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

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Quote from: assa13ssin on January 21, 2017, 06:06:50 PMwow unicorn! nice to see you back... can you tell us what happened all this time??

Hi assa13ssin,

I'm serious    I got banned from the forum (with no end date, it still says).  So I just gave up trying to get in after a while.  I was able to get in recently through Safari.  I missed reading all your diaries.

Before the holidays while I wasn't posting, I began to walk without crutches.  I got terribly excited and was brave enough to venture outside with a walking stick.  I had a massive 10cm pelvic tilt that eventually got straightened out.

I was hoping by mid November, Guichet could operate on my left leg (osteotomy) so that I can restart my lengthening.  The X-rays at the time showed that the left leg fracture was fully healed.  I was ecstatic.  I was dreaming to lengthen during xmas vacation and be done by New Year's (6 weeks).

However, Guichet wouldn't operate on me because my right leg (the lengthened leg) had bones/calluses that disappeared/resorbed.  So he preferred to err on the safe side and advised me to walk on my right leg while on holiday.  And worse still, I had to go back to crutches as he didn't want me to take any risks. 

I was crushed.

During my vacation, my avid walking caused 2 short-term crisis'.  I had a nerve pull very close to my right knee, that I couldn't stand/walk for 2 days. 

Then, my right pin started to stab my hip - I freaked out.  I probably could massage myself with a giant magnet!  It disappeared after several days.  I was told that when you go through such an invasive surgery, your tissues, nerves, internal machinery get muddled around - random aches and pains are to be expected.

Our small group of Guichet patients/classmates on group chat are still discovering new aches and pains...  so, beware!   This is a gift that keeps on giving 

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I'm surprised your problem is with the lengthened leg, while the leg you was worried about, it's perfectly fine.Kind ironic. I can't grasp my mind on the bones disappearing. How can it be possible? I'm very confused at the moment. Regarding the blood low circulation issues, I know I've got this kind of problem because of sedentary lifestyle. The preparatory training could solve it, right? Which kind of complications could it cause during the lengthening?

If it were for me, I would go to Guichet tomorrow, but money are by biggest problem and I'm trying to overcome gigantic hurdles in order to reach a solution. I think that after all the problems I'm having to being able to do this operation, the lengthening part will be a piece of cake, complications included lol

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Guichet seems to subscribe a lot of suplements, so he probably subscribed the amino acids lysine, arginine and glutamine.
If he did not you could ask him about it and read this article:
http://www.betterbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/speedhealing.pdf

I take all of those amino acids and seem to have very good bone formation.
Lysine:
http://www.myprotein.com/sports-nutrition/l-lysine/10529480.html?autocomplete=productsuggestion&settingsSaved=Y&shippingcountry=GB&switchcurrency=GBP&affil=thgemail&countrySelected=Y

Arginine:
http://www.myprotein.com/sports-nutrition/arginine-alpha-ketoglutarate-aakg/10529763.html

Glutamine:
http://www.myprotein.com/sports-nutrition/l-glutamine/10636931.html

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Also, very happy to know that, as a female, I will have more problems. My usual fortune

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Quote from: helloworld on January 21, 2017, 08:09:58 PMGuichet seems to subscribe a lot of suplements, so he probably subscribed the amino acids lysine, arginine and glutamine.
If he did not you could ask him about it and read this article:
http://www.betterbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/speedhealing.pdf

I take all of those amino acids and seem to have very good bone formation.
Lysine:
http://www.myprotein.com/sports-nutrition/l-lysine/10529480.html?autocomplete=productsuggestion&settingsSaved=Y&shippingcountry=GB&switchcurrency=GBP&affil=thgemail&countrySelected=Y

Arginine:
http://www.myprotein.com/sports-nutrition/arginine-alpha-ketoglutarate-aakg/10529763.html

Glutamine:
http://www.myprotein.com/sports-nutrition/l-glutamine/10636931.html

Thanks Helloworld!  He doesn't surprisingly.  He says walking 2 hours a day solves everything, while trying not to commit suicide with too many pills.  Very spartan doctor!!!

But yes, we have an osteopath as well who prescribes all these and one of our fellow lengtheners shared it with me too!

Gotta try it all

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Quote from: Annalisa on January 21, 2017, 08:09:44 PMI'm surprised your problem is with the lengthened leg, while the leg you was worried about, it's perfectly fine.Kind ironic. I can't grasp my mind on the bones disappearing. How can it be possible? I'm very confused at the moment. Regarding the blood low circulation issues, I know I've got this kind of problem because of sedentary lifestyle. The preparatory training could solve it, right? Which kind of complications could it cause during the lengthening?

If it were for me, I would go to Guichet tomorrow, but money are by biggest problem and I'm trying to overcome gigantic hurdles in order to reach a solution. I think that after all the problems I'm having to being able to do this operation, the lengthening part will be a piece of cake, complications included lol

You don't have to worry Annalisa.  Circulation and blood flow problems can actually be discovered via blood tests early on, and they could be congenital/inherited diseases vs lifestyle habits.

Hence, if you test positive for these - you might encounter problems healing and consolidating.

Lengthening is such an individual procedure, EVERYONE has a different and unexpected experience and reaction to it.  So it is difficult to predict   But better safe than sorry

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Quote from: Annalisa on January 21, 2017, 08:14:25 PMAlso, very happy to know that, as a female, I will have more problems. My usual fortune

Again, you can never tell

One of our previous classmates who had surgery in June is almost anorexic.  Weighing barely 40kg BUT she managed to get to 7.5cm and healed perfectly.  Better still, she skipped a ton of PTs too

She's 31 so there you go, 10 years younger than moi!  Makes a giant difference, even if female!

So there's hope yet, for all of us

....except if you're female, over 40+, have long short legs, magic disappearing bones and a disgruntled cat... 

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Hi Unicorn! Glad to see you back!
By re-absorption of the bone, do you mean that you lost the height gained? What exactly does reabsorbed bone mean?

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Quote from: Mtall on January 21, 2017, 09:13:13 PMHi Unicorn! Glad to see you back!
By re-absorption of the bone, do you mean that you lost the height gained? What exactly does reabsorbed bone mean?

Hi Mtall!

No, I didn't lose my lengthened height

Bone resorption means the calluses that were growing around my 7.5cm lengthened gap diminished mid November, when I wasn't putting stress on that leg.

But after my vacation, the calluses started growing strong again, so hopefully, it keeps on growing until both parts join. 

I'm converting my X-ray discs to jpeg.  When I do, I'll post it from Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov and Dec.  That way, you guys can see how at one point, it became less...

But now, it's back    So it's a big lesson for me that after completing lengthening, I have to put pressure on the leg, stress it or weight bear so that the bones are forced to grow.

Having a nurse serving me full time and having one shorter leg that I can rely on, made me not use that leg.  Also, Guichet thinks my lean diet of bone broth at night with dark greens is not substantial enough.  He put me on a diet of yoghurt water, cheeses, meats and protein shakes.  So maybe that helped too

Does this make sense?

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Hi Unicorn
I am a newcomer, please allow me to use poor English conversation with you.
Can you speak Chinese? It will make our communication easier.Your diary is very helpful to me.
Maybe I will meet you this year.