Diary - Internal femurs Dr.Guichet - January 2018 - Milan (second lengthening)

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Hi there,

here we go again with my second surgery with Dr. Guichet after the first one successfully done in Marseille in August 2011 (seven years ago). The first time I went from 170cm to 177.5cm. This time hopefully from 177.5 to 187.5. In the old forum (not sure if the rules of this board would allow me to post links to other sites) you can find my diary (I had the same username).

I'm 33yo, Italian living in Milan. Born and raised in a town 20 minutes far from Milan. Everything from language to facilities are easier for me than foreigners but I have been really impressed by the "structure" that Dr. Guichet built over the years and that I'm going to describe below.

Before starting this discussion/diary I read few posts about Dr. Guichet on this forum. Some of them are not too positive but what makes me "happy" is that the issues are just about money and Guichet "disorganization". Nobody can be good at everything. Without my assistant I would forget even to pay my utility bills. Dr. Guichet needed a better structure to support his undiscussed professionalism and skills as a surgeon. What I have found in Milan was a very strong structure very well organized. The training center is 300 meters far from the doctor office and the team operating there is very friendly and skilled. They even help patients doing their daily clicking routine. I have seen with my eyes the trainer helping patients clicking their legs. I was shocked about the amazing level of the post-surgery service provided.

Actually I go the gym every single working day in order to increase muscles and flexibility. The trainer has helped re-learn some movements that I forgot about after my first surgery. Mission already accomplished. I will go into details in my future posts in this discussion. I will also keep a quite detailed dairy about the progress.

For people thinking that what I say is too good to be true I strongly suggest them to read my other diary written 7 (seven) years ago. You can also contact me here, call me on the phone, send me an email or meet me in person in Milan (usually from 9 A.M. to 11 A.M. I'm in the training center). Please contact me before coming so I can bring my x-rays with me and I can show you my legs (it sounds sexy!) ... then if you can prove that I'm a fake nick I promise I will pay your consultation with Dr. Guichet with my own money 

I'm going to have my second surgery in March 2019 but the date is not mandatory. I have been very clear with Dr.Guichet: I wanted to be trained at 100% before the surgery. Living in Milan I can do that without any problem.

See you tomorrow with more details.
Cheers!

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Quote from: fivetenneeded2016 on January 15, 2019, 08:29:20 AMGoodluck bro, Looking forward to read your diary

Thanks, another day spent at the gym. To be honest this daily routing (gym at 9 A.M.) keeps me fresh and in shape. Couldn't be happier.

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Quote from: Pilor on January 15, 2019, 11:52:22 AMGood luck man !!

It would be great if you can give a short summery or your first lengthening. Especially about your recovery up to this day.

Kind regards

Hi there, thanks and sure ... my first lengthening was in Marseille in August 2011. I started from 170cm and went to 177.5. I spent one month in Marseille before the surgery to complete the pre-op training with the local team working for Dr. Guichet and then I spent another month there after the surgery. I completed my clicks at home. Consider that I completed the clicking in Oct 2011 and during Christmas holidays I was able to walk (like a duck) without crutches. In Feb 2012 I was able to walk around the city without stopping.

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Quote from: Pilor on January 15, 2019, 02:40:04 PMWhat did you lengthen Femur or Tibia?

do you still feel any complications connected to the surgery in 2011? (Pain, Gait, Running, etc)

Thanks

Femur. Dr. Guichet discouraged me about tibia due to slow ossification. I have very good bones but even for me femur is better than tibia.

I can do all exercises that other people do. No pain, nothing. Regarding running I have to say that I still have the nails inside my bones (they will be removed and replaced at the same time during the surgery). My nail is composed by a material that doesn't flex (remember that it's 7yo) and because of that I can run but I can't do it properly. In fact when you run, the femur flexes a little bit. Having a nail that doesn't flex inside of it the "movement" isn't natural. This "issue" has been fixed in the latest releases of the nails.

When I got to the gym to do my daily routine of exercises nobody has noticed anything because of I can do exactly what other people do. When I speak about my surgery the first reaction is "oh... really? nooo you are kidding me!" because I'm more than natural both in movements both the strength applied.

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Quote from: cool on January 15, 2019, 05:09:16 PMSo you're going to get 2 rounds on lengthening on just the femurs? That's a lot of length on one segment. I don't know of anyone who has done over 11cm on one segment.

I'm aware of Dr. Guichet patients with something like 18cm. But I can be wrong. I'll make sure with trainer tomorrow so I can give you detailed information.

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Quote from: BladeRunner on January 15, 2019, 05:27:40 PMso if he does femur again with 10 cm. he will have 17.5cm in total in femur!!

im worried, simons u sure tibias wont be better even if recovery takes longer?

At first I was 99% to do tibias. Dr. Guichet clearly discouraged me by listing a pretty fair number of reason against tibia. The golden rule is: femur whenever you want, tibia when it's needed.

I'm a male but think about female top models. They represent the perfection. Look at their legs.

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Quote from: cool on January 15, 2019, 06:25:02 PMI am a believer that most people don't notice proportions but I do think 10cm is when people start noticing one segment longer than the other.

And it would be good if you can provide some proof simons. Some guy impersonated a member called Android on this forum so we can never be sure 

How can I prove it to you?

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Quote from: KrP1 on January 15, 2019, 06:41:48 PMyou are going to look like a freak with that amount in your femurs , reconsider your decision

On the paper everything looks good

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Quote from: cool on January 16, 2019, 01:13:36 AMHow about?

1. Go back to old forum and post an update.
2. Show a photo of your legs / scars

http://www. /index.php/topic,4179.0.html

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Quote from: cool on February 10, 2019, 10:41:18 AMHi simons

Can  you give us an update on what you've decided?

Hey there,

I apologize for not having updated the diary during the last week. My daily routing is always the same: gym 5 days a weeks (almost 3 hours session in the morning). I had a isokinetic test and the result was amazing according to the trainer.

Obviously we will proceed with the femur. I'm going to do a "femur length preview" with the trainer tomorrow. If it's something tangible I can post here the result. I'd like to know how femurs will look like after a gain of 10cm.

Just out of curiosity we met ivetenneeded2016 at the gym and he saw me jumping around. That's to explain that 100% of what I write is genuine.

Thanks
S