Hey guys,
Following the news that stryde could be pushed back to late August or possibly beyond that, my femur surgery with Giotikas in March has obviously been cancelled. Due to work and other commitments, I simply cannot wait till August or beyond that to do LL so I currently have 2 options I am considering and would like honest opinions / pros and cons of each if you guys can provide them.
Option 1: Do precise with Dr Giotikas in March / April (will be available in Greece by late March). I am well aware of the limitations of precise and am quite scared at the possibility of being wheelchair bound / not able to weight bear for months on end. But on the other hand the lengthening mechanism is much more sophisticated than betzbone and has been studied used more widely. But is it really a suitable option for cosmetic lengthening?
Option 2: Betzbone with Dr Betz in April. I know this forum has a generally negative few of Betz and mechanical nails but from all accounts the latest betzbone is fully weightbearing, which is perhaps the biggest factor for my decision. My concerns about the betzbone are the fact that the clicking to lengthen can be painful and the nail itself has drawn some valid criticism for its shortcomings, however many Betz patients have had good results.
If you were in my situation and had to choose between these 2 options, what would your thought process be? I am planning to have consults with Giotikas and Betz next week to discuss each nail. Will appreciate any objective insights.
Thanks guys
Have you considered external nails like LON Method? It’s way cheaper and weight bearing. But LON on femurs is not recommended, LON on tibias has a high success rate and it’s also used worldwide.
Quote from: TallerVL on February 13, 2021, 10:19:54 AMHave you considered external nails like LON Method? It’s way cheaper and weight bearing. But LON on femurs is not recommended, LON on tibias has a high success rate and it’s also used worldwide.
What he said, you could actually get it done early March and still end up saving. Initially not all that different from the others but it will be much more uncomfortable so theres that.
I would do it as early as possible during this covid time.
Precise is a good option too but I would go with Betzbonr, since Betzbone is weightbearing and you will be back to normal faster than with Precise.
How much do you want to lengthen?
Precice, Betzbone has a history of not being safe.
Quote from: ghkid2021 on February 13, 2021, 06:22:43 PMPrecice, Betzbone has a history of not being safe.
So never did LL so dont write too much when you havent done any experience. You wanted to go with Stryde and now they stopped shipping this nail, so that means Stryde is not a safe option eather.
I have the Betzbone nails still in my legs rn, I haven't experienced
anything negative with them.
I would wait for Stryde but i would consider even that "covid time" is the best to go under surgery and that stryde comeback could be delayed, who knows for sure...
Quote from: Tartar on February 13, 2021, 08:34:33 PMI would wait for Stryde but i would consider even that "covid time" is the best to go under surgery and that stryde comeback could be delayed, who knows for sure...
I'm willing to wait for Stryde until early september, if not I will do Precice 2 100%. Do you think is THAT bad?
Quote from: V21 on February 13, 2021, 08:36:39 PMI'm willing to wait for Stryde until early september, if not I will do Precice 2 100%. Do you think is THAT bad?
A bit bad for sure. It's a good nail, it works very well, but neither with stryde is guaranteed that you'll be able to walk unaided in few months, let alone Precice 2, you'll probably be in a wheelchair for months. I suggest you to check what's your femur diameter, ask your doctor which size can fit you by taking Xray. The biggest precice nail is not that bad about max tolerated weight.
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