5'8.5-5'9 wanting to be 5'11.5-6'0-Am I crazy??

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Hey everyone,

So, here's a long post, I have been browsing different websites including this one every once in a blue and figured I'd finally post my thoughts. I've seriously been pondering getting this surgery over the past year. I am currently 5'9 on the dot in the morning and 5'8.5 by bed time. As for age, I'm currently in my 20's..

I often feel that since my nutrition was not the best from 16 to 18 that I may have lost the chance of growing an inch or two. The reason being is because I was still growing during those years. I was 5'7 when I was 17 and reached my current final adult height sometime between late in my 17th year and early in my 18th year. I often felt that if I were participating in track and field as planned, consuming multivitamins, eating more "real" food more often (although I did drink tons of milk at 17), and not smoking marijuana at the time, that I may have reached 5'10. Yet, this may or may not be true because my mother is about 5'5 and my father's height 5'8.

Here's a quick synopsis of my teenage growth: age 13= 5'0, age 13.5= age 5'4, age 15= still 5'4, age 15.5= 5'7, age 17= still 5'7, age 18= 5'8.5

I keep thinking how close I was to 5'10. Sometimes I tip-toe just a smudge and I think to myself "If I had only grown a little bit more, I would tall". To me, tall starts somewhere around 5'10, after analyzing people who are this height, I truly feel that even though 5'10 is considered average, a strong 5'10 is undeniably tall to me since 5'11 is most certainly tall.

I've considered just getting the surgery to reach 5'10 but then I though, I may not be satisfied and may want to put myself through the surgery again so why not just reach for 6'0 flat? 3.5 inches seems to be the limit before complications would occur so I figure why not?

Then again, I wonder if this is just not a wise decision at all...I'm afraid that I may end up in a nightmare and not being able to walk for the rest of my life! I sure as hell don't want to walk with a limp for the rest of my life either. I'm still thinking about it because sometimes I feel so short around other people in work or school and feel that I was supposed to be taller for some reason. As far as women, I don't have problems with women but being taller could possibly increase my probability of having a wider selection of  women, which is also appealing but that would be the least significant reason for me doing this however, height isn't everything when it comes to women but of course as many would say it IS important to some extent....It would be interesting to put on leg lifts and see if I receive different experience in the "world".

What do you think?

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Hey, sorry for the late reply. I actually started puberty at 13. I could tell because that was when my shoulders got much wider and my neck became temporarily too long lol. Also, my classmates started telling me that my chest was getting bigger. So, it was 13 for sure.

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Wow, it must be awesome to be just under 6 feet now! How long ago was your surgery and do you feel that you can be as active with activities like martial arts or long distance running (I don't know if any of these interest you but was curious)? How long was it until you could walk without assistance?

I actually just got a pair of lifts for the first time in the mail which add .75 inches to my height. I felt like I had a little growth spurt! I feel that it somewhat has changed the way that some people have looked at me but it may be because I feel more confident for any little boost in height gain. Would still be awesome to wake up be 5'11 though! If that happened, I would be over the moon! I can say that I feel much better with the lifts since they still look normal when I take off my shoes, I may not do the surgery after all but I am curious to see how others similar in height to me went through this process.

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I am seriously second guessing it because I have been working out a lot lately and plan to lose 35 lbs of fat over the next few months. I know that if I got back to being ripped and keep wearing the lifts I feel that my self-image would be better. I have tried my .75 inch lifts and felt incredible walking around. After I get ripped I believe my mind may change completely but I am still thinking about it. I can say that the lifts have already made a significant impact for me after seeing that I reached 5'10.5 with the lifts and 5'11 being so close. I wish that I could say that I were 5'10 but it's not so bad, I feel even better about saying 5'9 now with the lifts.

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Quote from: YourSpaceBoyfriend on September 03, 2016, 09:49:26 PMYou still came up pretty lucky.

I got almost everything from my mom side but well... my uncles are 6'7 and i'm 5'5.

Btw i really need to stop reading topics with 5'9 people wanting to get this surgery.

I am seriously second guessing it because I have been working out a lot lately and plan to lose 35 lbs of fat over the next few months. I know that if I got back to being ripped and keep wearing the lifts I feel that my self-image would be better. I have tried my .75 inch lifts and felt incredible walking around. After I get ripped I believe my mind may change completely but I am still thinking about it. I can say that the lifts have already made a significant impact for me after seeing that I reached 5'10.5 with the lifts and 5'11 being so close. I wish that I could say that I were 5'10 but it's not so bad, I feel even better about saying 5'9 now with the lifts.

I use to think that 5'10 people were crazy but there are people out there who are 6' in places that still feel short compared to average for their race or area and I began to see why people feel the way they do. Especially if you have female family members who tell you your supposed to be taller, even at 5'10 you it can effect your mindset.

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Quote from: YourSpaceBoyfriend on September 03, 2016, 10:40:46 PMI know it's a problem with "inner" me(which i try to fight with but i rarely succeed) and not just my image.

I get what you mean.

And that's the spirit. Working out really improves self-esteem and even if not much, it's still good to be healthy and in good shape.

I get it why you would want this, my last sentence was about me, not you. Sorry if it sounded that way.
There is still difference between being short and feeling short but i get what you mean.

I'm living in a tall european country myself and heard 5'11 guys whinning that they are not tall enough.

Anyway, i recommend to think about LL as a last resort.

Best of luck.

Thanks, I have an excellent update! If any of you like yoga and you know that you have bad posture, indulge in yoga! This will sound very crazy but I started back doing yoga yesterday and was able to retain my morning height. I was 5'8.8 throughout most of the day yesterday and 5'8.75 by the lowest. Today I woke up at about 5'9.5 straight out o bed! With 1 inch leg lifts that made me 5'11.5! I know that spinal decompression is temporary but I will keep stretching for a year just to see what happens. I know that I have had bad posture all my life, always hanging my head out of social anxiety and bad habit.