Thank you so much Glen and Bohemia for the recomendations.
I have started my streching exercises.
I will have the surgery on 16 January of 2016.
How is the consolidation.
Good luck Yagen! I'm sure everything will be fine!
That's it! I've just finished lengthening my left femur!
My original goal was 7cm, but I went to 7.2cm just in case there was any mistakes with my counting.
For you stats nerds: I reached 5cm on right tibia on day 54 of lengthening, and reached 7.2cm on left femur on day day 77. I started lengthening five days post-op.
Feels pretty good, but I'm still only halfway done. Can't wait to get started on the other segments in February! 
CONGRATULATIONS GLENN! Wow, it must feel good knowing that becoming taller is actually happening!
I have a few questions if you don't mind:
1. Do you plan on lengthening the other femur 7.2CM as well or 7CM?
2. Do you gain the same amount of height as what you lengthen on femurs, or do you gain slightly less height due to the natural angualation of femur bones?
3. Based on your experience, if you could only do one segment, do you think 6CM femur or 5CM tibia would look more natural/proportionate?
Thanks, and again congratulations on completing the first stage of you lengthening!
Congratulation Glen!!! Great job in just 2,5 months.
Now the consolidation stage!!! tell us how is you recovery and what things are easy to do now?
Cheers
A ratio of 0,9 in tibia is awesome!!! just 54 days.
Great job 
Hi Taller,
Quote from: Taller on November 16, 2015, 03:12:32 PMCONGRATULATIONS GLENN! Wow, it must feel good knowing that becoming taller is actually happening!
Thanks! I feel quite relieved that I'm finished this part and that I can concentrate on consolidation. Yeah, being taller, even while on crutches, still rocks! It has definitely improved how I see myself and my general happiness.
Quote from: Taller on November 16, 2015, 03:12:32 PMI have a few questions if you don't mind:
No worries about the questions, I love talking about myself 
Quote from: Taller on November 16, 2015, 03:12:32 PM1. Do you plan on lengthening the other femur 7.2CM as well or 7CM?
According to my telemetry x-ray before operation, my left femur was 2mm longer to begin with. As a general guideline I will try to distract the same number of times as my other leg to make sure most of the variables are the same. But it's very tough to lengthen to exact figures, so I think I will take a telemetry x-ray before I finish the second femur and then work according to those numbers to make adjustments at the end and see how it goes.
Quote from: Taller on November 16, 2015, 03:12:32 PM2. Do you gain the same amount of height as what you lengthen on femurs, or do you gain slightly less height due to the natural angualation of femur bones?
User JConnor wrote a reply to something like this in another thread. I think it's pretty reasonable, so I will just quote him here:
Quote from: JConnor on August 14, 2015, 01:33:26 AMThere's no need to speculate. The average angle of the femur from vertical is 9 degrees. From this point it is basic trigonometry.
If you lengthen 8.00 cm or 6.00 cm along the anatomical axis, you actually gain 7.90 cm and 5.93 cm in height, respectively.
If you lengthen along the mechanical axis, which is 3 degrees from vertical, you'd gain 7.99 cm and 5.99 cm.
So far as lost height goes, it's really inconsequential as the most you stand to lose is 1 mm.
Quote from: Taller on November 16, 2015, 03:12:32 PM3. Based on your experience, if you could only do one segment, do you think 6CM femur or 5CM tibia would look more natural/proportionate?
Hmmm.... You're like 178cm, aren't you? Honestly I don't think 6cm on either segment for you would make any discernible difference regarding disproportion.
Knowing what I know now, if I could only do one segment, I would do femurs (even though I aesthetically prefer my longer tibs). A few reasons why I say this:
1. Safety. For me, the most stressful thing so far has been worrying about ballerina. There is something very scary about seeing your foot drop millimeter by millimeter and not being able to flat-foot it no matter how much weight you stand on it.
Also, less stuff can go wrong with femurs, compared to tibs.
2. Recovery. The femur segment is stronger and recovers faster.
3. Options. If you reach 6cm on femur and you decide your proportions can handle more, you have the option of going to 8cm. On tibia, it's more likely that your body will dictate how far you can go and not the other way around.
Hope this helps!
Quote from: yagen on November 16, 2015, 04:09:10 PMCongratulation Glen!!! Great job in just 2,5 months.
Now the consolidation stage!!! tell us how is you recovery and what things are easy to do now?
Cheers
Hi Yagen,
Thanks for the well wishes!
Recovery is going well.. Ummm, let's see:
1. I had some lower back pain near my left hip. I read online that it was usually because of improper use of crutches. I believe it was because I was unconsciously relying on my strong leg too much, which led to me avoiding the use of the other side. I adjusted my crutches and made a conscious effort to improve my form by putting equal weight on both legs and now the lower back pain has improved quite a bit.
2. Hyperextension is perfect. Femur side is getting stronger day by day; enough for me to make improvements in my quad stretches. Tibia side is still tight, and not improving as quickly, but I can still feel it loosening up gradually.
3. In terms of general walking around (on crutches), I can feel improvements in strength and stability with each passing day. Haven't had the confidence to test walking balance yet.
4. Stairs I am still very slow and cautious about. I can go up and down stairs (using crutches and the rail) safely, but it takes a bit of time and energy.
Thank you so much for all the info 
How many times do you do stretching? and how long?
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