Dads are the problem with this operation, they dont acccept or is just my case?

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I dont find the way to tell him, my mom is even helping me to save money, but dad is the problem.Staying in another country until I can walk more or less would be well( the most of the people who do 7 cm internal femurs can walk in 5 months mithout crutches) not considering potential complications.I think that when I finish university, when I am 23 years I will go for some months and return when I am off crutches, what do you recommend?

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My dad's the one who found out about LL for me. Before him I used to think LL = Chinese torture devices

Edit: How tall are you? Yeah I wouldn't let my 5'9 son get his legs broken either.

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You're young (in fact way to young to be thinking about this surgery), so he's going to be over-protective and think you're generally naive. Deal with it, it's what parents do. (I'm surprised it's your mom that is supportive... from my experience it was my mom who possed the biggest problem).

Don't bank on doing it after college BTW. Life doesn't work that way. Honestly, depending on your major/career, I wouldn't take a year long break after college. Seems off to employers. Also if you have to worry about loans, kiss that time frame goodbye. I'd rather save up for college and/or pay off my student loan debt first (would your parents really want you to focus your savings on needless surgery when it can be used to fund your studies?!): especially at your height (then again I wouldn't want LL at it...).

But if you want some more advice on it, don't talk to him about LL until you're actually done with college. It's stupid to talk about it when you're so far off and you should be concentrating your time on your studies; which will produce the income you need to go to a good doctor. In relation to that...

It does feel like you're not really realistic and rushing into it... which from past records... is pretty much the biggest downfall of many LLers: they cut corners, wanting to take the easy, cheap route, and end up with bad outcomes...

My 2 cents

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Quote from: onemorefoot on August 03, 2016, 05:06:23 AM\Staying in another country until I can walk more or less would be well( the most of the people who do 7 cm internal femurs can walk in 5 months mithout crutches) not considering potential complications.

But you should, a lot of bad stuff can happen.

I find people that save up money just for LL stupid, u need to have some kind of saved up cash for complications or other problems to occur(and there ofter are).

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Quote from: Penguinn on August 03, 2016, 05:46:19 AMEdit: How tall are you? Yeah I wouldn't let my 5'9 son get his legs broken either.

Yeah, I wouldn't let him either. 5'9 is just a hair under average for most western white countries. It is a normal adult height for men. They don't get the "benefits" of being tall, but no disadvantages of short.

The biggest player I have ever known is 5'9 and runs a dating service for men. I know lots of rich guys, and most are between 5'9-5'11

There are a million ways to win in life at 5'9 without breaking your legs.

My own kids are girls though...and my oldest is actually worried she will be too tall.

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Quote from: Alu on August 03, 2016, 06:07:38 AMHonestly, depending on your major/career, I wouldn't take a year long break after college. Seems off to employers.

Being an employer myself, I'll chime in about this too.

This is absolutely true. When you get 500+ resumes for a single job opening, some of the first ones to go in the "no" pile are the ones with gaps in employment, especially if it is listed as being due to a medical problem. The reason is that medical issues is one of the leading causes for employee tardiness, absenteeism, and resignation.

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I would just say I took a year off to travel, get some perspective and life experience.. There are far too many graduates who have spent their entire life with their head in a book, have no people skills and no clue about the world around them.

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Penguinn one year ago I was 172.7, now I am exactly 176 cm and I wont grow more than 176 based on my bone age of 18. I would like to be 183 cm, but I dont know it is a lot of sacrifice for this, but I really want taht height.

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And I plan to work online in the time I do the this procedure, using just my computer. Here there are people with a height of even 178 an want this surgery, so at 176 is not insane.

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Quote from: onemorefoot on August 03, 2016, 07:06:17 PMPenguinn one year ago I was 172.7, now I am exactly 176 cm and I wont grow more than 176 based on my bone age of 18. I would like to be 183 cm, but I dont know it is a lot of sacrifice for this, but I really want taht height.

No dad would allow their 176cm son to get LL.