Precice in US or G-Nail abroad?

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If time, cost, etc. isn't an issue, which one would you choose and why?

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Clicking can be extremely painful, but I just don't see how the hell could I have done this without weight bearing. I'm almost 6 months post op with G Nail and I think I will be able to start running soon. That would be impossible with Precice.

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Go with Paley all the time if cost is not an issue.

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Quote from: tallerwouldbenice on February 17, 2022, 06:58:48 PMGo with Paley all the time if cost is not an issue.

Why this ?
Paley does not even operate anymore , maybe just one leg n he does not do follow ups .
Question here was precice or gnail n I don't want neither but I would do staged precice 2 ,or g nail ;no precice 2 bilateral .
Problem with gnail are the surgeons who use it,according to me.
If I was you and wanted to get the surgery asap, I would do staged precice 2 with a good surgeon .

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At least Precice is actually "Precise" I always knew how much I had lengthened with my Precice 2.2, there was no potential for "clicking in your sleep" as with G-Nail.

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Quote from: Masteryourlife on February 17, 2022, 09:18:26 PMIf I was you and wanted to get the surgery asap, I would do staged precice 2 with a good surgeon .

I don't know if most of the good surgeons offer staged. Paley doesn't. I wish we had a list of surgeons who offer this.

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The biggest problem with mechanical nails is you cannot reverse it. What happen if there's non-union or nerve damage? you're screwed

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Quote from: silverlining on February 18, 2022, 07:21:03 PMThe biggest problem with mechanical nails is you cannot reverse it. What happen if there's non-union or nerve damage? you're screwed

I don't think non union is that common, at least if the surgeon is good and does regular X rays. No one in Greece had that problem when I was there. I did have nerve pain, but stopped clicking for a few days and it went away. The biggest problem for me was excruciating pain while clicking.

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Quote from: interested2 on February 18, 2022, 06:27:05 AMI don't know if most of the good surgeons offer staged. Paley doesn't. I wish we had a list of surgeons who offer this.

I think it's more for a practical reason and because Paley has a lot of patients and bilateral requires more follow ups and attention from the surgeon and he probably not willing to since he barely talks to bilateral patients as well .

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The thing with Paley is that you're not paying for the man himself but for the world-class institute that he built. You are surrounded by staff that does LL all day every day. They know their stuff, they've done it a thousand times (literally)