By time I meant in your life. I agree you should go safe, but if it takes forever to save up more money you will pass by life as short - until you go through with it.
If he can’t afford safer methods at 26 and have to wait 5 more years, he will experience 5 more short years.
For some that’s unbearable.
Body builder all your negative comments and your basing them on what? Have you have cross lengthening before ? No! So how would you know. Instead of bashing people and trying to make false accusations why dont you get on this forum and try to motive. Ever thought of that.? You sound like a little piece of s**t bully from middle school. Its actually not as bad as you think. Yea the first day i woke up with really bad pain on my femur almost unbearablea and my tibia was just fine maybe a pain of 2/10. So yea i agree with you in some way ll on femur external is very painful but today i actually woke up much better. Pain infemur is around 4/10. And according to my doctor will get better as time prgresses and i have faith in him as dr kulesh is a great surgeon from the little time ive met him and hes been following up with me the whole time. Why did i decide on cross lengthening well for safety reasons. Im not looking to gain an unrealistic height. In my country 5’8” is normal which is my target height. 4cm on tibia and 4 cm on femur. Obviously if i wouldve had the money to do internals i wouldve but im not a rich spoiled brat who his parents give him money for whatever they want. Ive had to work hard for my money. I have a wife and a 2 year old girl and life has not been easy trying to get her thru med school and paying for all the bills while at the same time saving up for this surgery. I decided that enough was enough. I didnt want to go anymore years being short. I will not be crippled as you so much sugest bodybuilder. Im a very athelitic person and im aware that alot of that will go away but immconfident that over time ill be able to return to a somewhat normal life.
So you have a family (wife and children) and doing 2 LLs at the same time was so important for you?
For what reason?
My negative comments are because people like you don't respect their bodies and do extreme things like cross lateral LL which for sure will impact a lot your body, much more comparing to doing 2 LLs the one after one year from the other.
And pain has nothing to to with that. The ability to walk is what matters and you'll be unable to walk normally for more than a year which is too much.
Anyway, still I wish you'll have a good rehabilitation as I wish for all fellow LL'ers but I want people to think more wisely before doing such an extreme operation.
And cross lateral is really a stupid idea.
I had surgery at the medem clinic for those wondering. All inclusive price was 266660. That included everything surgery medications trip to airport, 7 days hospital stay with food. Rebandges while im here and a physotherapist while im here. There are doctors in the USA who actually still perform illizorav on femurs and tibias but since its considered a selective surgery its not covered with my insurance which in terms ends up costing me about 8 times the amount that i paid here. So obviously body builder your comments are just nonsense because i have done plenty of research on this! I will be returning to the states to procede lengthening with my local orthopedic there who will be covered by my insurance as it will no longer be considered a selective surgery but rather preventative. Im praying for the best as this was not an easy journey to start. I was really scared but im sure i will get thru it fine.
Im short! Plain and simple. Ive always been the shortest of my friends family everybody and that will never go away unless i do something about it. Im very happy with my family but its just going to social events and her being taller than me with heels really bothers be and it always will. Trying to always find pants or shorts that fit me all these little things will forevor bother. And btw im not doing both surgeries right after the other. I will most likely wait till next year to do the second step as this will give my body time to recover from tje the stress im putting it thru. And its been proven that doing 2 small segments instead of 1 long segment will cause less stress on that limb. 4cm per segment is a very reasonable amount in my opinion. Think what you want to think bodybuilder at the end of the day you can sit there and read my diary till i get all through with this then well see who was right.
Quote from: Jim_dabarber on December 02, 2017, 07:31:56 AMIm short! Plain and simple. Ive always been the shortest of my friends family everybody and that will never go away unless i do something about it. Im very happy with my family but its just going to social events and her being taller than me with heels really bothers be and it always will. Trying to always find pants or shorts that fit me all these little things will forevor bother. And btw im not doing both surgeries right after the other. I will most likely wait till next year to do the second step as this will give my body time to recover from tje the stress im putting it thru. And its been proven that doing 2 small segments instead of 1 long segment will cause less stress on that limb. 4cm per segment is a very reasonable amount in my opinion. Think what you want to think bodybuilder at the end of the day you can sit there and read my diary till i get all through with this then well see who was right.
I am a veteran LLer.
And I plan for another LL in femurs in 2 years from now. I was where you are now and I know that cross lateral LL is simply the worst idea for LL and no respectable doctor does it.
The same with external femurs.
So you said you did research but you made the 2 biggest mistakes you could do.
So I hope I prove wrong, I really do, but odds are not with you and anyone who did LL can understand how bad is cross LL.
Anyway, people should avoid that kind of surgery but you can't turn back time so I wish you the best consolidation possible.
Good luck. I lengthened crosslaterally myself with Dr. Kulesh and I know at least two other who did it or are in the process. You're in safe hands.
If you have any questions regarding the process, feel free to ask me. I know right now you're probably only thinking about the pain, but it goes away rapidly after the surgery, just wait.
Quote from: Overdozer on December 02, 2017, 05:40:02 PMGood luck. I lengthened crosslaterally myself with Dr. Kulesh and I know at least two other who did it or are in the process. You're in safe hands.
If you have any questions regarding the process, feel free to ask me. I know right now you're probably only thinking about the pain, but it goes away rapidly after the surgery, just wait.
Thanks overdozer! Pain around my knee/lower femur is whats bothering me right now. Tibia is literally no pain at all. Dr kulesh is coming in tomorrow to see me hopefully he can fix the problem as everything but that is going good.
Quote from: Overdozer on December 02, 2017, 05:40:02 PMGood luck. I lengthened crosslaterally myself with Dr. Kulesh and I know at least two other who did it or are in the process. You're in safe hands.
If you have any questions regarding the process, feel free to ask me. I know right now you're probably only thinking about the pain, but it goes away rapidly after the surgery, just wait.
Quote from: Jim_dabarber on December 02, 2017, 06:54:29 PMThanks overdozer! Pain around my knee/lower femur is whats bothering me right now. Tibia is literally no pain at all. Dr kulesh is coming in tomorrow to see me hopefully he can fix the problem as everything but that is going good.
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