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[arnoldhams10]

For folks who did this procedure is Greece without speaking Greek, how did you manage taking care of yourself logistically?

Did you hire a caretaker? How much did the caretaker cost and how did you find them?

How did you plan this out logistically?

Thanks!

[DanishViking]

I'm also planning to go with dr. Giotikas in Greece. He is basically the most experienced surgeon in EU for the cheapest price with the best diarys. You can choose Airbnb 10 min from the 2 hotels that his offering accomdation for. You don't necessarily need a caretaker when going with airbnb however it would be prefered. Espically since your're not going with a weight bearing nail. But you could do it without caretaker, by ordering food right to the door, but in generel would be challenging still. You also need to find an Airbnb with 3-6 stairs maximum and room for a wheelchair, and doing that in Greece from my researching is very difficult. Personally i'm going with the "cheaper" 4 star hotel that is offered. Then you also get the caretaker help available at the hotel. I'm waiting for the new stryde nail since I'm expecting Dr Giotikas to offer that, since he offered the old Stryde nail before. G-nail can definitly be tough and hard to lengthen with according to others. Many experience problems with not being able to lengthen and also their is much more pain involved (30% more according to DR G). Precice doesn't offer weightbearing and how are you going to go home to your country crippled after leaving the airport in your home country? The only solution for me seems to be the new stryde nail...

https://www.athensbjr.com/assessment-and-planning/

[tallmen]

I'm also planning to go with dr. Giotikas in Greece. He is basically the most experienced surgeon in EU for the cheapest price with the best diarys. You can choose Airbnb 10 min from the 2 hotels that his offering accomdation for. You don't necessarily need a caretaker when going with airbnb however it would be prefered. Espically since your're not going with a weight bearing nail. But you could do it without caretaker, by ordering food right to the door, but in generel would be challenging still. You also need to find an Airbnb with 3-6 stairs maximum and room for a wheelchair, and doing that in Greece from my researching is very difficult. Personally i'm going with the "cheaper" 4 star hotel that is offered. Then you also get the caretaker help available at the hotel. I'm waiting for the new stryde nail since I'm expecting Dr Giotikas to offer that, since he offered the old Stryde nail before. G-nail can definitly be tough and hard to lengthen with according to others. Many experience problems with not being able to lengthen and also their is much more pain involved (30% more according to DR G). Precice doesn't offer weightbearing and how are you going to go home to your country crippled after leaving the airport in your home country? The only solution for me seems to be the new stryde nail...

https://www.athensbjr.com/assessment-and-planning/

EU regulations are very strict so the new stryde will take a very long time.

[DanishViking]

Fair enough. But I personally can't see how i'm supposed to get home to my appartment from the airport in my home country without being able to walk without support? You could also stay at a hotel for like 5 months until your legs have Consolidated, but that will be as costly as a weightbearing nail with 3 months... Taxi's are extremely expensive in my country. So personally I think the smartest thing would be to wait I guess...

[tallmen]

Fair enough. But I personally can't see how i'm supposed to get home to my appartment from the airport in my home country without being able to walk without support? You could also stay at a hotel for like 5 months until your legs have Consolidated, but that will be as costly as a weightbearing nail with 3 months... Taxi's are extremely expensive in my country. So personally I think the smartest thing would be to wait I guess...

Maybe consider going to the US or maybe betzbone.

[DanishViking]

Don't have the money for that. Even going with DR G who as I mentioned is the cheapest and most experienced in EU, i'll have to wait 1-2 years in order to have enough...

[Marie_Bard]

Don't have the money for that. Even going with DR G who as I mentioned is the cheapest and most experienced in EU, i'll have to wait 1-2 years in order to have enough...

Hi, try to  connect and speak with people who actualy have used g-nail, it's not as hard to lengthen as you might think. P.S. If after doing LL you cannot afford to pay the taxi back home, why don't you ask a friend of yours to come and collect you witht heir car from the airport for half the cost?

[DanishViking]

It's not that I don't have the money for a taxi home necassarily. But all the costs added up with hotel, taxi in Greece, food etc.. It would almost cost me the same doing the new stryde nail as Precice. The only difference is that I will save time crippled because of weight bearing, and not risking my legs while on flight and after airport.

And I'm not on good terms with my family, so I don't know any who could drive me home unfortunetly...