5.5 Cm Femurs with Dr. Giotikas and G-Nail.

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Not at all!

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Hi V21 it's been 3 months since you last posted. Have you measured your height again recently? Did you manage to recover that extra 1cm by fixing your posture?

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Quote from: V21 on September 05, 2021, 06:05:09 PMI do 3 workouts per day. They last around 30 mins: 3 strenghtening exercises (variants of leg raises) and 3 strecthing exercises with bands (quads, harmstrings and IT Bands). Besides that, I strecht like 15 mins every hour or so. For example, if I'm watching a movie with my gf, I do light stretches at the same time.

30x3 ? wow, that's a lot. Is there any list of exercising with durations?

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Im planning on lengthening 5 CM.  Going from 5'7 to 5'9,  From your experience..any chance that people would not notice and comment on the procedure?  I plan on doing this solo from friends and family.  Or is this just not realistic.

Like is it absolutely certain in their mind that you're taller or are they just like "something is different"

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Quote from: V21 on April 26, 2022, 07:36:27 PMPeristeri is a neighborhood, not a city. It's far from the hospital though. Better to stay close to the PT center, as you will go 4 times per week.

In practice, how useful was the massage gun for you in your experience?

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Quote from: V21 on April 26, 2022, 07:36:27 PMPeristeri is a neighborhood, not a city. It's far from the hospital though. Better to stay close to the PT center, as you will go 4 times per week.

Does Dr. Giotikas lock the gnail somehow (does it require surgery?) when you're done lengthening? To prevent accidental clicks afterwards

Thanks!!

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Hey guys,

Long time off the forum. All went very well and I will try to summarize everything.

At around 20 months post surgery, I'm around 80% of my pre surgery athleticism. I'm quite proficient at running, boxing... and I haven't taken the nails out yet. I do feel less explosive when sprinting. I think I will be able to get to at least a 90% of what I was, so I'm very pleased in that regard.

I mentioned that I had issues not getting the full amount lenghtened: I lenghtened 6 cm and I was only getting like 5.1 cm real height. It seems part of it was my spinal erectors getting weak. Once I started deadlifting, the issue has mostly solved. I have a real gain of 5.7 cm, so I'm happy with that. I can't stress this enough: to fully recover, you need to do proper weight training after you are consolidated. I did light stuff for a long a time and it was not enough. You need proper strenght training: lifting, sprinting...

I get my nails out in June 13th with Dr. Giotikas. I will update after my recovery.

For guys who already had their nails removed and measured properly: there are no height changes after nail extraction right? Someone told me that you may lose 2-3 mm, but I don't think that's possible once the nail is fully consolidated. There should not be changes. If any, for the better, as the nail may "lock" your hips a bit, at least in my case.

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Are you happy with the new height? Do you feel like you "cured" your neurosis?

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Quote from: informationispower on May 21, 2023, 08:38:03 PMAre you happy with the new height? Do you feel like you "cured" your neurosis?

Yes, I did. It took me a while to recover physically and to get things straigth with my head, but now I'm over it. Very happy. That's why I'm pretty paranoid now about losing any height after removal. I don't want to get back in this unhealthy loop again.

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Are you able to share your latest x-rays prior to surgery? Thanks for the updates!