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

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Quote from: petite on October 20, 2016, 06:20:13 AMYou have a long and very beautiful leg.

Thanks Petite!  I'm really happy with it.  Proportion wise, it looks very natural and graceful.  I saw 2 more friends who had not seen me since I started this and both thought I had lost weight   Another asked if I ever considered modeling, and I'm like....  hahaha!  He could NEVER have imagined that I grew by 7cm since he last saw me 

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Quote from: NoRegrets on October 18, 2016, 05:14:19 PMHey Unicorn, it's been quite the journey eh.

Putting aside the complications, how does it feel to be 167cm? 

In all honesty, I would redo everything again to get to where I am today.  Finally, I see some light at the end of the tunnel since I can walk with and without crutches.  So even if Guichet thinks that my 3rd surgery should be in April 2017, I realise that nothing's gonna stop me from walking without crutches from today until April as long as I have shoes with 7cm lifts.

To be normal and being 5'6" is living the dream.  So, I'm quite determined to be normal again (with or without surgery in November) so that my life continues ASAP

And my decision to get my leg lengthened gets re-affirmed each time I meet friends who haven't seen me.  They can't really put their finger on it, but most exclaim that I lost weight   It really does cheer me up and helps me overcome those dark moments btw the 2 surgeries and pain.

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Congratulations Unicorn! It's so great to hear good news from a fellow traveller

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Finished my last session of chiro today, I was prescribed 2 sessions per week for 1 month.  And this ain't no fancy swedish massage.  I get hauled on the butcher's slab, pins stuck in my ass, and electrocuted.  Apparently, it's the rage these days.  Supposed to reawaken my glutes.  Turns out, your glute muscles are the fire power to your first step.  And mine's been hibernating since I was born probably.  No wonder I can't twerk... those are 150% glutes, my friend.

Had a session with the Isokinetic centre osteopath and I was quizzing him on how to faster grow my bones.  He says testosterone actually helps...  hence, the chinese were right... peanut root soup and a hairy chest... is the key to quick bones!

All being said, I have learnt how to scramble around like a mechanical spider, many legs and crutches (think Maze Runner - I'm that beast with the horrible clicking sound), and Doc's impressed.  My knee flexion's back to normal and I can do the splits.  So, the only impediment now is... "when can I have my 3rd surgery to lengthen my left leg?"  As much as I shudder thinking about having to undergo one more hospital stay, codeine addiction, pains, clicking for 6 weeks etc, I really want this over with.

For those of you who wonder why it is I do not go see the PT at the gym daily... camaraderie and all's great, but it's the transportation stress.  Having to deal with taxis, traffic, mad uber drivers, faulty seats, to end up doing the same set of exercises... no thank you.  So the Doc today explained that he usually makes people attend 2x daily PT sessions (gym+Isokinetic) because there are people who will not be motivated enough to complete his 200x rep exercises.  Hence, they need to be monitored and fined (there's no greater motivation than a financial penalty).  So, now that I can be trusted with my Miss Gladiator thunder thighs, Doc's letting me get off easy.

I'm going to spend this weekend walking around without crutches.  That way, I can seize back my normal life.  Thank goodness Halloween is around the corner, I won't be scaring anyone with my zombie gait, grisly scars, pasty complexion and shabby clothes.  Wow, I fit right in!

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April 2017? Why so much time? Your leg hasn't healed yet? So, you are disciplined enough to train alone. I don't think I would being able to do it. For people who need trainer support, they need to go to the gym, twice at day, morning and afternoon, right? They practically spend all day with trainers?

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Quote from: Annalisa on October 22, 2016, 12:42:02 PMApril 2017? Why so much time? Your leg hasn't healed yet? So, you are disciplined enough to train alone. I don't think I would being able to do it. For people who need trainer support, they need to go to the gym, twice at day, morning and afternoon, right? They practically spend all day with trainers?

Yep, my bones need to fuse first before he can break my femur in another place for lengthening.  And so far, my xrays don't show full bone consolidation, and it does take time.

As for the training, yes, morning session, afternoon session elsewhere, and then there's always some test to take; xrays, bone density scan, blood tests or doc appointment.  So you do spend most of the days out or 'in school' as I call it. 

It's stressful because you're so immobile and in pain, that little things like the taxi not being able to park close by (having to walk an extra 50m is a big difference), or rain, or extra staircase or even broken elevators - can ruin your day!  And I don't mean bad humour, I mean, a whole lot of discomfort and pain or worse, risk of falling.

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Unicorn you say it's worth it because you are in a good situation in life and Guichet is going to solve your problem soon but I would like to ask you a question. 
What would you say if you had lost your job because of this or your husband had left you or you lost all your savings and had to get a loan? Would you say it's worth it? I have some cases in mind. Emmanuel lost 4 years of his life as a cripple. He had to visit multiple doctors in Europe and spent all his savings. Musicmaker lost her job and she has been 2 years wheelchairbounded. She will probably have permanent sequels after many failed surgeries and even if her legs are longer now she has ugly scars (not worth it for a girl if you are average height like she was). Crimsontide's girlfriend cheated on him and made fun of him as a cripple and he is thinking about amputation nowadays because he can't stand his lack of function. This is depressing. Why are some people so mean? A guy from old board went to Russia. He was an engineer and lost everything after complications in his surgery. All these people have had lots of surgeries and they think LL is the worst decision they have taken in their life. I was discussing all these cases yesterday with some people in the forum and I would like to know your opinion.
I would like to have LL but I have a girlfriend, and a good job and good savings and I'm afraid of getting not fixable complications and loosing everything in life.

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Quote from: Lgazer on October 22, 2016, 02:06:23 PMUnicorn you say it's worth it because you are in a good situation in life and Guichet is going to solve your problem soon but I would like to ask you a question. 
What would you say if you had lost your job because of this or your husband had left you or you lost all your savings and had to get a loan? Would you say it's worth it? I have some cases in mind. Emmanuel lost 4 years of his life as a cripple. He had to visit multiple doctors in Europe and spent all his savings. Musicmaker lost her job and she has been 2 years wheelchairbounded. She will probably have permanent sequels after many failed surgeries and even if her legs are longer now she has ugly scars (not worth it for a girl if you are average height like she was). Crimsontide's girlfriend cheated on him and made fun of him as a cripple and he is thinking about amputation nowadays because he can't stand his lack of function. This is depressing. Why are some people so mean? A guy from old board went to Russia. He was an engineer and lost everything after complications in his surgery. All these people have had lots of surgeries and they think LL is the worst decision they have taken in their life. I was discussing all these cases yesterday with some people in the forum and I would like to know your opinion.
I would like to have LL but I have a girlfriend, and a good job and good savings and I'm afraid of getting not fixable complications and loosing everything in life.

 So dont go to a crapty doctor... I dont get what is so complicated... All cases you presented were of people going to crapty doctors...
   Also, the first part of your question is completely stupid... "what if all went wrong"... right now frankly, she is not exactly in a good situation because she needs to wait for the leg to heal... Well, be prepared for the worst case scenario (financialy speaking) and let your GF or wife know what you are doing. And again, dont choose a crapty doc.... Very simple no?

btw, its pretty obvious your are LLuser... The exact same writing style, mentioning MM ugly scars and everything and also bumping up old threads.

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Quote from: Lgazer on October 22, 2016, 02:06:23 PMUnicorn you say it's worth it because you are in a good situation in life and Guichet is going to solve your problem soon but I would like to ask you a question. 
What would you say if you had lost your job because of this or your husband had left you or you lost all your savings and had to get a loan? Would you say it's worth it? I have some cases in mind. Emmanuel lost 4 years of his life as a cripple. He had to visit multiple doctors in Europe and spent all his savings. Musicmaker lost her job and she has been 2 years wheelchairbounded. She will probably have permanent sequels after many failed surgeries and even if her legs are longer now she has ugly scars (not worth it for a girl if you are average height like she was). Crimsontide's girlfriend cheated on him and made fun of him as a cripple and he is thinking about amputation nowadays because he can't stand his lack of function. This is depressing. Why are some people so mean? A guy from old board went to Russia. He was an engineer and lost everything after complications in his surgery. All these people have had lots of surgeries and they think LL is the worst decision they have taken in their life. I was discussing all these cases yesterday with some people in the forum and I would like to know your opinion.
I would like to have LL but I have a girlfriend, and a good job and good savings and I'm afraid of getting not fixable complications and loosing everything in life.

your health is priceless so go to a good doctor god dammit. as Tibiae said all these cases from an inexperience doctors.

so what if you wake up during surgery? how's your feeling, this is possible too

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Quote from: Lgazer on October 22, 2016, 02:06:23 PMUnicorn you say it's worth it because you are in a good situation in life and Guichet is going to solve your problem soon but I would like to ask you a question. 
What would you say if you had lost your job because of this or your husband had left you or you lost all your savings and had to get a loan? Would you say it's worth it? I have some cases in mind. Emmanuel lost 4 years of his life as a cripple. He had to visit multiple doctors in Europe and spent all his savings. Musicmaker lost her job and she has been 2 years wheelchairbounded. She will probably have permanent sequels after many failed surgeries and even if her legs are longer now she has ugly scars (not worth it for a girl if you are average height like she was). Crimsontide's girlfriend cheated on him and made fun of him as a cripple and he is thinking about amputation nowadays because he can't stand his lack of function. This is depressing. Why are some people so mean? A guy from old board went to Russia. He was an engineer and lost everything after complications in his surgery. All these people have had lots of surgeries and they think LL is the worst decision they have taken in their life. I was discussing all these cases yesterday with some people in the forum and I would like to know your opinion.
I would like to have LL but I have a girlfriend, and a good job and good savings and I'm afraid of getting not fixable complications and loosing everything in life.

I think I laid it out pretty clearly in my first post...  I'm in a good situation right now, to realize this dream.  It means I didn't stumble onto the surgery by accident or thought that my life had no meaning if I stayed short.

The point is, I would not have done it if I couldn't stay within the comforts of my own home and encircled by my support system (ie. friends).  And I would not have done it if it were not a reputable doctor, so I had only 2 I would have gone to, Paley or Guichet.

When I found out that Guichet began offering this surgery in London, I got interested.  Of course, I would not have done it if I had a job and a boss breathing down my neck and I think this is everyone's predicament.  I also would not have done it if I were in a relationship, married or had dependents whose lives would be affected should I never recover.  Check.

So finally, it comes down to pricing and health.  In that department too, this surgery is not going to break my bank and I would not have done it if I had to take a loan and be stressed out about mounting expenses and paying back.  And I am extremely flexible being a gymnast before, so I got a clean bill of health from the doctor.

This is how I made the weighted decision to undergo this surgery and I do think about the worst case scenario.  However, as it is right now, I can already walk without crutches with a 7cm shoe lift.  So when I'm healthy enough to have surgery, I will cross that bridge and worry about it then.

In the meantime, I wake up every day not believing that I'm 5'6", my childhood dream.  I look better in clothes, and yesterday, meeting another friend I had not seen since summer, he said I was looking hot because I slimmed down.  Again, no freaking clue what I've been through   It does make me smile though because nobody imagines that I grew up over the last 3 months.

So, this is my thought process...  if all those items above do not line up,  I wouldn't have taken so much risk.  And I beg anyone who's planning to undergo this procedure to prepare for the worst case scenario.  I've seen relationships ruined, I've seen people losing their savings, lose their jobs because their bosses couldn't wait any longer, I've seen people who had difficulties adapting to temporary life in London, Milan or Marseilles, or have long lasting health complications and side effects.  The point is... you need to go in PREPARED.  And statistically speaking, Guichet operates on way more patients than those who post here, and like the 2 who just graduated from surgery to walking without crutches in 6 weeks... you won't hear a peep from them

Lastly, all of the people I've met who has done it with Guichet from June until today... 90% are level headed professionals (doctors, bankers, lawyers) who have done the necessary soul searching to undergo such a massive risk... and safe to say, none have gone on a limb to lengthen their limbs.