According to conversations I've been having with Dr. Catagni (and I've reached out to Paley as well), you can fully weight-bear with crutches the whole time with ex-fix. I'm just wondering if it's possible to wear pants over it and somewhat hide the braces? Someone seemed to say that it was (can't remember who or in what diary I read it).
I'm trying to figure out of if there's a way I can do 3-4cm max on my tibias (but will probably stop at 3cm because they take so damn long to heal) and still keep my job. Internal tibias scare me because you're not allowed to even walk on crutches.
There's gotta be a way for me to do this and keep my job. I even told Paley...I've already done femurs, and I've broken my ankles twice in my life from sports before. I'm no stranger to pain. It's just the f*cking God damned time factor for tibias...lol 
Yeah internal tibias are mostly likely not an options for me purely because you can't weight-bear at all. That's the main turn off. I don't care about some scars on ankles, that's not a big deal to me.
I think I can get short-term disability eventually at this job. Or take some sort of leave of absence. I just worry that ex-fix would take forever. Maybe if I did LATN (is that the right term for when you do external, but put an internal nail afterwards) it would be a bit faster.
The time factor is what kills it for me. Normally I wouldn't care but, if women care about two things, they care most about height and money. I don't want to sacrifice my career. Because if I quit/lose this job, it's going to be very hard to get a new job and at the same salary. I don't have the luxury of running my own business or being a rich kid out of college. So I need to consider this.
Quote from: Alu on February 04, 2016, 03:58:30 PMYup, keep making those super broad generalization. I'm sure that's gonna help your neurosis -_-
It may be an unfairly broad generalization and that's somewhat on me... but it's generally true my friend. Trying dating where I live (a very competitive city) and see the height/salary requirements that MANY (but admittedly, not all) attractive women have. And it makes sense...if you're an attractive woman, you're going to cash in on your hotness for tall wealthy man. She might fall in love with a short or less rich guy in the end, but initially, she will be gunning for the best she can get. And we as men do it too. Attraction is a very sharp knife that cuts both ways.
Online dating has served me well in getting hookups, but I'm distancing myself from it and want to meet a girl in real life. It's just less...contrived.
Quote from: TIBIKE200 on February 04, 2016, 04:30:25 PM In real life the height requirement is not as a big deal as much as on the online dating sites... Yeah height it a part of looks (a big part) but it's not the only part. If you indeed have a handsome face as you claimed you shouldnt have to have so much problem being 5'8... 5'8 is not too short... In my life experience the height barrier begins when you are below 168... I never ever got comments about my height which is 171
You're absolutely right, although I believe the height barrier threshold really is more at 173/5'8" these days. It's probably because I happen to live in a very competitive, superficial city that makes me feel worse about my height. I just feel like I'm still too borderline, and just want to be more safely above that crucial line of short/not short.
I know I've said this before, and I run the risk being accused of lying (because I know I've said it a lot)...but I've actually had little problems with girls in my life. Facially I'm very good looking (a few on here know what I look like, but I don't care, no one has to believe me lol, I'm not here to make friends). Even when I was 166, I still did pretty well and always had girlfriends and had my fair share of hookups/ONS.
At this point, it's mostly in my head. I still feel short. Or, I still feel too borderline for my own good. I'm also very competitive and somewhat of a perfectionist - so there's that too. I've been going to therapy regularly, and it's helping me a little. But I still want to be 5'9" at least. I don't believe that desire will ever go away. So now, its just...how can I get there with the least disruption to my life?
Quote from: TIBIKE200 on February 04, 2016, 04:42:05 PM
I believe that the 5'6-5'7 are the borderline heights. I am younger than you (I believe by atleast 10 years reading your life story about being married and stuff. So my generation should be taller), and I can safely say that atleast from my perspective 5'8 is not short. It's not tall (tall begins at 5'11), but there is nothing wrong with average height.
I'm not sure where you live, but where I live (and in the field I work in), 5'8" is pretty damned short. I don't think I'm short to the point where I stand out horribly (the way that I know I used to). I recognize it's been a pretty nice improvement.
Maybe it's because, since I was so short all my life, I have this inner need to overcompensate or always prove myself, or improve myself (fitness, career, etc.). It's just what I'm used to. And I have the clarity now to know that LL isn't something you can just do like going to the gym or running...these are our bones.
But that being said...I just feel like I'm so close, yet so far to average. I'm getting better at just accepting where I am not for now..I've been working on it. But I know long-term, I'm going to still want at least 5'9". That won't change I don't think.
Quote from: texasbruce on February 04, 2016, 04:47:59 PMSimply put this way, if you cannot afford it (money, time, career, etc.), you shouldn't do this.
Money is not an issue at all. The main thing for me is time/career, because those go hand in hand. I actually COULD afford to leave this job and completely focus on tibias...I have enough cash to pay for the surgery and enough to keep me afloat for at least 3-4 years (living conservatively within my means). However, I want to buy property, and don't want to stall my career.
The point of this thread (I feel like I'm getting attacked and it's turned into a borderline complaining/me defending myself thread, which I didn't want) was to see if I can come up with a way to do 3cm on tibias in as little time as possible.
Quote from: TIBIKE200 on February 04, 2016, 04:57:14 PMI am not saying that just for you. I am saying that also for other people in here who are 5'5 or 5'7 like me who dont want to do more than 2 inches. I live in Israel/northern Italy and I tried wearing 2cm lifts a few days ago to see the difference... And ohh my what a difference that was.
Please don't make the mistake I did. I thought I was going to be happy at 5'8", and here I am not entirely content. I know that everyone is going to say "you're not gonna be happy at 5'9." Maybe I won't be thrilled about my height, but I do believe I'd be content enough to stop this bone breaking business lol. 5'9" is a realistic goal for me, hell even 5'10" is (but I'm more than willing to leave some height on the table for recovery/time/safety purposes). Compromise.
And I promise...where I live, 5'8" is still pretty on the short side. Borderline...but short.
Quote from: TIBIKE200 on February 04, 2016, 05:07:23 PMDo you live in Europe or north america (That's not too much precise to disclose your location)? Also I want to do 5-6cm. If you will do 4 on your tibias you will be 177 which is 0.8cm from 5'10. If you go on tibia do 4cm with Catagni. That's my opinion
I live in North America, in a very large urban location. Very competitive and superficial here, unfortunately (but we all are, to some degree).
I've been talking with Dr. Catagni, and wrote Paley as well. I'm just brainstorming at this point. I might have to settle for 2-2.5cm max more on femurs to be about 5'9". While 5'10" would be amazing, I really think I'd be happy with 5'9", given the fact that I have to compromise on recovery time (which directly impacts my career and such, which I've worked hard to get).
Quote from: TIBIKE200 on February 04, 2016, 05:13:13 PM Doing your tibias will make your knees appear farther away from the floor giving the illusion you are taller than you actually are.
I know. Tibias are what I really want to do (and 3cm will make me happy)...it just really kills it for me how damn long they take even for just 3 cm!
Quote from: TIBIKE200 on February 04, 2016, 05:19:03 PM What was the recovery time according to Catagni?
3-4 months if I do internal (but no weight-bearing, which makes those 3-4 months more brutal in a way), 6 months in frames if external only.
I'm wondering if I could do LON/LATN if that would help me walk (even with crutches) as fast as possible.
Quote from: Ozymandias on February 04, 2016, 10:00:56 PMWe are on the same boat, YellowSpike.
I also appreciate my job, I know that if I lose it, it wold be almost impossible to find another job comparable to it, and I'm confident I can get a promotion in 2-3 years if I keep putting effort.
So how to combine LL with my job has been my headache for the last months.
I had the idea of doing LON in tibias. Like you, I would be happy with 4 cm (maybe 3, but I'm afraid I would regret lately not having done 4 cm). LON for 3.5 - 4 cm means only 2 months or so in frames, with the advantage of being weight-bearing. But sadly, I think I should get rid of the idea. I don't think frames, even monolaterals, can be hidden, and obviously I don't want any of my colleagues to find what the hell is going on my legs. So, with LON, I should ask for a 2 month vacation, and I think it would be a disaster for my career.
I'm currently considering femoral lengthening in 2 stages (like yagen now). This means some time in crutches, but at least I don't have to "disappear" from my job for a lot of time.
I know. I mean, I wish I was like some of the superstars on here like DoingItForMe, Cooper and ProgramDude who run their own businesses. Or, that I was a rich spoiled kid who had his parents pay for it right outta college like Leechlet lol
But for us average Joes, it's much harder to pull off. I'm super lucky I was able to pull off the first surgery while keeping my previous job. But I'm only at my new firm for a short period of time. LON might be an option. I've heard pretty good things about it. I believe 3cm takes about 6-7 weeks to lengthen, and then you get a nail put in so you can weight bear (I believe). I too would like 4cm, but 3cm on tibias would make me quite happy (because I get to actually improve my proportions, while still making it to 5'9"+).
I'm honestly thinking at this point, what I'm going to do is...keep the femur rods in for now, but have Dr. Guichet (or maybe Rozbruch) fix the screw in my left hip (to get rid of that annoying pain, which has improved though). By keeping the rods in, I still have the option for more on femurs and can avoid any possibility of what happened to our boy ProgramDude.
This way, I can bide my time, work here for maybe another year, and then really start figuring out how to do 3cm on tibias. 176 would be quite a nice final height for me 
The only negative to this is if I meet a great girl a) I may not be open to anything serious with her (self protection) or b) I get into relationship, and she leaves me for being true to myself and finishing an important goal of mine.
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