Ok, no offense, but I'm sick and tired of people making these bullcrap claims. What evidence do you have? I mean, seriously. I'm quoting Dr. Paley, whom says 6.5 cm in the tibias and 8 cm in the femurs allow for complete athletic recovery. Whom are you citing?
Hey RR, where is the direct quote or website? Just out of curiosity.
True. I also believe Dr. Paley is the best LL doctor in the world at the moment. He is a Canadian and was trained at a hospital which is just 2 hours away from where I grew up. I'm also currently under the supervision of another Canadian doctor who is also great.
But just to let you know. A good doctor is there for you for the initial surgery. You pay a premium price for someone who is less likely to attach your arteries incorrectly or place the rod at the wrong angle, and he may be there for consultation during your lengthening phase. But the bulk of the recovery fall on the individual patient. No matter how good the doctor is, he can't lift the weights for you or perform physiotherapy exercises that are necessary for your full recovery.
Just from a former LL patient who has made a ton of mistakes... a full recovery consists of 30% on a good doctor and 70% on the patient's recovery performance or willpower.
Yes
Crazy 6+ - obesity. Live with him for a month. Can't go to the washroom himself and had to get the helper to pull him. For all the time that he made Sukesh massage his feet, he could have raised them or do some sort of exercise that could have helped with his recovery.
Apothesis/Sysop/sysop - skilled in photoshop. Lack a good sense of humour. Take himself too seriously. Trying to audition to become a dinosaur for the upcoming moving Jurassic World on June 15, 2015.
Tall (salesman for Dr. M) - still suffers from arthritis but is now one of the tallest man living in Beverley Hill, California.
(obviously I don't know much about the last two patients and is just joking)