@ lucindaris
G-nail was painful for me. Most patients do not work when doing G-nail. I could barely do 1 hour of work especially the first month. Maybe in month 2-3 it’s possible to do more , like 4-5 hours. After you finish lengthening you should be able to drive but not during lengthening, I don’t think so. It will take 3 months to hit 9cm.
I went to the doctor. I am at 2cm now. After surgery the doctor told me not to lengthen for 10 days this is why it has been a bit slow. Overall, really grateful to G-d. No complaints. Pinsites look good and no pain. Tibias at .75 per day is slower. Every where I go people assume I am in a lot of pain because LATN does look scary with bulky frames and lots of pins. The reality is this is much less painful than internal nails.
Quote from: lucindaris on March 12, 2024, 06:27:00 PMThank you for the answer. I do really think about Giotikas or Becker because I need to stay in European Time-Zone for work. How was the entire process, did you work remotely through all of the stages? Is it possible to drive a car with Gnail after certain time. How much time on average it takes to get 8-9 CM?
Another patient who stayed in the room next to me drove his own car home from hospital. The hospital was in St Ingbert, and he drove all the way to Bavaria, which is a 4 hour drive, give or take. This was about 10 days after he had his (first) surgery. A few weeks later, that same patient also had to drive back because his nail stopped clicking (presumably due to premature consolidation). Betz numbed him up and clicked 60 times in one go to release the nail. That put him in a lot of pain, but he managed to drive back alright. So yes, driving is possible pretty much immediately, though it is certainly not pleasant.
Quote from: DonBones on March 13, 2024, 08:05:18 PMAnother patient who stayed in the room next to me drove his own car home from hospital. The hospital was in St Ingbert, and he drove all the way to Bavaria, which is a 4 hour drive, give or take. This was about 10 days after he had his (first) surgery. A few weeks later, that same patient also had to drive back because his nail stopped clicking (presumably due to premature consolidation). Betz numbed him up and clicked 60 times in one go to release the nail. That put him in a lot of pain, but he managed to drive back alright. So yes, driving is possible pretty much immediately, though it is certainly not pleasant.
Interesting, and how was your pain with Betz Nail?
dam makes me want to do g-nail. im only aiming for 5.5 cm in the femurs. im just waiting for pmax. taking so long.
Hi guys.
I wanted to update. The mental aspect of the surgery is real and crucial. For example, thank G-d I am doing really well at PT and flexibility. No issues with pin sites. Thank G-d. But I did use the majority of my money on these two surgeries and it gets to me at times with anxiety. I remember the doctor telling me some people the metal frames it bothers them mentally and it has an affect on their recovery. (For me the frames don’t bother me at all) the point being mental health and strength is crucial when doing the surgeries.
This is a bit random but wanted to share.
When I did G-nail and went from 159 to 169CM I told girls I did the surgery. They did not care. They did not reject me because of that. The reason being is after surgery it’s hard for someone who does not know you to imagine you were shorter. This is just my experience. Maybe others had a different experience.
Overall, I want to clear some things about Dr Giotikas. I think he is a great surgeon he knows what he is doing. Meaning actually cutting the bone and technical skills. However, 2 things. 1. The city of Athens is not the most comfortable. My friend is doing surgery now by Becker. He is staying in a fancy hotel which has a pool and PT. Doctor Becker checks on him everyday. Of course it’s luxury. But do you that know he is paying 150 EU a day for that? In Athens things are much cheaper but it’s a hassle to get from the hotel/airbnb to PT and to the hospital. They do have a driver though so somewhat easier now. 2. G-nail clicking is painful. Whoever said otherwise is lying. We are trading the ability to weight bear instead of precice however the price is more pain. It’s not fair to on the doctor when G-nail itself is way more of a painful process than precice.
How are your proportions after 9.5 cm? What is your sitting height?
Hi Rellec,
Great questions. Before surgery I was short and stocky. I had thick legs. Wide hips. After my 9.5cm my legs looks great. Skinny but not too skinny. Everyone says it looks like I lost a lot of weight and I look great. Even better than before surgery. Most people think this was always my normal height. Again this is because I was stocky. If you are very skinny to begin with and do 9.5 cm I agree your legs can look like noodles and I would advice against it. My sitting height I don’t know.
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