Does ll really "cripple" you?

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Posted on Apr 13, 2025, 8:10 am

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I have done a lot of research on ll, it looks like a lot of people are saying it will " cripple " you ? I dont know if thats true because the limitation of LL is the surrounding things around the bone, the bone can grow unlimit length but the tissues blood vessels and nerves and muscle are the reason why there are cm or inch limits, look at Paul George for example from NBA, he had a very bad tibia fracture (way worse than LL), but he come back to NBA actively just 8 months to go back to playing in the game ( Aug 2014 to Apr 2015), the difference is that his case is not lengthening but a very bad fracture, but starting to play in intense basketball games in just 8 months motion wise is much more crazy and demanding than most if not all LL patients rehab motion range, considering Paul George has been playing fine with very above average stats in the NBA and most people who did LL will not even ever need to do that much demanding and intense exercise before or after LL, how does this surgery "cripple" you??

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Posted on Apr 14, 2025, 3:17 pm

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With proper PT, it can't "cripple" you unless your surgeon made severe mistakes. Yes, the only problem is muscles and nerves. Without any kind of gene therapy, it's impossible to go beyond their natural limits.

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Posted on Apr 21, 2025, 9:52 am

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Quote from: 404rainy on April 13, 2025, 08:10:53 AMI have done a lot of research on ll, it looks like a lot of people are saying it will " cripple " you ? I dont know if thats true because the limitation of LL is the surrounding things around the bone, the bone can grow unlimit length but the tissues blood vessels and nerves and muscle are the reason why there are cm or inch limits, look at Paul George for example from NBA, he had a very bad tibia fracture (way worse than LL), but he come back to NBA actively just 8 months to go back to playing in the game ( Aug 2014 to Apr 2015), the difference is that his case is not lengthening but a very bad fracture, but starting to play in intense basketball games in just 8 months motion wise is much more crazy and demanding than most if not all LL patients rehab motion range, considering Paul George has been playing fine with very above average stats in the NBA and most people who did LL will not even ever need to do that much demanding and intense exercise before or after LL, how does this surgery "cripple" you??

No. After the surgery, the pain in my knees went away (I don't know why, but walking used to cause terrible pain—probably due to knock knees).
I walk normally, at the gym I can squat and lift 120 kg and more.
I ride a motorcycle after all—and that’s after two surgeries.
The surgery, within reasonable limits, doesn’t cripple you. At least for me.
See my previous post http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=87378.0

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Posted on Apr 22, 2025, 1:00 am

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What about running ? is it normal ? can you please show us a video

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Posted on Apr 22, 2025, 8:19 am

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Quote from: erenpalo on April 22, 2025, 01:00:14 AMWhat about running ? is it normal ? can you please show us a video

I can feel the screws in my legs due to the thin layer of skin. When I run, my skin moves rapidly, and it’s very uncomfortable.
Does ll really "cripple" you?

In all other situations, I don't feel them. (I was planning to have them removed this summer.)

Actually, I haven't run in the last 15 years. Before the surgeries, my knees hurt a lot, so I couldn't even run. Over those 15 years, I had no reason to run anywhere or even test it

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Posted on Apr 22, 2025, 1:05 pm

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do you plan to remove the scars ? are the scars worse on femur or tibia with LON? I also sent you a dm if you dont mind thanks

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Posted on Apr 22, 2025, 3:24 pm

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Quote from: 404rainy on April 22, 2025, 01:05:26 PMdo you plan to remove the scars ? are the scars worse on femur or tibia with LON? I also sent you a dm if you dont mind thanks

The scars don't bother me at all. People absolutely don't care -I'm in a country where it's almost always summer, and I wear shorts 90% of the time.
It's been about 5 years since the first surgery, and in all that time, no one has asked about them. People just see it as a regular scar.
Honestly, I’d advise not to worry about it. I’ve talked about the surgery (mainly that I was fixing knee pain and knock knees, and the height gain was a bonus), and people mostly just want details - nobody judges.
My whole family, friends, and acquaintances know about it, and no one cares

Even though my family and all my friends know that I did the surgery primarily for height increase, everyone was supportive.
So people should forget about scars, arm length, or stop being afraid that everyone will find out about the surgery and height increase.

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Posted on Apr 28, 2025, 12:43 am

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This is perhaps the biggest misconception about LL from people who haven't done it. Yes, you should expect to take a slight hit to your overall athleticism from doing the procedure. But, no, you will not be "crippled" and should be able to do all the things you were able to do before like run, lift weights, play sports, etc after a year or two.

Obviously, the more you lengthen, the longer the recovery timeframe.

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Posted on Jul 4, 2025, 1:08 pm

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The surgeon’s expertise and your post-operative journey play a decisive role. In principle, limb lengthening won’t leave you permanently disabled, but make no mistake, your legs will never move with the same ease and natural fluidity as before

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Posted on Sep 4, 2025, 4:45 am

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It's way more crippling to keep being short than LL itself since being short is even worse than being crushen entirely by a tank or a van or being eaten raw by hundreds of leeches...

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