Hey how are you doing lately?I hope you dont have any problems btw that mockup is mine and my height is 7 cm over my wingspan there so i think you look better than that with 4 5 cm -ape index (and if i ever get LL someday i guess i wont pass 5 cm because of wingspan issues it worries me 
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And great diary!
Quote from: Peaceout on December 22, 2015, 11:53:45 AMHey how are you doing lately?I hope you dont have any problems btw that mockup is mine and my height is 7 cm over my wingspan there so i think you look better than that with 4 5 cm -ape index (and if i ever get LL someday i guess i wont pass 5 cm because of wingspan issues it worries me )
And great diary!
Thanks for asking. Walking around is a bit tough still. Hip sway is still evident, though it isn't as bad as when I first started. It's now possible for me to get through the day without crutches or aid. But walking is still awkward, because when I bring my leg forward, it feels like my muscles are getting too stiff and tight. I hope it's not because I lengthened too much. And I hope that my walking to return eventually. I don't mind being patient. But I just want to know if things will ever return back to normal again eventually. A lot of my life changed because this surgery, and not all is good or bad things.
I must have the Winter blues or something, because I'm feeling a bit depressed after seeing my ex. It'll probably be the last time I see her for a long time - maybe forever. Hard to imagine that when I've been with her for many years now. I feel a bit better now, though, since my last entry. I'm looking up hotels and airline tickets for me to get out of my house and travel. That's one of the things I miss about not being able to walk without aid. I miss traveling and seeing new things. Staying at home all day for months is just too boring, even though I have a lot of entertainment at home.
Maybe it's just my case, but I'm getting really tired of things not being normal. The breakup and the lack of being able to walk normally is just getting to me sometimes. I'm supposed to get an x-ray in about a week, which would let me know if I can walk yet. I have doubts that Dr. Paley will give me the okay to walk next week, since my right leg's growth has been slow. My left leg is probably finished consolidating, though. All the patients I know from Paley are able to walk already. They ended a bit earlier than I did and lengthened to 7 cm only, but they're also younger than me. A part of me wish I did this when I was much younger. That's probably the only regret I have right now. Unless there are any permanent pains or I'm unable to walk normally again, then I'd have that to regret as well.
Just read through your entire diary and I want to thank you for posting one of the most thorough accounts of this procedure I've ever read. Also, congrats on your new height! 
I'm considering doing the same surgery with Dr. Paley and one of my big concerns that few others seem to share is the scarring. Will these scars be something that your going to have to explain to every person who sees you nked for the rest of your life? Say you got married, do you think they're going to be noticeable enough where you would eventually have to explain to your wife what they are?
Quote from: ota457 on December 23, 2015, 12:28:35 AMJust read through your entire diary and I want to thank you for posting one of the most thorough accounts of this procedure I've ever read. Also, congrats on your new height!
I'm considering doing the same surgery with Dr. Paley and one of my big concerns that few others seem to share is the scarring. Will these scars be something that your going to have to explain to every person who sees you nked for the rest of your life? Say you got married, do you think they're going to be noticeable enough where you would eventually have to explain to your wife what they are?
Just say the scars are from breaking your femurs and then they inserted titanium rods to heal you. You can get laser scar removal if you don't like it that much. Scars aren't a big worry for me. I have scars in other places and they all became flesh colored eventually.
Quote from: DoingItForMe on December 22, 2015, 12:34:18 PMI miss traveling and seeing new things. Staying at home all day for months is just too boring, even though I have a lot of entertainment at home.
Maybe it's just my case, but I'm getting really tired of things not being normal. The breakup and the lack of being able to walk normally is just getting to me sometimes. I'm supposed to get an x-ray in about a week, which would let me know if I can walk yet. I have doubts that Dr. Paley will give me the okay to walk next week, since my right leg's growth has been slow. My left leg is probably finished consolidating, though. All the patients I know from Paley are able to walk already.
Not being able to walk for so long and staying home all the time would take a mental toll on anyone. I know the feeling too since a number of patients who had their surgeries after me were walking well before me because of my awful consolidation. recovery has really challenged my patience at times and it's hard to keep positive for so long. Stay strong man.
Has there been any cases of a LL who had permanent pain in their legs? It's been 6 months after surgery, and I'm still feeling pain in my legs. I'm starting to think I'm one of the unlucky ones. Sigh.
Quote from: DoingItForMe on December 26, 2015, 08:04:11 PMHas there been any cases of a LL who had permanent pain in their legs? It's been 6 months after surgery, and I'm still feeling pain in my legs. I'm starting to think I'm one of the unlucky ones. Sigh.
Yes, numbers are hard to come by as I've only read about it in those who posted diaries. Typically it was in the knees due to either tibial nailing or from femurs being too long (ratio going outside 56:44) putting pressure on the joint. E.g taller from old forum.
OT when you had Lasik did you have the one where they cut the flap or not? Did they mention anything about regression after the surgery.
Quote from: theuprising on December 26, 2015, 08:13:01 PMYes, numbers are hard to come by as I've only read about it in those who posted diaries. Typically it was in the knees due to either tibial nailing or from femurs being too long (ratio going outside 56:44) putting pressure on the joint. E.g taller from old forum.
OT when you had Lasik did you have the one where they cut the flap or not? Did they mention anything about regression after the surgery.
Fortunately, it's not knee pain. But I feel a soreness in various muscles and tendons on my legs. Probably because of muscle atrophy. But I'm getting worried that it'll be permanent, because I haven't noticed much progress in pain levels even though I've been walking without crutches for 2-3 weeks now. I also developed a popping noise on my right leg as I walk. It's the same noise for when you crack your knuckles or elbows. Anyway, I also wonder if it's because I haven't gotten the okay to walk without crutches yet. Perhaps it's because I'm not fully consolidated yet.
As for your question about Lasik, it was the one where they cut the flap. I think they called it CustomVue or CustomWave or something like that. It gave me better than 20/20 vision. It was like 20/15 or 15/20, which is about a 25% improvement over 20/20. I highly recommend Lasik, where I don't really recommend LL as much due to all the problems I've seen various people having, including myself now. It sucks because I had a pretty complication-free lengthening, but this pain in my legs is really bugging me.
Why would you walk without crutches without being given the ok? That does not make sense to me.
I'm a noob, but yeah, my understanding is that if your bones haven't consolidated yet, you're far from being completely recovered.
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