Yellowspike - Dr. Guichet, Internal Femurs, Late 2014

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Quote from: YellowSpike on March 24, 2015, 10:11:47 PMYes, I was above average flexible before the surgery. My flexibly has been coming back pretty quickly, I must say.

To increase muscle resistance, focus on exercises that strengthen your quads, particularly, your lower quads. Leg extension, leg press, half-squats (don't go all the way down), etc.

Well i meant stretches/exercies that will help with the surgery, like what did Guichet tell you to do?

Right now I'm below average flexibility so I wanna change that.

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Thanks!

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Im getting x-rays tomorrow. I attempted to do the click motions on my legs last night...OUCH. I think my body is done for now. Even when doing the standing up version for the right leg, it was way too painful (and resulted in knee pain, even without actually clicking). My left leg seems to have gotten better, though, but still has pain when I do the click motion.

I'll see what the x-rays say, but even if he says I can still click (which I doubt at this point), I'm leaning towards adopting a "wait and see" stance on this. Let me heal, fix my duckass/anterior pelvic tilt, and see how i feel then. Tibias are out of the question for me (takes too long, not dealing with externals, don't want to spend the money). Maybe if I REALLY want another cm or so that badly in a year or so, I can just have Dr. G rebreak the femurs and just sneak in a little more. I don't really care about proportions, to be honest. My wingspan is fine for my new height (and can even take a bit more lengthening, I think), and my femurs look a bit long, but with added muscle, they'll look fine. No one would notice in real life. You can hide long femurs pretty easily with clothes, and I honestly value total height more.

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Hey Yellowspike,
I noticed that you started 14th of December — was it a good idea to do this right before the holidays?
It's been more than 3 months, did you expect to be fully healed by now?
Also do you know if Dr.G does surgery outside Milan (more specifically in London)?

I read Jay7s diary on the old forum and he mentioned that Guichet also does surgery in Barcelona and London but that was years ago. I live in London so even if I have to wait a few months it's worth it. I'm also super confused about costs, I checked one of Dr.G's websites (I'm about to email/call) and says that you need to budget between 58-65k euro so I've already saved the higher end of that and theres the possibility of savings if I can get this done in my home city. So far what are your total expenses ex removal?

I thought I would be getting this done later this year but after a recent windfall I think I should book a consultation with Dr G asap.

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Quote from: w1988 on March 25, 2015, 05:19:31 PMHey Yellowspike,
I noticed that you started 14th of December — was it a good idea to do this right before the holidays?
It's been more than 3 months, did you expect to be fully healed by now?
Also do you know if Dr.G does surgery outside Milan (more specifically in London)?

I read Jay7s diary on the old forum and he mentioned that Guichet also does surgery in Barcelona and London but that was years ago. I live in London so even if I have to wait a few months it's worth it. I'm also super confused about costs, I checked one of Dr.G's websites (I'm about to email/call) and says that you need to budget between 58-65k euro so I've already saved the higher end of that and theres the possibility of savings if I can get this done in my home city. So far what are your total expenses ex removal?

I thought I would be getting this done later this year but after a recent windfall I think I should book a consultation with Dr G asap.

I just wanted to get it done asap before I lost my nerve. It kinda sucked to miss the holidays, but I wanted it done. And no, I didn't expect to be fully healed by now, recovery's gonna take a while, I know that. ShyShy was an expectational case, although I know I need to work harder at recovery. I'm not as focused now because I'm working, and I just don't have as much time.

Yes, I had my surgery in London (Princess Grace Hospital, to be exact). I love you Brits, but man, your country is so damn expensive! I hate the GBP!!! When I do the rod removal (or if I do another LL with the same rods in my femurs), I'm making sure to stay in Milan. Due to a timing issue, I had to have it done in London, or wait until the new year, which I didn't want to do. I wanted the damn thing over with.

Yeah, Dr. G's prices are going up, big time. I shudder to think how much I'm gonna have to spend on the removal or possibly re-breaking the femurs and doing a little more on the same rods. I'm hoping my insurance might cover the rod removal, I"ve heard that they sometimes do because they consider it "medically necessary" (even though they weren't put in for necessity reasons).

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Quote from: YellowSpike on March 25, 2015, 05:27:13 PMYes, I had my surgery in London (Princess Grace Hospital, to be exact). I love you Brits, but man, your country is so damn expensive! I hate the GBP!!! When I do the rod removal (or if I do another LL with the same rods in my femurs), I'm making sure to stay in Milan. Due to a timing issue, I had to have it done in London, or wait until the new year, which I didn't want to do. I wanted the damn thing over with.

Yeah, Dr. G's prices are going up, big time. I shudder to think how much I'm gonna have to spend on the removal or possibly re-breaking the femurs and doing a little more on the same rods. I'm hoping my insurance might cover the rod removal, I"ve heard that they sometimes do because they consider it "medically necessary" (even though they weren't put in for necessity reasons).

So you did it in London, OMFG thats fking great. I'm already dreaming about lengthening while maintaining my lifestyle. I don't think the UK is that expensive, maybe it's because I've lived here for too long.

Only contact info I can find is the [email protected] but his website seems outdated. Did you call Princess Grace Hospital directly? Also did you do consultation there as well?

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Dr. G was somewhat slow to respond to my emails (he's very busy and gets like hundreds of new inquiries a day), so I actually called him. LOL each time I got him, he was going into the operating room, I felt horrible (but I finally was able to get in).

I did the consultation and pre-training in Milan. There was a chance of me doing the surgery in Milan, but it fell through. Milan is much cheaper. Yeah, if you're living in the UK, London is obviously the best option for you.

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Quote from: w1988 on March 25, 2015, 05:34:57 PMSo you did it in London, OMFG thats fking great. I'm already dreaming about lengthening while maintaining my lifestyle. I don't think the UK is that expensive, maybe it's because I've lived here for too long.

Only contact info I can find is the [email protected] but his website seems outdated. Did you call Princess Grace Hospital directly? Also did you do consultation there as well?

Hey when i go to london
Could you suggest some place for live ,safe and not expensive for3 or 4 months?
I want to safe my accommodation cost .
May be i will do it in london not milan

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Quote from: goodlucktomylegs on March 25, 2015, 05:45:32 PMHey when i go to london
Could you suggest some place for live ,safe and not expensive for3 or 4 months?
I want to safe my accommodation cost .
May be i will do it in london not milan

There's a website called Air B&B. You can use that to find people who are willing to rent out rooms for you. Just make sure you get a place with a lift and no stairs. Hotels and apartments are WAY too expense in London. I live in an expensive city, and London puts even my home city to shame. London is ridiculously expensive. I would try to do it in Milan if you can, much more affordable (and much better food).

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Quote from: YellowSpike on March 25, 2015, 05:40:28 PMDr. G was somewhat slow to respond to my emails (he's very busy and gets like hundreds of new inquiries a day), so I actually called him. LOL each time I got him, he was going into the operating room, I felt horrible (but I finally was able to get in).

I did the consultation and pre-training in Milan. There was a chance of me doing the surgery in Milan, but it fell through. Milan is much cheaper. Yeah, if you're living in the UK, London is obviously the best option for you.

Thanks for the notice. I sent him an email, if I don't hear anything in 2 weeks I'll call that hospital.

Quote from: YellowSpike on March 25, 2015, 05:48:13 PMThere's a website called Air B&B. You can use that to find people who are willing to rent out rooms for you. Just make sure you get a place with a lift and no stairs. Hotels and apartments are WAY too expense in London. I live in an expensive city, and London puts even my home city to shame. London is ridiculously expensive. I would try to do it in Milan if you can, much more affordable (and much better food).

Quote from: goodlucktomylegs on March 25, 2015, 05:45:32 PMHey when i go to london
Could you suggest some place for live ,safe and not expensive for3 or 4 months?
I want to safe my accommodation cost .
May be i will do it in london not milan

If you use Air B&B make sure its for the whole apartment or studio, I don't think anyone would like sharing with an LLer when they could have shared with a normal person.Lifts in London are rare, most places have stairs, often a lot of stairs. Actually when I think lift I think new development or large complex.

YS maybe you think London is expensive because you're not making any money here. For me when I go on holiday anywhere I think it's expensive because I know that I'm in negative cashflow while I'm there. Also there really are 2 different prices for accommodation in London, 1 is for residents and 1 for tourists. All of those 'all-inclusive' short-term apartments are massively expensive because they cater for short-lets and have business rates/hotel taxes. The same apartment (usually in the same building) can be had for much less if you are a resident with local references and sign a long term lease.