Quote from: Rei on September 28, 2019, 11:36:44 AMNothing just being healhty, dunno the percentage but is really low and even if it happen it dosn’t always lead to death
If you don't die can you be left with other complications?
Quote from: 4cms on September 28, 2019, 02:45:27 AMNah no way its entirely Guichets fault, What ? Are you not reading why he did to unicorn? From the denial that there was a problem to begin with to the inserting of the wrong size nails we can conclude it was entirely guichets fault that this poor boy died. Other doctors take more precaution for embolism such as draining the bones internal fats prior to reaming and nail insertion to avoid them getting into the blood stream and to the lungs and heart. On top of that he should of been monitoring the patient for at least 4 days before releasing from hospital.
Entirely guichets fault.
Just stating a fact here that Guichet does not like to prescribe blood thinners like Heparin post surgery. He failed compliance at Princess Grace Hospital in 2017 for this very reason. If you have had an invasive surgery like this, you'd usually be asked to inject yourself with Heparin daily after your surgery. We all were NEVER prescribed that. Instead, Guichet believes that taking a lot of aspirin is sufficient, and aspirin tends to slow bone healing!
When I had my 4th surgery at the NHS (after 3 with Guichet), I was really surprised at the day & night difference in treatment and prescriptions. Firstly, they prescribed Heparin for me to inject myself to prevent blood clots (it's a painful long needle that needs to be injected into your stomach). Secondly, they gave me adequate painkillers that I did not suffer at all unlike my 3 surgeries with Guichet. For the first time, I realized that it's possible to recover from surgery without protracted excruciating pain.
And one of my classmates in 2017 ended up at the ICU with embolism . Just some facts for you to look out for, during your own post-surgery care. So yes, this is a very risky and invasive surgery that nobody should be sold or consider lightly but there ARE also a myriad of precautions that your choice of doctor can mitigate and keep you safe!
All the best!
wow.. there was a guichet patient who died of fat embolism i think.
it was on the news. Jezebel
here i found it
https://jezebel.com/stories-about-my-brother-1835651181
This doctor makes me sick. Absolute incompetency. I haven’t read the entire thread, but this guy should be avoided at all costs.
Quote from: Heightmare on September 28, 2019, 03:04:51 AMDoes anyone have any data on how frequently embolism occurs?
I know of one case with Paley, which he rectified immediately, and now two with Guichet.
I'm planning on going with Giotikas ,he seems competent; however, what sort of things should I enquire about to ensure risks are minimised?
Paley talks about the rate on his conference video.
It’s around 4%
It’s quite high
There was a death incidence for blood clot post surgery in Korea also, this doctor went to jail I heard
Giotikas mainly lives in UK leaving patients behind in Greece, that’s lacking moral
Quote from: TemakiSushi on December 02, 2019, 12:58:14 AMPaley talks about the rate on his conference video.
It’s around 4%
It’s quite high
There was a death incidence for blood clot post surgery in Korea also, this doctor went to jail I heard
Giotikas mainly lives in UK leaving patients behind in Greece, that’s lacking moral
Please illustrate further how Giotikas is "lacking moral" by "leaving patients behind in Greece".
Hey
Because TemakiSushi has one doctor in mind, because of this he is toxic about all other doctors to make himself feel better.
In response to QuoteGiotikas mainly lives in UK leaving patients behind in Greece, that’s lacking moral
Giotikas doesn't mainly live in the UK, he is a consultant in London 2 days a weeks and the rest of the time he works and has a family in Athens. Last time I checked 2 (days in London) / 7 (days in a week) * 100 = 28.6%. Pretty sure 28% doesn't count as "mainly"..................
Thanks
RG
Here is a very good book on IM nails albeit published in 2006 in collaboration with many doctors.
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/3-540-32345-7
Chapter 4.13 - CALLUS DISTRACTION WIHT THE ALBIZZIA NAIL
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/3-540-32345-7_21
It basically states that the Guichet nail can runaway (nor stop or reverse). Hence, 'To prevent overdistraction, the lengthening mechanism should be activated repeatedly prior to nail insertion until the distraction distance remains in the system.'
It simply translates to the logic that if I had set out a 7cm goal, Guichet should have pre-clicked his nail by 3cm to ensure only a maximum 7cm maximum distraction is left (the nails are 10cm max) before inserting into my femur. Which he never did of course.
I believe another reason why doctors would take this risk is because patients do return after successfully completing their lengthening, to perform another osteotomy to lengthen to the maximum 10cm. Hence, these doctors make double the fees on the same nail.
Fun stuff! But an educational read.
Quote from: IwannaBeTaller on December 02, 2019, 02:19:02 PMPlease illustrate further how Giotikas is "lacking moral" by "leaving patients behind in Greece".
It’s written in this forum:
2. Dr. Giotikas lives in the UK mostly,
http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=9370.msg167659#msg167659
It seems at least at one point he was out of the country quite often
I never heard of any CLL doctor who is out of the country on a weekly basis
Especially with external patients, there are many risks and doctor should stay close to patients most of the time
Those doctors who let patients with external travel to home country are also quite irresponsible
Quote from: Rectifying_Genetics on December 02, 2019, 03:11:44 PMHey
Because TemakiSushi has one doctor in mind, because of this he is toxic about all other doctors to make himself feel better.
In response to
Giotikas doesn't mainly live in the UK, he is a consultant in London 2 days a weeks and the rest of the time he works and has a family in Athens. Last time I checked 2 (days in London) / 7 (days in a week) * 100 = 28.6%. Pretty sure 28% doesn't count as "mainly"..................
Thanks
RG
I keep pointing out the risks and problems so that those doctors will provide better service and do proper and safer jobs
Also to put red signs on the traps so that uninformed patients will not jump into tragedies
I don’t understand why so many future patients of Giotikas are so sensitive to those facts being revealed
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