Quote from: IwannaBeTaller on July 24, 2017, 07:02:19 PMIt's good to hear things seem to be going in the right direction for you and you're being cared for by better people now.
Would it not be possible to "lock" the nail in your right leg, so that no more accidental lengthening is possible? Surely this leg must be in the desired length now, so that you can stop lengthening?
Also, did I understood correctly that your LL doctor (mentioning no names) is threatening you with lawsuits?
Unfortunately, no. My nail cannot be stopped nor reversed but it caps at 10cm. So I guess it'll eventually stop there. Don't know what the case will be for my left leg since there're calluses. I'm praying hard that the weight-bearing feature is like what it says on the tin.
And unfortunately, yes to your last question. Having that hanging over my head while struggling to lengthen is a fate I do not wish on my worst enemies. It's caused endless stress, sleepless nights, any knock on my door or phone call, and I jump. I'm just trying to survive, to find a way to walk and claim back my life.
UNICORN - Dr. Guichet Internal Femurs 8cm - Summer 2016
Guichet is one of the worst cases of LL doctors out there.
I knew it before Unicorn's experience but now it is time for the majority of people to know that this doctor is very expensive with an obsolete nail and lack of morals.
I really wish people be more careful in the future and not giving huge amounts of money to incapable and unethic doctors.
Quote from: Body Builder on July 24, 2017, 07:32:32 PMGuichet is one of the worst cases of LL doctors out there.
I knew it before Unicorn's experience
I don't think anyone had an iota of doubt about Dr. Guichet until this. How did you know?
Quote from: Body Builder on July 24, 2017, 07:32:32 PMGuichet is one of the worst cases of LL doctors out there.
I knew it before Unicorn's experience but now it is time for the majority of people to know that this doctor is very expensive with an obsolete nail and lack of morals.
I really wish people be more careful in the future and not giving huge amounts of money to incapable and unethic doctors.
We've to stop doc bashing because it is not fair for Guichet.
All doctors have complications and I know that for a fact because many of the patients who do not heal after years are in touch together, and we all come from all the various doctors out there.
I still believe Guichet is a good surgeon and like all doctors, he has his positive and negative traits. Simply idolizing some doctors while slamming others do not do justice to this forum and the effort LLers put in to enlighten the community.
I really hope this forum serves to open everyone's eyes that it's a highly risky complicated and painful procedure that can have terrible consequences (which is often under reported) and that one has to be very alert to the progress and treatment at every step and not naively leap on a faith and a prayer, like I did.
Quote from: Unicorn888 on July 24, 2017, 08:11:33 PMI really have to stop this because it is not fair for Guichet.
All doctors have complications and I know that for a fact because many of the patients who do not heal after years are in touch together, and we all come from all the various doctors out there.
I still believe Guichet is a good surgeon and like all doctors, he has his positive and negative traits. Simply idolizing some doctors while slamming others do not do justice to this forum and the effort LLers put in to enlighten the community.
I really hope this forum serves to open everyone's eyes that it's a highly risky complicated and painful procedure that can have terrible consequences (which is often under reported) and that one has to be very alert to the progress and treatment at every step and not naively leap on a faith and a prayer, like I did.
Unicorn I understand that you don't want to write bad things about Guichet because you are afraid of lawsuits, although I truly believe that you should sue him for all that happened to you for which Guichet is the main respondible.
But you ended up having a non aligned bone with a 10cm gap so you really should not say that Guichet is a good doctor because a good doctor don't push people to lengthen at 1mm rate per day and don't let them continue lengthening when they see that they have no bone consolidation at all.
Guichet is simply a ridiculously expensive doctor with mediocre capabilities and an obsolete nail who care only about money.
Maybe the worst doctor out there considering his price to do LL.
Alps, a doctor who obligate patients do a very strong workout routine for a month and more (all with some of his trainers to take money even from that) although it has never been proved that strong workout before LL helps, and also wants plenty of money for an obsolete nail (he claims about 45.000 euros for surgery but with all the other secret charges he has, patients end up paying 70k and more), can't be a good doctor.
Quote from: Unicorn888 on July 24, 2017, 07:17:51 PMUnfortunately, no. My nail cannot be stopped nor reversed but it caps at 10cm. So I guess it'll eventually stop there. Don't know what the case will be for my left leg since there're calluses. I'm praying hard that the weight-bearing feature is like what it says on the tin.
And unfortunately, yes to your last question. Having that hanging over my head while struggling to lengthen is a fate I do not wish on my worst enemies. It's caused endless stress, sleepless nights, any knock on my door or phone call, and I jump. I'm just trying to survive, to find a way to walk and claim back my life.
Without going into too much detail...can you tell me if the reason for these threats are payments that are still due...or because you simply published your diary here? Because of a "damage to reputation" for the doctor? Surely that can't be the reason, all you did here was tell your experiences.
10 cm is too much I would say. Isn't there already bone growth in your other leg?
Not to sound harsh unicorn but youre sounding like chris who would not bash the doctor deekpak until he reality set in. You are at your lowest point struggling and guichet has the audacity to threaten a lawsuit. Only a true scumbag would that and he should be avoided as he would not hesitate to do this to someone else. That fact that the worker told you that they have another case from guichet is a red flag.
I'm glad your case is now in the hands of an empathetic doctor, it will make a big difference to your support system unlike the lack of support and guidance you felt earlier. I think Guichet's problem may not be necessarily be technical skills but he lost simple empathy for his patients and forgotten what it truly means to be a doctor. He should not of cancelled/delayed your surgery just to book other ones in. That is ethically wrong and to threaten you with lawsuits when you are incapacitated and unable to work due to the fracture he initially had a hand in shows he is not thinking right either. Maybe if he had fixed you up sooner, you would of been on your way to recovery, find work, and later settle bills with him. Anyway, I don't want to distress you with my opinions on the matter, as you probably have already decided to come to terms with what already happened, so that you could heal. Most important is to work towards new solutions to optimal recovery.
I hope your new doctor will help you shorten your gap to perhaps just 7 cm on each leg. Wish you the best.
Quote from: cobalt on July 25, 2017, 06:07:35 AMI'm glad your case is now in the hands of an empathetic doctor, it will make a big difference to your support system unlike the lack of support and guidance you felt earlier. I think Guichet's problem may not be necessarily be technical skills but he lost simple empathy for his patients and forgotten what it truly means to be a doctor. He should not of cancelled/delayed your surgery just to book other ones in. That is ethically wrong and to threaten you with lawsuits when you are incapacitated and unable to work due to the fracture he initially had a hand in shows he is not thinking right either. Maybe if he had fixed you up sooner, you would of been on your way to recovery, find work, and later settle bills with him. Anyway, I don't want to distress you with my opinions on the matter, as you probably have already decided to come to terms with what already happened, so that you could heal. Most important is to work towards new solutions to optimal recovery.
I hope your new doctor will help you shorten your gap to perhaps just 7 cm on each leg. Wish you the best.
I think skills are one his problems, he has at least one more patient with nonunion after a long time, the another problem is that he is hungry of money, sorry but that is what I see, ah the beginning I thought he was very skilled, but no, he is not that skilled, that is the reason why he doesnt like to perform internal tibia lengthening, obviously external methods are better for tibia, but that tells Many things. I wish you get better And can resume your Life as soon as possible.
Internal femurs lengthening is one of the easiest surgeries an orthopaedic surgeon could do.
And still Guichet, who charges a tone of money for a robust nail, managed to screw many of patients and generally speaking he has maybe the most mediocre to bad results compared to any doctor who charges so much and does internals.
So how some people still believe he is a capable doctor, no matter which his morals are?
The problem with this dr is not only his lack of morals and his ridiculous prices, it is his mediocre skills too.
Generally, he is one of the worst cases of LL doctors taking in mind all these.
Noone should trust this doctor, for the money he charges there are plenty better options.
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