Quote from: crimsontide on February 13, 2016, 11:30:01 PMll warps the mind
yellow, you seem like an intelligent fellow
you just said you're in a lot of pain because of this surgery, and you're telling us you're going to rebreak your legs to gain 3 cm no matter what?
I know you think the pain issue will be resolved, but surely a more logical thing would be to think.. I wanna get 3 cm, but I'm still not recovered yet, and am in pain, so if it doesn't get much better, I'll just accept my current height of 5'8
getting another surgery is almost assuredly a mistake, even if it turns out okay
5'8 is an ok height.... getting both legs broken is a big deal... especially when it's an elective surgery, and one is 5'8... and already had the same surgery yet it didn't fix the height neurosis
I made a mistake getting this surgery, and will fix my issues... but I accept it was an error... fixing my issues won't absolve my past errors
Even after I'm ok... I'm not sure I'll be thinking that my ll surgery was positive
You can't get the time back that was wasted having two broken legs... or the money that was spent
anyone that is worrying about athletic recovery should avoid this surgery... be happy you have both your legs, and can live a normal life
being short is not even close to being the worst problem you can have
I agree with most of what you said. And I concede that I should probably change my stance to "if I make a full recovery from this, I'll see how I feel then, then decide." That is a better way to look at it.
I just know myself very well. I never do things half-assed and never stop short of my goals. I still want to be at least a solid 5'9". That's really all I want now. Ideally, I'd want 5'10", but tibia lengthening is slower and riskier, so I'll just take an extra inch (which DOES make a difference, just not as huge as what I just did). I thought 5'8" would make me happy, but I feel like I told myself that because that was what I could realistically get to with one surgery. I'd cream my pants to be 5'10", but will happily take 5'9" (better proportions and less time). I can see how 5'9" is really a threshold...I feel like I'm just short of blending in (height wise).
The only pain I really have now is from the stupid left screw in my hip area. That should resolve when it comes out. This summer, I'm going to see Dr. G and Dr. Catagni (same trip). I'll probably have the screw adjusted at that time (want to leave the rods in a big longer just to be extra safe).
Besides the left screw, my only general issues (from having a sitting job) are hip and quad tightness, but I've been trying to stretch more and more, and it helps. And the slight pain in my right knee has been improving with stretching.
