Considering 4 cm femur, what to expect?

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Quote from: Sweden on December 22, 2015, 01:17:42 AMI'm also thinking about doing 4cm on femurs(still). 600.000Sek is way too much in my opinion. It'll probably be even more if you count on income loss and physio.

4cm is done in a heartbeat. Safe, looks good and enough(for us).

Just hope greed won't set in and "it's just so easy to click to 6cm" 

sweeden dont you worry about your proportions im not talking about your wingspan it wont be a huge deal for you but for sitting height after LL you will be around 184 with shoes dont you think it will be awkward when sitting ?

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Quote from: Peaceout on December 22, 2015, 08:28:12 PM sweeden dont you worry about your proportions im not talking about your wingspan it wont be a huge deal for you but for sitting height after LL you will be around 184 with shoes dont you think it will be awkward when sitting ?

This is true.
Sitting height will be a major factor. Compared to my friends it looks like I'm the one with the smallest sitting height, even though I'm (now) taller than some of them.

When you're standing up fully dressed with shoes on nobody will notice a 12-16cm gain in your legs, but when sitting down or on the beach....... Doesn't look good.

I was at a party last Friday and I said I compete in -63kg weight class. A girl couldn't believe me and asked me how tall I was. I never got the chance to say it before she asked me to stand up. So my eyes was at her forehead and she was stunned.
She then said she couldn't understand bc she weighed 70kg but it was bc she was so tall she said.

I couldn't tell her it was bc she had more fat and fluid than she needed 

Today I weigh 75kg and I can tell you all that bc I broke my foot this year bc of X-legs and working out like when I was competing, I've gained weight and compared to before I'm actually fat.
Only my coach and I see it, but that's enough for it to be true.
Yes, my wife sees it too but think it's alright.
It's not alright, so I'm warming up right now for a 10km run with a friend. It's 1:40 am here and we have to finish before 6 am(home and done).

I'll be sore for a month.....

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Quote from: Sweden on December 23, 2015, 12:39:55 AMThis is true.
Sitting height will be a major factor. Compared to my friends it looks like I'm the one with the smallest sitting height, even though I'm (now) taller than some of them.

When you're standing up fully dressed with shoes on nobody will notice a 12-16cm gain in your legs, but when sitting down or on the beach....... Doesn't look good.

I was at a party last Friday and I said I compete in -63kg weight class. A girl couldn't believe me and asked me how tall I was. I never got the chance to say it before she asked me to stand up. So my eyes was at her forehead and she was stunned.
She then said she couldn't understand bc she weighed 70kg but it was bc she was so tall she said.

I couldn't tell her it was bc she had more fat and fluid than she needed 

Today I weigh 75kg and I can tell you all that bc I broke my foot this year bc of X-legs and working out like when I was competing, I've gained weight and compared to before I'm actually fat.
Only my coach and I see it, but that's enough for it to be true.
Yes, my wife sees it too but think it's alright.
It's not alright, so I'm warming up right now for a 10km run with a friend. It's 1:40 am here and we have to finish before 6 am(home and done).

I'll be sore for a month.....

10 ? You are trying hard good luck! Im understanding better everyday that LL is a tradeoff for health and proportions..

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I'm in the possession of funds for LL now and unlike OP, proportions isn't a concern for me. My only concerns are getting into shape before surgery and total time I'll be spending in Milan including the one month preparing pre-op. I'm 165 both, lbs and cms. I wanna go into surgery weighing 132 lbs. That's 2 months of training before flying for Milan if I lose 11 lbs a month(I've lost 13 lbs a month before but I'm told it's not safe), the last 11 lbs I could lose training in Milan.

I can relate to the original post hence I'm posting in this thread. I would like to do 5-6 cm Femur with Guichet. As for what to expect, well, personally, I would like to walk unaided immediately post clicking. Not sure how practical that is but that's the only reason I wanna go into this surgery weighing mere 132 lbs or 60 kgs. If weighing less gives little to no benefit with regards to walking unaided post clicking, I might as well book an appointment tomorrow. Total time spent in Milan shouldn't be any longer than 2.5 Months for 5 cms and 3 Months for 6 cms including the one month pre-op training. Your thoughts?

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I dont think that you need 1 month of preoperate in Milan, you can get a PT in your city. If you want a fast recovery do a rebreak, 3 cms now and 3 cm one year later

28 of nov, now this player is walking with crutches, every 1cm that you lenghthening you need a month of healing, besides with 3 cms you only need 30 days, and soft tissues will not surfer.

Is my opinnion,

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Sorry for the question but, really, why don;t you just do 6 cm ? 6 cm is considered absolutely safe for a femural lengthening, especially with a top doctor ?4 cm is below 2 inches. I think 70 000 euro is just not worth it.

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4cm seems a very sensible and realistic amount to do and you always have the options to do another few cm on the lower leg if you want to add more later. From your posts you seem to really have done your research. If you go through with it I look forward to reading your diaries. My advice is to do some physio before the operation to try and stretch your hamstrings out so that your body is better able to tolerate the stress of it.

Have you talked to your family about the decision and if so how did they react to it?

I hope this surgery will bring you the happiness you are searching for. Good luck!!!

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I am also considering surgery with Dr. Guichet, and I would like to start stretching as soon as possible. So, does anyone has anyone worked out a good plan for this?
I am also undecided about the issue of training my thighs, because I have read on the forum, that too much muscle mass over your femur bones might not be good for the lenghtening process. Just to give you a quick fact check: I'm 5'4'', 138 lbs, and I can easily do 100 lbs on the leg press, and/or 50 lbs on the leg extension machine (for femur muscles).
Would be very glad if you could give me feedback on that. Thank you very much in advance!

PS: Wish you all the best for 2016!

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@Madmax,

To be honest, 100 lbs (45kg) is not impressive. I ve seen regular (not bodybuilding) girls doing that exercise with 50kg. ShyShy reported 200lbs (90kg) AFTER the surgery. You have a lot to work on Good luck

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Quote from: Madmax_01 on January 02, 2016, 11:52:03 PMI am also considering surgery with Dr. Guichet, and I would like to start stretching as soon as possible. So, does anyone has anyone worked out a good plan for this?
I am also undecided about the issue of training my thighs, because I have read on the forum, that too much muscle mass over your femur bones might not be good for the lenghtening process. Just to give you a quick fact check: I'm 5'4'', 138 lbs, and I can easily do 100 lbs on the leg press, and/or 50 lbs on the leg extension machine (for femur muscles).
Would be very glad if you could give me feedback on that. Thank you very much in advance!

PS: Wish you all the best for 2016!

I think that Guichet has a different method than other doctors since he actually wants the patient to have strong legs prior to the surgery but that´s just what I´ve heard, I may be wrong.
45kg for leg press is really not much though. My upper limit is 320-340ks´s on the inclined leg press and a bit over 200kg´s on the flat leg press and I´m not a buffed guy by any means. You should at least be able to do 140kgs on the flat leg press if you work out regularly.