I've noticed that many of you short guys are depressed for being short. I'm myself depressed but not to the point of thinking about suicide.
My question is: if you had LL and got complications, would you be strong enough to overcome them? If you are depressed for being short, what would it happen if you get crippled for life or had some serious sequels? Would you kill yourselves?
First that happens when :-
a) You go to a cheap inexperienced surgeon.
b) You lengthen way beyond the safe limits.
Second, utmost priority should always be a good reputable surgeon and you must know the conscience of safe lengthening limits.
I think depression is unfortunately a sort of natural response to something like short stature. Unfortunately when you are short you become more aware of how height influences people's quality of life. It then gets to the stage that you realise that despite your other qualities you have to work a lot lot harder than taller people to get noticed/recognition etc. The dating this is by far the most frustrating.
Choose a reputable doctor and do not overdo the lengthening and the risks are a lot smaller. The people who have hurt themselves are generally those who have gone for the cheaper options and lengthened to 'ideal' amounts as opposed to safe amounts. Yes 3-4" is ideal in a lot of cases but 2-2.5" is most people's limit.
Another issue with depression is that boredom can make it a lot lot worse and you will be bored during this process make no mistake about it, you will also not sleep well especially with external fixators, this usually means lying awake thinking winding yourself up.
I fully understand why a lot of guys would contemplate suicide over height unfortunately.
If some freak accident happens doing 5cm internal femurs with Paley I'll just smile, laugh, and resign to my fates. I mean seriously what are the odds of not only losing the genetic lottery so harshly but also winning the complication lottery? In the <.01% chance I end up in a wheelchair I will feel pretty appeased rolling through the rest of my life.
Usernames like 6Feetordie make me cry. Also those posts about committing suicide
Quote from: notimportant on January 05, 2017, 10:59:35 PMWould you kill yourselves?
Meh, life is a piece of crap anyways. I highly doubt that i will live before getting money for LL.
Shame that someone can't pull the trigger for me.
But as mentioned already, odds of getting crippled(if you are reasonable) are pretty low.
Quote from: YourSpaceBoyfriend on January 06, 2017, 12:16:10 AMMeh, life is a piece of crap anyways. I highly doubt that i will live before getting money for LL.
Shame that someone can't pull the trigger for me.
But as mentioned already, odds of getting crippled(if you are reasonable) are pretty low.
You seem like a very intelligent person man. I'm sure you will be able to get the money that you need. Have you considered going for a cheaper but reputable doc like parihar?
Dollar is too expensive, almost the same as euro. Salaries stay the same, what should we do? I dont think somebody is ok with the idea of waiting 6 or more years for LL.
Quote from: onemorefoot on January 06, 2017, 01:10:56 AMDollar is too expensive, almost the same as euro. Salaries stay the same, what should we do? I dont think somebody is ok with the idea of waiting 6 or more years for LL.
Canadian Dollar is weaker than last few years tho. (I live in Canada) and employment here is rather saturated. (Hard to get jobs compared to US) I'm 23 and half way through my 3rd year of bachelors so I can expect 5 more years since I will also need to pay down my student loan after finding a job but I'm ok with it because atleast there is sense of security that cheap but reliable LL options exists like Parihar, let alone the surgery itself. Imagine if there was no LL, that would be HELL.
Quote from: Desktopx on January 06, 2017, 01:20:16 AMCanadian Dollar is weaker than last few years tho. (I live in Canada) and employment here is rather saturated. (Hard to get jobs compared to US) I'm 23 and half way through my 3rd year of bachelors so I can expect 5 more years since I will also need to pay down my student loan after finding a job but I'm ok with it because atleast there is sense of security that cheap but reliable LL options exists like Parihar, let alone the surgery itself. Imagine if there was no LL, that would be HELL.
That is a world I could not exist in. Ever since I was 16 I knew I would have to get LL in order to be considered a man and a viable option in the dating market. A lot of people, even Iamready, have been thinking about LL for 10+ years.
If there wasn't any LL I think I would just get really good at science and pull a Newton honestly. And hope that no one would ever write too many mean thing s about my height despite my great achievements. (Honestly doubtable)
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