noticed my lifts too btw). It’s too extreme of a surgery and you sacrifice a lot when you do it. if I was confident enough to not think about height anymore with lifts I would have never ever done this.

I think you have a good point, which I could have only understood after I went through LL myself (before you break your legs your height suffering is much worse than after, where you get more proportion about height, life and all). Lift sucks for sure, but LL is super serious, dangerous, painful and more.