Movie - Femurs with Dr. Mahboubian 9/01/2019

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Quote from: Movie on September 28, 2020, 07:51:49 PM

Yup, If he quoted you 12k and me 14k I'm sure you're getting the returning customer discount. heck if it was 12K I'd even be more encouraged to go

Movie, please talk to Dr. M.  and ask him to give you the discount to make it $12K. I am just afraid you'd go with other doctors, and they are not as good as Dr. M., in removing the stuff, cause only Dr. M remembers exactly how he secured the nails, etc. Even a tiny mistake during removal in the worst case, may create a long lasting pain or discomfort. I would say, nail removal is not a process you'd wanna jeopardize and try to save money on. You have spent a lot of money already. Adding $12K to it would be worth it.

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Quote from: StrydeNailChallenge on October 02, 2020, 03:03:32 PMMovie, please talk to Dr. M.  and ask him to give you the discount to make it $12K. I am just afraid you'd go with other doctors, and they are not as good as Dr. M., in removing the stuff, cause only Dr. M remembers exactly how he secured the nails, etc. Even a tiny mistake during removal in the worst case, may create a long lasting pain or discomfort. I would say, nail removal is not a process you'd wanna jeopardize and try to save money on. You have spent a lot of money already. Adding $12K to it would be worth it.

actually pretty much all IM nails are the same. literally any competent orthopod should be able to replicate the exact  same results for removal.

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Highly doubt he'd want to do 12K, That's almost the hospital fee alone ... and then he wants a 10K surgeon fee, which made it 21K total... but I'd have to kindly disagree with you on that one, the removal surgery is not nearly as invasive or complicated as the insertion procedure, how hard can it be for any experienced orthopedic surgeon to remove 4 screws on each leg and remove a rod, if they do that procedure very often? I don't think I'm risking it going elsewhere to remove my rods specially if it's a CLL doctor that inserts and removes stryde nails as well... I'd be risking it if I was to go to a third world country and with a regular ortho doctor lol, but I think I'll be in safe hands with Giotikas for just nail removals. I appreciate your concern SNC!

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Quote from: Movie on October 02, 2020, 09:45:41 PMHighly doubt he'd want to do 12K, That's almost the hospital fee alone ... and then he wants a 10K surgeon fee, which made it 21K total... but I'd have to kindly disagree with you on that one, the removal surgery is not nearly as invasive or complicated as the insertion procedure, how hard can it be for any experienced orthopedic surgeon to remove 4 screws on each leg and remove a rod, if they do that procedure very often? I don't think I'm risking it going elsewhere to remove my rods specially if it's a CLL doctor that inserts and removes stryde nails as well... I'd be risking it if I was to go to a third world country and with a regular ortho doctor lol, but I think I'll be in safe hands with Giotikas for just nail removals. I appreciate your concern SNC!
Orthopedic surgeons are prepared for a trauma nail, a surgery after a car accident can easily be way more difficult than a nail insertion with an osteotomy. Surely in Greece you are in safe hands

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Quote from: Movie on October 02, 2020, 09:45:41 PMHighly doubt he'd want to do 12K, That's almost the hospital fee alone ... and then he wants a 10K surgeon fee, which made it 21K total... but I'd have to kindly disagree with you on that one, the removal surgery is not nearly as invasive or complicated as the insertion procedure, how hard can it be for any experienced orthopedic surgeon to remove 4 screws on each leg and remove a rod, if they do that procedure very often? I don't think I'm risking it going elsewhere to remove my rods specially if it's a CLL doctor that inserts and removes stryde nails as well... I'd be risking it if I was to go to a third world country and with a regular ortho doctor lol, but I think I'll be in safe hands with Giotikas for just nail removals. I appreciate your concern SNC!

movie you should see if you can get hardware removal covered by insurance.
im not 100% familiar with the us system but there are instances whereim nail removal should be covered.
like i mentioned all orthopedic surgeons are skilled in nail removal. the only thing youre paying for with a CLL surgeon is their expertise in the management of the distraction process.

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don't have that luxury my insurance won't cover it. so my best bang for my buck is Greece

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Quote from: Movie on October 02, 2020, 09:45:41 PMHighly doubt he'd want to do 12K, That's almost the hospital fee alone ... and then he wants a 10K surgeon fee, which made it 21K total... but I'd have to kindly disagree with you on that one, the removal surgery is not nearly as invasive or complicated as the insertion procedure, how hard can it be for any experienced orthopedic surgeon to remove 4 screws on each leg and remove a rod, if they do that procedure very often? I don't think I'm risking it going elsewhere to remove my rods specially if it's a CLL doctor that inserts and removes stryde nails as well... I'd be risking it if I was to go to a third world country and with a regular ortho doctor lol, but I think I'll be in safe hands with Giotikas for just nail removals. I appreciate your concern SNC!

Movie Bro,
I know you must have done your research and I trust what you said is correct and this surgery is simple enough that other Stryde doctors would have no problem doing a perfect removal job.
I know you'll do great and I wish you the best.

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Hi Movie,

Have your butt muscles returned to the way they were before the operation? I'm at about 1 cm distraction right now, but my butt is already getting flat.

Thanks,

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SNC: Sorry for the late reply but thanks!

asian: yes my butt is back haha

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Quote from: asian on October 09, 2020, 11:46:27 AMHi Movie,

Have your butt muscles returned to the way they were before the operation? I'm at about 1 cm distraction right now, but my butt is already getting flat.

Thanks,

Hi asian,

I am also suffering from flat butt. I hope to get it back with stretching, and eating well after the distraction is over.