Topic: consultation with catagni (Read 9310 times)

TIBIKE200 · « **on:** February 05, 2016, 10:56:40 AM »

I have a consultation with Catagni on the 29th of february.
I will update you guys on what went on there and if I will do the surgery it will probably be in the end of august or september. I intend to write a diary.

yagen · « **Reply #1 on:** February 05, 2016, 11:24:12 AM »

Its a great choice!!!! A patient experience its the best way to know a Doctor.

What kind of method are you going to do?

I will follow your diary.

Oniria · « **Reply #2 on:** February 05, 2016, 11:28:09 AM »

Great, TIBIKE,
I'm going to meet doctor Catagni next Sunday for a consultation.
If someone has some questions for him, please write here and I will ask them to the doctor and post his answers.
Glad to share this experience with you, TIBIKE

texasbruce · « **Reply #3 on:** February 05, 2016, 04:18:27 PM »

Quote from: Oniria on February 05, 2016, 11:28:09 AM

Great, TIBIKE,
I'm going to meet doctor Catagni next Sunday for a consultation.
If someone has some questions for him, please write here and I will ask them to the doctor and post his answers.
Glad to share this experience with you, TIBIKE

Why does he not do internal femurs for cosmetic? Aesthetic purpose only or technical as well?

TIBIKE200 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 05, 2016, 04:28:27 PM »

Quote from: texasbruce on February 05, 2016, 04:18:27 PM

Why does he not do internal femurs for cosmetic? Aesthetic purpose only or technical as well?

Both

YellowSpike · « **Reply #5 on:** February 05, 2016, 04:38:23 PM »

My understanding is that he does do internal tibias though. If I decide to do an inch from internal tibias (because I can't be in frames for that long), I will be going to Dr. Catagni for sure. He's really impressed me with the communication I've had with him.

texasbruce · « **Reply #6 on:** February 05, 2016, 06:24:55 PM »

Quote from: YellowSpike on February 05, 2016, 04:38:23 PM

My understanding is that he does do internal tibias though. If I decide to do an inch from internal tibias (because I can't be in frames for that long), I will be going to Dr. Catagni for sure. He's really impressed me with the communication I've had with him.

In which way did he impress you?

PatientZero · « **Reply #7 on:** February 05, 2016, 07:57:55 PM »

Quote from: texasbruce on February 05, 2016, 04:18:27 PM

Why does he not do internal femurs for cosmetic? Aesthetic purpose only or technical as well?

Catagni is an expert, even a legend with Ilizarov based techniques for treating deformities and corrections. Because he is so good with one technique, I doubt he has a high internal nailing count and is probably not that comfortable with it.

In this case, I'd rather go to someone like Dr. M in Los Angeles who is not world renowned, but has done 50+ bilateral cases as of last year when I consulted.

TIBIKE200 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 05, 2016, 08:11:11 PM »

Quote from: yagen on February 05, 2016, 11:24:12 AM

Its a great choice!!!! A patient experience its the best way to know a Doctor.

What kind of method are you going to do?

I will follow your diary.

If I will go with him, it will be using the Ilizarov technique for my tibias. He said during a phone conversation that aesthetically tibias are much better than femurs

Peaceout · « **Reply #9 on:** February 06, 2016, 12:11:13 PM »

Quote from: TIBIKE200 on February 05, 2016, 08:11:11 PM

If I will go with him, it will be using the Ilizarov technique for my tibias. He said during a phone conversation that aesthetically tibias are much better than femurs

Firstly,good luck! I will read your diary.
And for method,isnt it easier to hide if you do femurs?I mean your clothes will always hide your femurs,(even at the beach for example)and there will be scars with external tibias.
Don't we have longer femurs alredy?

TIBIKE200 · « **Reply #10 on:** February 06, 2016, 02:45:42 PM »

Quote from: Peaceout on February 06, 2016, 12:11:13 PM

Firstly,good luck! I will read your diary.
And for method,isnt it easier to hide if you do femurs?I mean your clothes will always hide your femurs,(even at the beach for example)and there will be scars with external tibias.
Don't we have longer femurs alredy?

Why to hide the scars? To people who never met me I will just say that I had a car accident or something. To people who know me I will tell them the truth

Peaceout · « **Reply #11 on:** February 06, 2016, 05:15:16 PM »

Quote from: TIBIKE200 on February 06, 2016, 02:45:42 PM

Why to hide the scars? To people who never met me I will just say that I had a car accident or something. To people who know me I will tell them the truth

Not only scars.I meant its easier to hide extra longness in femurs with clothes.But still,it shouldnt be a huge problem if you do a reasonable amount.
Good luck.

ub40 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 06, 2016, 06:04:06 PM »

Hey man, make sure you ask him about LON and LATN.

TIBIKE200 · « **Reply #13 on:** February 07, 2016, 01:17:43 AM »

Quote from: kian222 on February 06, 2016, 06:04:06 PM

Hey man, make sure you ask him about LON and LATN.

Send an e-mail to him. He is quiet responsive.

Deads · « **Reply #14 on:** February 07, 2016, 11:37:32 AM »

Quote from: TIBIKE200 on February 07, 2016, 01:17:43 AM

Send an e-mail to him. He is quiet responsive.

Quite** Dr TIBIKE

PatientZero · « **Reply #15 on:** February 07, 2016, 01:09:42 PM »

Quote from: Deads on February 07, 2016, 11:37:32 AM

Quite** Dr TIBIKE

Maybe he quietly responded, with size 10 font.

ub40 · « **Reply #16 on:** February 09, 2016, 03:22:45 AM »

He seems like he's a fan on the achilles tendon lengthening while other doctos aren't. What are your thoughts?

texasbruce · « **Reply #17 on:** February 09, 2016, 03:27:20 AM »

Quote from: kian222 on February 09, 2016, 03:22:45 AM

He seems like he's a fan on the achilles tendon lengthening while other doctos aren't. What are your thoughts?

He is a fan of long tibias and does not discourage if you wanna go over 7 cm on tibias, which as a result, requires ATL.

Oniria · « **Reply #18 on:** February 09, 2016, 08:14:38 PM »

yes, he prefers long tibias rather than long femors and during the consult he said to me that almost 100% of his patients requires ATL

Knik · « **Reply #19 on:** February 09, 2016, 08:33:28 PM »

how many time we have external ?

TIBIKE200 · « **Reply #20 on:** February 11, 2016, 07:17:21 PM »

Quote from: theophilo on February 09, 2016, 08:33:28 PM

how many time we have external ?

I will let you know after I have the consultation

crimsontide · « **Reply #21 on:** February 11, 2016, 07:33:08 PM »

achilles lengthening will weaken the tendon... its impossible that it wont

paley recommends against atl,and from my experience, paley is correct

it's just not possible that a tendon that is thinner and loner before will be as strong

TIBIKE200 · « **Reply #22 on:** February 11, 2016, 08:05:16 PM »

Quote from: crimsontide on February 11, 2016, 07:33:08 PM

achilles lengthening will weaken the tendon... its impossible that it wont

paley recommends against atl,and from my experience, paley is correct

it's just not possible that a tendon that is thinner and loner before will be as strong

From your scar it's obvious that your lengthening was done wrong.

crimsontide · « **Reply #23 on:** February 11, 2016, 09:56:12 PM »

tbike

it is not possible by the laws of mechanics

mine mightve been done wrong, but you can't change our physical laws

tendon after lengthening is ALWAYS longer and thinner

that can not be as strong... it's not possible

TIBIKE200 · « **Reply #24 on:** February 12, 2016, 12:50:38 AM »

Quote from: crimsontide on February 11, 2016, 09:56:12 PM

tbike

it is not possible by the laws of mechanics

mine mightve been done wrong, but you can't change our physical laws

tendon after lengthening is ALWAYS longer and thinner

that can not be as strong... it's not possible

So are you muscles.. You stretch them and you stretch the tendon. I have seen videos of people who have undergone ATL and they move just fine. Depends on the lengthening of the tendon of course

crimsontide · « **Reply #25 on:** February 12, 2016, 01:13:36 AM »

atl is not the same as stretching

depending on the technique, you have less mass after atl... pieces are cut away

its not nearly the same

TIBIKE200 · « **Reply #26 on:** February 12, 2016, 01:28:26 AM »

Quote from: crimsontide on February 12, 2016, 01:13:36 AM

atl is not the same as stretching

depending on the technique, you have less mass after atl... pieces are cut away

its not nearly the same

Atleast according to Catagni, all his cosmetic patients that have undergone ATL got back to full athletic ability. I will discuss this issue with him at the consultation though. After the consultation I will be much more informed. I got so many raccomendations about him from otehr docs here in Italy and from Israel (my home country).

crimsontide · « **Reply #27 on:** February 12, 2016, 01:47:02 AM »

catagni has told me the same thing

ask paley or rozbruch though what they think

paley will definitely say that is not the case, I would recommend against atl at all costs... gastroc recession is what's usually recommended

Knik · « **Reply #28 on:** February 17, 2016, 02:19:56 PM »

hi tibike200
J'écris en français car si je ne me trompe pas tu m'as dis que tu comprenais le français
si tu as prévu de faire l'opération avec un appareillage extérieur, comment vas-tu faire pour rentrer sachant que tu ne pourra pas conduire et que je ne suis pas sûr que les aéroports laissent passer ?
Je pense aussi faire cette opération chez Catagni, j'ai lu sur le journal de Lumière que la durée était approximativement de 8 mois. Je vais donc voir s'il est possible durant ces 8 mois de vivre dans un hôtel près de l'hôpital.
En tout cas je suis impatient de te suivre si tu fais l'opération. Si cela ce passe aussi bien que Lumiere, Catagni est définitivement très bon.

TIBIKE200 · « **Reply #29 on:** February 17, 2016, 02:28:56 PM »

Quote from: theophilo on February 17, 2016, 02:19:56 PM

hi tibike200
J'écris en français car si je ne me trompe pas tu m'as dis que tu comprenais le français
si tu as prévu de faire l'opération avec un appareillage extérieur, comment vas-tu faire pour rentrer sachant que tu ne pourra pas conduire et que je ne suis pas sûr que les aéroports laissent passer ?
Je pense aussi faire cette opération chez Catagni, j'ai lu sur le journal de Lumière que la durée était approximativement de 8 mois. Je vais donc voir s'il est possible durant ces 8 mois de vivre dans un hôtel près de l'hôpital.
En tout cas je suis impatient de te suivre si tu fais l'opération. Si cela ce passe aussi bien que Lumiere, Catagni est définitivement très bon.

I am planning to stay in Lecco for the entire procedure until the frame's removal with my mom and renting an appartment. If you will do it together with me near the end of this year it will be better cause we will be two doing it haha

Tiny · « **Reply #30 on:** February 17, 2016, 02:37:04 PM »

Quote from: TIBIKE200 on February 17, 2016, 02:28:56 PM

I am planning to stay in Lecco for the entire procedure until the frame's removal with my mom and renting an appartment. If you will do it together with me near the end of this year it will be better cause we will be two doing it haha

Found the jew. Haha. Jk.

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