UNICORN - Dr. Guichet Internal Femurs 8cm - Summer 2016

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Yeah think about growing pains is the same I will do if I want this, is motivating.

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Quote from: Penguinn on August 18, 2016, 11:14:05 AMThat's very helpful for future patients. Thank you

One more item on the list which I regret not having thought of, IMODIUM

Imodium prevents/decreases the frequency of diarrhea.  As I mentioned before, because of all the drugs you're taking, you cannot control your body and you oscillate between constipation and diarrhea.  Why am I always obsessing about bodily functions?  Because it's important that you understand you will be in constant discomfort in addition to immobility, hypercondria and leg pains.

I've lost all appetite for food as I'm constantly tormented by my legs (and if my mind ever wonders, my damned legs won't hesitate to remind me of their stinging presence!).

So, every meal has been a 5-year old child's fantasy menu - black forest cake, fried chicken, pizza, ice cream, frosties, frankfurters, cheese toast... And for dinner, we've covered vietnamese, indian, thai, polish, chinese, moroccan, russian, tunisian, japanese, soul food, mexican, jamaican, greek, brazilian etc etc etc.  I've reached Deliveroo platinum status of some kind - as just yesterday, the Moroccan restaurant forgot my muhallabieh (a tiny milk pudding) and upon calling them, a personal driver showed up with a fruit basket, a gift box of baklavas and more muhallabiehs than a lactose-intolerant one-legged muppet (moi ) can digest.

Obviously, all the crap I've eaten above have not been playing nice together, especially when you add the 20+ pills I swallow each day and unlimited muhallabiehs.  Tummy began churning... experienced, I quickly butt crawled to the edge of my bed and hopped onto my walker; to find that one of the legs just literally gave out when a holding pin broke.  I swayed for balance, and luckily, managed to propel myself backwards onto the bed unharmed.  Amidst pangs of tummy agony, I sit patiently (beads of perspiration starting to form) trying to repair my walker; I had nothing else to get me to the bathroom.  I couldn't fix it and it was way too dangerous for a one-legged muppet to hobble on a 3-legged frame.

Come on, think think!  I could get around the house by butt crawling everywhere, so there's hope yet.  But how do I get up the WC?  Focused, I rolled around and dragged each pillow from my bed (about 10 of them) and built a little pyramid step towards the floor.  Slowly, I was able to use my arms and butt to slide down each pillowed step.  Now I'm on the ground safely, yay!  To freedom and mobility!  You cannot take butt crawling for granted!  It does get you places!

But how do I now climb up my especially taller than normal toilet seat (thanks to some genius muppet who bought a heightener for extra comfort)... I was getting more and more desperate as time was really running out...  the last thing I wanted to be is a snail with a trail.

Then, I heard, "meow?"  Is she a genius or what?  I quickly F1 butt crawled to my kitchen, knocked down paper towels from the kitchen counter by throwing kitty toys at them (kinda like air bowling).  It was raining glorious pristine paper towels on my head. I proceeded to layer tons of clean paper on the kitty sandbox and tadaaaaaaaa!!!  What an elegant solution Ultra Catsan Clumping Super Absorbant Hygienic Litter is worth every penny spent.  I even managed to cover up feline-style and am proud to say nobody would have guessed the handy work came from a two-legged mammal.

Well, except cat is no longer talking to me, something about violating the sanctity of something something (I'm not quite fluent in cat), and she's packing her bags as I write.

Anyway, I wanted to share this bloodless gory story because it's not just about your legs.  You will face a lot of completely unimaginable predicaments, and SURVIVE you will!

Ps.  Don't forget to buy Imodium now that I've bared my heart and soul to you!

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Quote from: Unicorn888 on August 21, 2016, 09:02:27 AM
or even a hollow sore where the gap is.


Hey Unicorn! Hope you're doing well. What do you mean by 'hollow sore'?

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Yeah I took a   in a tupper ware container.

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Quote from: Iamready on August 22, 2016, 05:17:53 PMYeah I took a crap in a tupper ware container.

 

Now I don't feel soooo bad!

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Quote from: mtall on August 22, 2016, 05:13:45 PMHey Unicorn! Hope you're doing well. What do you mean by 'hollow sore'?

Because it's the distraction gap, if you accidentally bang against it, or put pressure in some weird angle when rolling on your belly, it feels really tender like, actually, like you've touched the ends of your broken bone.  Or when you're heavily bruised internally, and you can't even handle a finger's pressure.  It's not sharp, yet penetrating enough to make you levitate.

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Unicorn888, I'm sorry to hear your bad luck, but I'm glad that you quickly got it out of your mind with your usual humor. Most people would probabky have stopped lengthening in your state. You're really a very tough girl!

I'll leave Milan and go back home in this weekend and I probably will not come to the forum at least for a while. I hope things get better for you. Good luck!

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Unicorn. Could you tell me the complete price for this procedure. It says on Dr.Guichet page that it costs 65.000 Euro. More or less and to have that budget avaliable. I am getting a loan from my bank tomorow. And i need to know the amount i need to take out. Also do the price include staying at his residence. Or do i have to pay for my stay there. Thank you

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Unicorn, I am still unable to understand what caused this "gradual" fracture for you. You're a petite woman (at least pre-op) and I can't imagine how this happened. If you posted x-rays that would be great too.

Also, I have never heard of anyone having to be made to wait for such a long time for the bone to heal and then begin distraction again. What would the risk be if you corrected the alignment, re-inserted a nail and began extending it right away?

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J+32

Height Gained : 4.3cm / 162.8cm

Got my corrective surgery date on Sep 1st.  I really hope it works out this time once and for all.  Apparently, all needed is to bolt another pin (double osteotomy) to another site far away from the fracture (I hope!).

My other leg is getting stronger and stronger, and has lengthened 50% of my goal already.  The problem is I'm relying my entire body weight on one leg, which is so risky.  I lost 2kg so far.
 
In addition, I've already weaned myself off codeine and sleep aids.  To think that I've to take that deep plunge again and go through all the withdrawal symptoms... after this Sep 1st surgery…

I hate going to sleep because I know that I'll be up in 4 hours howling in pain, begging for ice, pain meds and trying to soothe and coo at my legs, so that I can return to sleep.  3x last night!  Why don’t they sell 8hr time release Tylenol in this country?!  For those of you wishing to undergo this surgery, stash yourself with 8hr time release Tylenol (can replace paracetamol approved by Doc) and Bayer's aspirin with stomach guard (again, doesn’t exist here)!!!

And when I wake up, my legs are completely dead.  They're heavy, sore and completely uncooperative.  The only way to wake them up is to go through Doc G's drills which is quite painful when your legs are super stiff and tight (I tried peeing on them, they didn't even budge! "This old trick again?!", they exclaimed, exasperated eyeroll).  Yoga breadths help, every time I encounter a painful situation, I breathe in at the same time as yanking, it helps a little.

Everyday is melting into each other, can't believe it's over a month now since I had my surgery and I'm taller by 4cm+.  I can now see the difference in mirrors.  I couldn't see my chest before, and now, I spot more of me which is so cool.

I wonder how clothes will fit.  Haven't even dared to try as I spend all day doing physio, ice, heat and deep tissue massage, reading and watching box sets.  I am extremely lucky that I have NO STRESS besides concentrating on strengthening my legs, eating well and sleeping long, and for that I'm really grateful when I compare to the kind of lifestyle I led just 12 moons ago.

I’m not bored or fed up yet as I’m quite fascinated with this height achievement, it’s just so wildl!  Beyond my wildest dreams could I ever imagine this possibility, and there's no turning back!

Do I ever regret?  NEVER A SEC!  This is the best gift I could ever give myself... I don't care what others will say, I've paid for, suffered, endured, dug deep, to get here by myself...  so sticks and stones won't (re)break my bones!!!