I consulted for femur. He asked me how much I wanted to lengthen and I told him my dream cm height (which is out of this world), and realistically I told him I'm aiming for 6-7cm. That's I guess around the ballpark cm gains (a little over) he would suggest anyway because of safety and faster recovery concerns. But he did tell me that if the body and all the variables would align, and he's telling this in general, not on me particularly—then why not maximize the gains which
I assume to be about +/- 8cm? But nobody knows how much anyone can gain until the close follow-ups I guess.
I think the guesthouse is recommended for the out of towners (tourists, patient out of towners) and I did not see any LLers (I'm talking about corrective LL) when I went there. The guesthouses are completely separate from Dr Franz's clinic (which is completely a different practice from the hospital). The best one is
Natanja. There is only one room on the first floor and if you're seriously going for Dr Franz you might have to reserve that one room very early. The upper floor rooms are very nice as well. I'll post pictures some other time.
For more personal questions, you can PM me.
Oh, there's also a very funky hotel near the hospital, almost the same compound as the practice. Alternatively, one can stay there for few days if one wants more deluxe treatment after op, then head down to hibernate at Natanja during lengthening.
(Mods you can make a new thread from my posts if you think I'm hijacking Dr Franz thread)
Hi mediocre, if you dont mind telling us which section did you have a consultation for? Femurs or tibias and what were Dr Birkholtz's recommendations to you in terms of cm gains?
Also regarding the guest house, are there many people there? Any LLer or limb correction patients there? Or is it more of a 'holiday' house for tourist?
Thanks