Hey everyone,
I'm a 27-year-old Canadian man from Toronto. I'm no stranger to these forums - or the concept of LL - but this is my first post and first time making an account. I'm 172-173cm and have struggled with my height for probably about a decade now.
I have always done well with women, I have lots of friends, and respect has never really felt like an issue for me. I have an absolutely gorgeous girlfriend who doesn't care about my height, and I'm a bit taller than her when she's in 6" heels. However, I do feel that I am shorter than I'm supposed to be... When I picture myself, I picture someone who stands around 5'10" or 5'11" - aka average without a doubt. My legs are also proportionally short compared to my torso, so I don't always like how clothes fit me.
It's been a long journey of finding self-love, and while I am fairly content with who I am now, and much more mentally stable than I was in my teens, I still don't feel like a full version of "me" at this height. I had always fantasized about this surgery but never had the money.
Well... About a year ago I came into enough money to pay for multiple LL surgeries easily. Suddenly, my fantasy became a possibility. I have never expressed my desire to do LL to anybody in my life, which is a big bar for me. I believe many in my life would not understand.
This is my first tentative step towards (potentially) getting the surgery. I'm considering 5-6cm on my tibias, or my femurs, depending on which is safer/will lead to the best proportions based on x-rays and measurements. I am certainly willing to give up a couple of cms if it means a safer procedure and a healthier end result. From this forum, I would say Erkan is a huge inspiration for me, as he was at my height and his leg proportions look incredible now. I would still not be tall, but height would no longer be at the back of my mind if I could attain that goal.
Anyways, I hope this is the right place to post this... And I hope all of you are doing well. I'd love to hear some feedback, goals, and advice from others. Is my 5-6cm goal reasonable? Should I measure my tibias/femurs myself or is that better achieved by a doctor? Etc.
Thanks, everyone!
I did therapy for a while, and height was a big driver for my seeking it at that time. I felt that it was maybe neurosis or some kind of body dysmorphic disorder and that therapy would help me view things more rationally.
The ironic thing about it is that my psychologist/therapist was around 5'11"-6'0", yet he kept calling himself 6'2" and telling me that I actually must be around 5/10" - 5'11" (based on the fact that I was only 3-4 inches shorter... When I'm very clearly measured at 5'8"). It was like he wouldn't accept that I was actually 5'8" and completely downplayed my feelings about height. It was absurd, and I think the experience was actually what solidified the fact that my feelings about my height were mostly valid - even a qualified expert in mental health didn't want to accept that he was shorter than he thought.
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