@maxheight35
So the resort is called "Parkhotel Weiskirchen"? Do you have a perosnal care taker? Do they deliver the breakfast, lunch and dinner to your room?
What are your daily activities there?
Really appreciate you documenting the process. I have surgery with him in January myself. Would you mind posting the incision wounds? Really curious about that. Thanks.
Quote from: hippo60 on October 21, 2022, 01:20:15 PMGot it, that makes more sense. What is so different with Betz post surgery?
I know with most other docs, you get sent home a few days later with some instructions etc. Paley Institute I know makes you stay local during the whole duration of the lengthening process.
With Becker post surgery, he’s told me that moving forward it’s recommended for patients to stay at least 30 days post-op to get in a good routine. And tbh this place is amazing, I’m still mind blown at how luxury the hotel and clinic is. The staff here are very cool as well.
Quote from: SpeedDialer on October 21, 2022, 02:25:13 PMGreat!! Only 169*30=5040 Euros per month
How long does the doctor recommend staying in the room? And how much in total do you plan to spend for the entire thing (surgery, room, food, etc)?
The first 12 days are included in the price. So I’m only paying for the 16 days extra, plus the food from hotel etc. Overall with total cost I’m not sure yet because I flew first class from the US. That was like $9k, and tbh on the way home I will probably do that again. Having the extra leg room is nice.
I’m estimating total cost for me personally will be around $80-$90k. Totally worth it considering the circumstances with extra CM, mobility, the whole experience etc.
Quote from: Limbfan2020 on October 21, 2022, 03:05:08 PM@maxheight35
So the resort is called "Parkhotel Weiskirchen"? Do you have a perosnal care taker? Do they deliver the breakfast, lunch and dinner to your room?
What are your daily activities there?
It’s called Dorint hotel. Here’s the link:
https://hotel-freiburg.dorint.com/de/
No personal caretaker, but everyone here is super helpful and anything I’ve needed I’ve gotten.
Food can get delivered to the room via room service, but it’s kinda nice to go down and talk to the people. Helps time pass lol.
Daily activities are pretty routine now, here’s mine:
8am wake up
shower, meditate, stretch
9am
go down for breakfast buffet, hang there and chat with people for about an hour
10am
hit the clinic, 1 hour massage on legs, train
12pm noon
Lunch at clinic side, hang out with the other LL patients
1pm
back to the room, stretch, ice my legs 20 min rotation for 1 hour
3pm
back to the gym, train upper body, cardio bike session
5pm
dinner at hotel or clinic, I rotate
6pm
back to the room for an ice session
730pm
back to the gym for more stretching and exercise
830pm
back to room. if hungry I do room service
1030pm
read my books, sleep
It’s a cycle but it’s chill. This is my first week here as well so the routine might change up as time goes on but I feel busy and peace of mind with this current flow.
Quote from: lessthanavg8300 on October 21, 2022, 07:58:34 PMReally appreciate you documenting the process. I have surgery with him in January myself. Would you mind posting the incision wounds? Really curious about that. Thanks.
For sure man. I was on this forum lurking for 3 years so it feels good to finally have the opportunity to share my experience.
Excited for your surgery in January. My advice is to do a lot of cardio in the meantime, and start doing yoga 2-3x a week. It will help you massively and give you a good advantage!
New story / highlight posted to the IG… the stockings finally came off and you can see my legs and the tape over the incisions!
Quote from: maxheight35 on October 22, 2022, 02:52:53 PM
The first 12 days are included in the price. So I’m only paying for the 16 days extra, plus the food from hotel etc. Overall with total cost I’m not sure yet because I flew first class from the US. That was like $9k, and tbh on the way home I will probably do that again. Having the extra leg room is nice.
I’m estimating total cost for me personally will be around $80-$90k. Totally worth it considering the circumstances with extra CM, mobility, the whole experience etc.
That's awesome, I wonder if more patients will consider weight bearing clicking tibia nails if you have continue to have a great experience
I have a feeling that especially for certain high income individuals (like apotheosis of the old forum and probably you too based on the below quote), 90k USD could be totally worth it if it means they can get to work again faster --so weight bearing clicking tibia nails could be a great option for those kind of people
"because I flew first class from the US"
It feels like for the next few years, the forum users will have to make a decision (weight bearing clicking tibia nails vs precise for tibias) depending on what happens when the next precise nail comes out I guess. My fingers are crossed I'll be able to lose enough weight that I can weight bear with precise 2's biggest nail (heard a rumor that it might even be able to support 68 kg, not sure) but its not certain and there are dangers
I wonder if the USA did not allow clicking nails because of the risk of a patient doing too many clicks / disobeying the doctor. But then again, even externals patients can do that. I'm assuming with precise (vaguely remember Dr. Parihar mentioning this) that the doctor can pre-program a hard limit to stop a patient from going past 6cm or 7cm or something
Quote from: maxheight35 on October 22, 2022, 03:26:23 PM
For sure man. I was on this forum lurking for 3 years so it feels good to finally have the opportunity to share my experience.
Excited for your surgery in January. My advice is to do a lot of cardio in the meantime, and start doing yoga 2-3x a week. It will help you massively and give you a good advantage!
New story / highlight posted to the IG… the stockings finally came off and you can see my legs and the tape over the incisions!
Great journal and IG. Much appreciated. Is there more than the 3 stories? See week 1, week 2, and therapy clinic but not new one showing legs no stockings. Good luck with the rest of your LL journey.
Yes my cost is higher due to personal adjustments like first class but you don’t need to spend that much. The surgery itself for tibias is only 56k euro and everything else you can budget along the way.
If you want to do tibia I would recommend contacting Becker and doing a call with him. It’s fully weight bearing and you actually can’t do too many clicks because you’re maxed out 12cm with this nail and if the patient did aggressive clicking you would definitely feel the pain.
I start clicking tomorrow so will share my experience on this as well.
Quote from: SpeedDialer on October 22, 2022, 03:31:56 PMThat's awesome, I wonder if more patients will consider weight bearing clicking tibia nails if you have continue to have a great experience
I have a feeling that especially for certain high income individuals (like apotheosis of the old forum and probably you too based on the below quote), 90k USD could be totally worth it if it means they can get to work again faster --so weight bearing clicking tibia nails could be a great option for those kind of people
"because I flew first class from the US"
It feels like for the next few years, the forum users will have to make a decision (weight bearing clicking tibia nails vs precise for tibias) depending on what happens when the next precise nail comes out I guess. My fingers are crossed I'll be able to lose enough weight that I can weight bear with precise 2's biggest nail (heard a rumor that it might even be able to support 68 kg, not sure) but its not certain and there are dangers
I wonder if the USA did not allow clicking nails because of the risk of a patient doing too many clicks / disobeying the doctor. But then again, even externals patients can do that. I'm assuming with precise (vaguely remember Dr. Parihar mentioning this) that the doctor can pre-program a hard limit to stop a patient from going past 6cm or 7cm or something
Quote from: EndGame on October 22, 2022, 03:38:13 PMGreat journal and IG. Much appreciated. Is there more than the 3 stories? See week 1, week 2, and therapy clinic but not new one showing legs no stockings. Good luck with the rest of your LL journey.
Thank you man. I just posted an hour ago my legs without the stockings, it’s currently live on the main story. It’s also added to the week 2 highlights.
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