UNICORN - Dr. Guichet Internal Femurs 8cm - Summer 2016

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How have you been doing, Unicorn?

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I was thinking about Guichet before reading this diary.

A doctor has told me that nonunion is entirely doctor's fault. He has seem people with very poor health, smokers, old people and bone regenerates.

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Dear Unicorn,

I feel sorry for your situation even if - to be honest - something doesn't match (to my eyes).

Being a Dr Guichet patient (2011 and again in 2018/9) I meet other patients every single day at the gym. They are all happy and smiling. The only issues I saw with them is a fast bone fusion (issue about "clicking" but a VERY good thing for recovery). I really can't see your story - that I'm sure is 100% true - matching with my past and present experience.

I encourage you and whoever wants to visit Milan and look with your eyes what's going on here. Some people from this board already did!

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Hi everyone...  I am so happy to share with you my Leg Lengthening story. 
I completed my surgery in 2008/2009 April with Dr. Guichet.  It's funny now to think about it because a fellow name Rock who I became friends with later used Dr. Betz and I decided to go with Dr. Guichet.  Another guy I met from the UK also went with Guichet he is very private guy so I would never suggest his name publicly.

Being short for me was terrible, I told everyone I was 5.7 but really, I was more like 5.5 almost 5.6.  When I was taking the train to see Dr. Guichet I had a wonderful conversation with 70-year French woman keep in mind I was only 32 at the time.  After the conversation I stood up and she said, "my gosh your short!"
 Little did she know I was on my way to see Guichet to book an appointment to get taller.  lol...

Anyhow, I just wanted to say the surgery hurts like hell I used the time to blog on old forum.  This procedure truly changed my life I have a wonderful wife kids and clothes fit me now.  Almost 5 10... and I perfectly fit into a 32 pant. yeah!!! no hemming required!!! 

If you have any questions, please ask me.  I found both doctors Betz and Guichet amazing, I went with Guichet because I prefer to be in France.  Later, I learned the different ways the nails go in - and who invented the nail which was original Guichet so I guess I would say I was more of fan.  There was a bit of war going on between Betz patients and Guichet patients on line but in the end,  we were all just in pain.  high on Tramadol and venting about our issues.  At the end of 3 months my days of being shorter were over.  Dr. Guichet used to tell me the pain was only in my mind...  I would love to be his bed side nurse while I ratcheted his legs... lol...

But he really cared about me, and the guy from the UK.  One night we went out and ate raw oysters and got sick - I though since he was a doctor, I would call him.  Really, I was sick, he came over brought electrolyte drink and gave me a prescription for either worms or antibiotics I can't remember what the issue was, but he was there to help me.   I have never really told anyone that before, but I just wanted to say this....

There is only a handful of doctors that are willing to try and make your dreams come true making you taller.  This is a very risky procedure, but so is laser eye surgery.  If we attack Betz/Guichet/ Nasser in Egypt these guys quite doing the surgery for us... Then what left for us?  lift shoes?  We have to support one another and the doctors that help us I had great results. 


My advice is STRETCH and STRETCH some more.  99% of my pain was lack of flexibility.  I did the blood work, Cybex, psychological evaluation and strength training.  But I didn't stretch enough, the guy from UK could do the splits and had very little issues. 

Jamee.



 

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Quote from: Jamee12 on February 14, 2019, 04:48:00 AMThis is a very risky procedure, but so is laser eye surgery.  If we attack Betz/Guichet/ Nasser in Egypt these guys quite doing the surgery for us... Then what left for us?  lift shoes?  We have to support one another and the doctors that help us I had great results.

No we don't have to support the doctors if the doctors act like incapable, immoral swines like Guichet did in this case: using a nail too big in diameter, using a nail that lenghtens unintentionally and is irreversible, leading to a 10 cm bone gap (which lead to YEARS of being crippled), and on top of that, lying and claiming that "he advised her not to lengthen 10 cm but she did anyway" when in fact that lengthening was all by accident. There is no excuse in the world for these hideous mistakes and lies.

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Quote from: IwannaBeTaller on February 14, 2019, 09:50:23 AMNo we don't have to support the doctors if the doctors act like incapable, immoral swines like Guichet did in this case: using a nail too big in diameter, using a nail that lenghtens unintentionally and is irreversible, leading to a 10 cm bone gap (which lead to YEARS of being crippled), and on top of that, lying and claiming that "he advised her not to lengthen 10 cm but she did anyway" when in fact that lengthening was all by accident. There is no excuse in the world for these hideous mistakes and lies.

Sorry for asking but ... how do you know that? Your assumptions are coming from words posted by an angry woman (Unicorn888). At least you have to listen the reasons from both parties in order to judge.

Are we sure that Unicorn888 followed exactly what the Dr. said? Are we sure that she didn't do things that weren't allowed to do? If the Dr. tell you that you shouldn't stand up in certain way and you do that and you go into troubles, is it patient's or doctor's fault?

Have you noticed that Unicorn888 isn't posting here anymore (even if she visits this board every day according the Last Seen date on her profile)? Probably because her "version" of the story wasn't accurate it leads her into legal issues. Blackmailing is a quite big crime in UK.

Have you also noticed that Unicorn888 has posted in his IG profile pics of her legs showing that she's very happy about the result?

Every day I see Dr. Guichet patients walking (during LL), jumping (during LL) and smiling. But they do these actions AFTER Dr. Guichet checked their x-rays not on their own. In this way everything goes smoothly.

Thanks,
S

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Quote from: simons on February 14, 2019, 10:46:11 AMSorry for asking but ... how do you know that? Your assumptions are coming from words posted by an angry woman (Unicorn888). At least you have to listen the reasons from both parties in order to judge.

Are we sure that Unicorn888 followed exactly what the Dr. said? Are we sure that she didn't do things that weren't allowed to do? If the Dr. tell you that you shouldn't stand up in certain way and you do that and you go into troubles, is it patient's or doctor's fault?

Have you noticed that Unicorn888 isn't posting here anymore (even if she visits this board every day according the Last Seen date on her profile)? Probably because her "version" of the story wasn't accurate it leads her into legal issues. Blackmailing is a quite big crime in UK.

Have you also noticed that Unicorn888 has posted in his IG profile pics of her legs showing that she's very happy about the result?

Every day I see Dr. Guichet patients walking (during LL), jumping (during LL) and smiling. But they do these actions AFTER Dr. Guichet checked their x-rays not on their own. In this way everything goes smoothly.

Thanks,
S

I choose to believe her because I've followed her whole story as it happened and her version seems far more believable to me than the idea that she persistently didn't follow Guichet's orders and that lead to her demise. I also believe posting smiling pictures on Instagram and trying to keep on living despite overall having horrible consequences and suffering PTSD from the procedure is no proof of being "very happy about the result".

Who to believe is up to your own. Most users on here chose to believe the patient instead of the doctor. Nonetheless, I don't see how the facts that the nail was too big in diameter and the fact that Guichet's nail can't reverse and still requires painful clicking can be denied.

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Quote from: IwannaBeTaller on February 14, 2019, 11:04:29 AM
I choose to believe her because I've followed her whole story as it happened and her version seems far more believable to me than the idea that she persistently didn't follow Guichet's orders and that lead to her demise. I also believe posting smiling pictures on Instagram and trying to keep on living despite overall having horrible consequences and suffering PTSD from the procedure is no proof of being "very happy about the result".

Who to believe is up to your own. Most users on here chose to believe the patient instead of the doctor. Nonetheless, I don't see how the facts that the nail was too big in diameter and the fact that Guichet's nail can't reverse and still requires painful clicking can be denied.

For the records I'm a patient and not a doctor. I'm not referring to her pictures smiling but the pictures of her legs.

I re-post my previous question: she used to be very active with some very strong allegations .... and then she suddenly stopped. Doesn't it make you think that somebody (maybe a lawyer) suggested her to stop posting false things? 

Everybody is free to believe in everything he/she wants. However it doesn't make it right.

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I don't think she has posted any good pictures on Instagram. She has misaligned legs and a non-union.

Anyway it is fine to accept that one patient (unicorn) had a bad result and others (like simon) had very good results. Let's leave it there. No one knows anything more.

In terms of technology alone, Stryde nail seems to be a much better deal in every way though. It is weight bearing and can go in reverse and will be produced in much more volume by a reputed company.

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I hope unicorn updates her diary again.

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I had some minor complications like knee pain and slow consolidation in one leg, but overall, I had a great result with Dr. Guichet. Now with the rods out, I can run, jump, deadlift 450lbs and squat 350 lbs. All with proper form and no pain to speak of.

I have no doubt that Unicorn's diary and complications are real, and my heart goes out to her. She was also a woman, on the older side (for LL standards) and of Asian descent (apparently Asian bones, particularly for women, don't consolidate as well? I don't know.) - so maybe there were just a lot of things that led to the "perfect storm."

I don't think Dr. Guichet is a bad doctor, not by any means, but I do think he is disorganized, sorta arrogant and scatterbrain-ish. Many brilliant people are. Doesn't excuse his demeanor, though. Some doctors really don't have a great bedside manner. I had a perfectly fine experience with him, for the most part.

With Stryde coming out, the G-Nail will essentially be obsolete and Guichet will only be a viable option for local patients who live near him.