Quote from: Zib on March 20, 2023, 09:03:28 PMWhy are you not normal? What are the things you are dealing with?
I don't feel "not normal". At 173cm, I feel "not tall" and also "not short", if that makes sense. I used to think that height was a static characteristic, but then I learned it wasn't - and I've always wanted to be taller. My dad is 181cm, so I've always wanted to be his height. Thankfully, I am in a good financial position, physically healthy, and have a full remote job. Ready and determined to make it happen. It will be amazing to go from ~25th percentile to ~75th percentile of height, source:(https://imgur.com/a/JMU1PNs).
Quote from: ballsackoffury123 on March 21, 2023, 01:46:32 AMGood luck man. Also from SF. You're shorter than me by a cm, but you'll end up taller than me by a cm 
Good to hear from you brother. I'm debating between 8cm or 10cm. Don't want to sacrifice too much for 2cm. Will see what team says. Either way, we will basically be the same height
Question, why did you choose Dr. D over Dr. Becker? Non-weightbearing vs. weightbearing?
Quote from: sixfootandhalf on March 21, 2023, 01:47:56 PMI am so excited for you. Becker is among the best in the business.
However, i do want to ask, will you be getting ITB release? Unanimously from most diaries i have found, and also from the works of fellow renowned surgeons i.e. Paley and Goitikas, , and there are also another medical journal i found on the problems of stretching the ITB , if you're going to lengthen beyond 5cm, you really should be considering a proper ITB release prior to surgery.
Read RB's diary, especially him before and just after full ITB release.
There's no doubt you will work hard, and stretch, but the ITB is one of those areas which is very resistant to stretching according to medical journals, and imo it is one of the reasons why a lot of people quit / don't make it to their goals / suffer from wide legs and element of duck ass (yes, indirctly as it is all linked).
I will be getting my surgery in a few months too, deposit paid and all, Becker is one of the best, but i don't think a soft ITB for anyone lengthening beyond a few cm is enough.
I have read RB's journal and you bring up a great point. I will push for an ITB release, but I have not researched how extensive I should "release it". Full or soft, I still need to do my due diligence.
"ITB release is critical for femur lengthening and the lack of one is the one draw back of how Betz used to run his practice. It worked out well in the end for me but all that pain and wide legs could have been avoided."
Source: RB Journal: http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=66296.186
