Quote from: InFullStryde on April 07, 2019, 12:53:00 AM
Ladies and Gentleman, I did it. 3 Inches has been achieved. I now look forward to the next phase of healing and recovery.
Thank you again for all your support and encouragement through what has been an extremely challenging and testing 3 months of my life. I look forward to keeping you all informed regularly on my recovery. I will plan to post a walking video after a few weeks when my tightness has subsided. I am looking forward to experiencing how the body very quickly begins to adjust to the new bone length and also how the body almost immediately provides relief to much of the physical struggles that one goes through while lengthening. I will share each step with the community.
Thank you again and feel free to reach out with questions or feedback.
A quote I live by: "Make the BEST of what you have and Make what you have, the BEST"
All the Best,
IFS
CONGRATS!!
Diary - January 2019 - In Full Stryde with Dr. Mahboubian of North Hollywood.
Quote from: Hex on April 08, 2019, 12:52:25 AM
Congratulations!
After this i think you're going to get addicted to heightism and want to do another surgery to get to 5'7 barefoot.
IFS makes more money than almost anyone on this forum and (I believe) has a very attractive wife/girlfriend. So clearly him being 5'1" (before LL) NEVER stopped him from doing anything. I feel like he's one of the few (and fewer and fewer...) truly normal and well-adjusted people on this forum.
Congrats, IFS.
Congratulations IFS! A great achievement indeed
I really appreciate the support guys. I've been so blessed to have lead the life that I have had so far. Also, I'm aware of the reality at which many great candidates for CLL simply cannot afford or have the time flexibility to undergo such a life changing procedure. I'm fortunate to have been able to under go CLL from the comfort of my home; while still running my company and living only 45 minutes from my surgeons office. My girlfriend is absolutely gorgeous and her support for me through this process has been nothing less than breathtaking. One thing is for sure; if you figure out a way to add value to the life of others and have the opportunity to call it a career and business; you'll make a great living financially, irregardless of the height attribute.
Another great quote I loved to life by: "Height does not make the man, The Man makes the Height"
I'm going to keep updating you guys on recovery. Talk soon.
Quote from: InFullStryde on April 08, 2019, 05:42:44 PM
Another great quote I loved to life by: "Height does not make the man, The Man makes the Height"
Ironically, it wasn't until AFTER I did LL that I actually started to really believe this. My parents used to always say this to me, I never believed them. Life is definitely harder as a short man, but any man of high caliber (which I believe you most definitely are) can overcome it.
Congrats again my friend.
Congrats, IFS! Here's to a fast recovery!
Quote from: InFullStryde on April 08, 2019, 05:42:44 PMI really appreciate the support guys. I've been so blessed to have lead the life that I have had so far. Also, I'm aware of the reality at which many great candidates for CLL simply cannot afford or have the time flexibility to undergo such a life changing procedure. I'm fortunate to have been able to under go CLL from the comfort of my home; while still running my company and living only 45 minutes from my surgeons office. My girlfriend is absolutely gorgeous and her support for me through this process has been nothing less than breathtaking. One thing is for sure; if you figure out a way to add value to the life of others and have the opportunity to call it a career and business; you'll make a great living financially, irregardless of the height attribute.
Another great quote I loved to life by: "Height does not make the man, The Man makes the Height"
I'm going to keep updating you guys on recovery. Talk soon.
You have one of the best diaries I have read on here. I hope you have a great recovery man
(Monday) Day 94 Post Op - Day 2 Consolidation/Recovery Phase - DISTRACTION COMPLETED....[7.5 cm Achieved / 3 inches Taller!]
Good evening LL'ers,
Off and away we go on this round 2 phase. The next stage of CLL. With CLL, you go through alot to achieve those extra inches during phase 1. Phase 2 is about recuperating your body/legs so that you can actually use your new legs. My problem areas are below:
1. Slight Anterior Pelvic Tilt (Due to tight hip flexors, weak glutes)
2. About 1 degree bend on the legs (Due to tight hamstrings)
3. Tight thigh muscles (Due to the nature of CLL. Muscles need time to catch up to new bone length)
4. Slightly weaker left leg (Due to a naturally weaker left leg, can still bear full weight however which is a plus)
With all my will and might; I'm training hard to remove the above problem areas so that I too may enjoy walking with three new inches of height in place. I'm performing stretches and strengthening exercises 3 times a day and walking 1 hour a day in hope that my legs can recover well enough to walk strong in 60 days-90 days. Sooner the better of course.
I will say that since I stopped lengthening on Saturday; that there has been slight improvement each day. Muscles are loosening, aching less, and I'm increasingly more mobile. In about 3 weeks, I will have my first consolidation phase x-rays and I will be sure to post them. Additionally, I should see quite a bit of improvement in my gait; and anticipating posting a video for your viewing as well.
Thank you again and I'll report back again with next update.
Quote from: InFullStryde on April 08, 2019, 12:43:44 AM(Sunday) Day 93 Post Op - DISTRACTION COMPLETED....[7.5 cm Achieved / 3 inches Taller!] Day 1 Consolidation/Recovery Phase
Good evening LL'ers,
Once again, thank you so much for your support and encouragement. Honestly, don't believe I would have been as motivated within the initial 3 month distraction process if I did not have a place like this to go to, and write, and relate. Things are changing in side me that are pretty deep for which do not have a direct relationship with height lengthening and I plan to go into more depth in future posts. Which leads me to my next thought. Below, I have created a list of my plans going forward for this LL venture as well as a way to assist others in their LL venture. Please review and share your thoughts:
1) I'm going to continue to post as daily as possible on my progress and experience with phase 2 consolidation and recovery
2) I'm going to create a Limb Lengthening Preparedness kit with all kinds of cohesive information and details based on my experience that will better prepare LL'ers for at least phase 1 of the journey. Phase 2 is yet to be learned by I; but I will soon be able to finalize the preparedness kit; once I conquer that phase.
3) I plan on creating a website that is modernized and dedicated to helping those with Height Dysphoria. This will NOT be a website that talks about how unlucky we are; but rather a website that will help bring awareness to the issue as well as directly help those in need, find a comprehensive path and resolution to a solution that works for them.
This list above may grow; but those are my objectives for now. I will update soon.
Now, onto day 1 of my consolidation. I'm 100% CURED and can WALK PERFECTLY! ..... JUST KIDDING! lol. I'm tighter than tight; but already I can feel some improvement...yes in just 1 day. Less soft tissue aches and just a feeling that things are generally looser. It's only been one day; I'll keep you posted on how the real progress goes, as weeks begin to arrive before us. As mentioned before; I plan on posting a walking video at about 3 weeks from today. I want to give my body a chance to cleanse it self of this cosmetic tightness that it currently is feeling. Within 3 weeks, the muscles will begin to adjust to the stretching and things will be much looser. I'll post that video for the community to review and hopefully it will give you some idea of what to expect. Lastly, my next X-Rays will also come in 3 weeks. I will post those and we should see some healing of my broken bones at that point.
Thank you again community and I can't wait to keep reporting to you all.
All the best,
IFS
I love this idea. As a short man in this day and age, we don't have a lot of resources. A centralized website that a short man could go to and address the problem even if nothing can truly be done would be so beneficial to so many people. I know I would always try to ignore and believe as if my short height wasn't a factor. maybe for some people, this method works, but it has blown up in my face 3rd year of college. I know if something would have been discussed when I was 15, I'm confident I would be a lot more well-adjusted to my height currently. It would be awesome if this website could handle the difficult double duty of being able to inform how to increase a person's height pre-growth plate closure (hgh) or post (limb lengthening) while still being able to preach loving you for who you are. It sounds contradictory, but it doesn't have to be mutually exclusive in my opinion. Therapy is just too vague, and it doesn't address our specific problems. I look forward to this coming development and your positivity and optimism for change.
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