Hello Jan,
For me Dr Salameh is a very good doctor and have word to comfort you when you are in panic (and by reading post on this site sometimes you will panic, you will have doubts, etc. but don't worry). Dr Salameh works with Dr Schmidt in Germany and their clinic is a very good one. I have a friend there who told me that the clinic is the choice of wealthy Germans. The device Salameh fix have no problem.
What annoyed me a little bit is that Dr Salameh is a bit conservative and will configure device for 7 cm max only at the beginning. Then later he can change it but when you are in a wheelchair at home it is very difficult to plan a trip to German to change the pin for a few cm. The after-surgery service which is in charge of Dr Schmidt was not as good as I would like. When I had my surgery, the apartment was under renovation, no one to help when Dr Schmidt wasn't present. But I think after renovation things got better.
They both Dr Salameh and Dr Schmidt are kind (my personal feeling Dr Salameh is very kind, Dr Schmid is just kind but very professional as every service provider in Europe). Their services are largely good for their prices.
I don't regret all my choices for the Doctor and the device. The only thing I regret is to forget to do the X-Ray of my entire leg together to seek for discrepancies at each X-Ray. So, you know now, DO IT, DO IT, DOT IT!
(in my case 0.9 cm discrepancies is not a problem for me as I can dance, run, jump, play football, etc. perhaps at 70 years old it will be a different story but .... perhaps I will die before :-))
Cheers
On road for 10 cm closer to the sky with Dr. Ghassan Salameh and Dr. Schmidt
thanks a alot for staying in touch Jackson5
i feel relieved a abit , i have no clue what german visa will allow (an australian citizen)me to stay longer than 6 or 7 months but in 2 months time,iam booking a flight to berlin to see my brother he lives there and from there to frankfurt to have an appointment with Drs salameh+schmidt, what do u say i should do before i get to germany regarding the appointment? i have only contacted Salameh via email 4 years ago about the LL surgery in syria but he didnt recommend it in syria as it was cheap there, now i have saved up to do it in germany, are they available for appointments anytime or not really ?
Hey, I am also thinking of Salameh because I am a German and live quite near to him. I am following your story. Wish you all the best.
hello Canon
when is ur plan for the Ll surgery ? if i may ask
Great post my man! I love hearing stories of a successful surgery. I got it done to balance a height imbalance almost 8yrs ago. In fact I was in one of the initial PRECICE 1 studies. Only gained almost 2" as this is what I needed but my posture got better too and confidence truly does soar. Wishing you the best going forward!
Quote from: jan on February 10, 2020, 01:21:46 PMthanks a alot for staying in touch Jackson5
i feel relieved a abit , i have no clue what german visa will allow (an australian citizen)me to stay longer than 6 or 7 months but in 2 months time,iam booking a flight to berlin to see my brother he lives there and from there to frankfurt to have an appointment with Drs salameh+schmidt, what do u say i should do before i get to germany regarding the appointment? i have only contacted Salameh via email 4 years ago about the LL surgery in syria but he didnt recommend it in syria as it was cheap there, now i have saved up to do it in germany, are they available for appointments anytime or not really ?
Hello all,
If you want to see Dr sSalameh you must plan it with him because his doesn’t live in Germany (he is Syrian). He told me that on 23rd of march his has a surgery in Germany so you can meet him at this time. You can join him at [email protected], he is very reactive on what’s up (+963 944 363 15 six : I putted the last number in word to avoid spam robot, please be sure to add that digit to the number) I mainly used this communication channel with him and Dr Schmidt. He told me that for consultation you can join him in Germany from 22nd of March or plan it on what’s up.
Best regards
hi Jackson5
how are u going mate ? seems like you r living the life
please update us sometimes
thanks
hi Jackson5
how are u doing mate ? tell us alittle bit
Hi every body,
Today is a big day because to be comfortable I decided to do ATL with Doctor Salameh. On this web site many guys tell that to not do it. But I want that final comfort and to have less stress on my joints because I don't know how it will end up at my old days (if I get there ;-)). By discomfort, I mean one at the front foot level when I stand up at the same place for an hour (walking is fine, I walked for more than 1h with no problem), after extreme sport some very slight pain in my knees like Sinding Larsen Johansson syndrome, bad posture (like a little duck ass) and with no pain little bone's internal side arthritis in my right ankle. Is this arthritis due to LL or just the stress reveals it, I don't know. What I know is that I can live with it if it doesn't get worse at m old days.
Doctor Salmeh's method of ATL is different from other but as I think my case is a success until now, I have fear to loose my advantages if that last thing gets wrong. I hesitate long time to NOT do it at all, to do it in my country at NO cost (public insurance) or to do it with Dr Salameh (and Doctor Schmidt, they work together) as he is an expert in his field. I decided to do it with Dr Salameh.
As the last time I was too busy to read this forum, my news are: I am still proud of this life changing surgery. At this time even if I decide to not do ATL, I can live with my discomfort. In fact the discomfort is only when I try to stand straight like an alpha male or if I must do a presentation stand up for an hour or two. If I decide to stand like a beta male it fine :-) (beta male is always slightly bent to be discrete). Guys, I can't imagine my old self with 6.5 cm less and all the psychological pains with it. But I don't reject that version of me because these pains allowed me to be far better in my life at psychological level, more stress resistant, etc. I was at my optimal self. Now with LL I'm at my irresistible self. Just waiting to see if that ATL will bring comfort and still allowing me to do extreme sport with all the strength needed in my Achilles tendons.
So wish me good lucky
Jackson 5
Did you end up finding out exactly how much you lengthened each leg? Will you be getting ATL on both legs?
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