Congratulations on your new height DC!
You've reached your minimum goal and so you won't be damaging your proportions too much.
Thank you for sharing your experience with us so far 
Hope you'll stick with us a bit longer.
Hey Dream catcher!
it was nice to see you at the gym and the isokinetic these last days. now be careful with your crutches ok?!
It's the good decision I think that the process was a little bit harder for you than for some other patients, I could fell your pain everytime I was next to you. You made it bro. Congrats!
For me it will be 1 month after surgery on monday, so i still got a month of pain and sadness....Hopefully in the second month, there are less less clicks and i will fell better.
See you tomorrow héhé
Taka
Thank you all, guys! This is such a friendly forum that I won't just leave. I'll stay around and keep you posted on the progress of my recovery.
Quote from: Takanori on August 04, 2016, 08:11:39 PMHey Dream catcher!
it was nice to see you at the gym and the isokinetic these last days. now be careful with your crutches ok?!
It's the good decision I think that the process was a little bit harder for you than for some other patients, I could fell your pain everytime I was next to you. You made it bro. Congrats!
For me it will be 1 month after surgery on monday, so i still got a month of pain and sadness....Hopefully in the second month, there are less less clicks and i will fell better.
See you tomorrow héhé
Taka
Taka, it was nice to see you around too. Unlike before, we will meet more for the rest of the month, as I'll come to the gym everyday. And I hope you achieve your goal with less pain. See you tomorrow 
Quote from: CCMidwest on August 04, 2016, 07:43:20 PMHey, at least you met your goal!
Welcome to 5'7 man!
Hope you will stick around and periodically update us on your recovery and athletic ability.
CCMidwest, I guess we're of similar age, right? I'd suggest that you do LL asap, if you really really want to gain some height, or just accept your current height and forget about LL at all. I believe that age plays a very important role in LL. The younger you do it, the less risk and the more gain you will have. As I once said, LL poses maybe the toughest challenges to your overall body and mind, not just your flexibility and strength. Any weakest link in you body or mind will definitely be stressed with the heaviest load under LL. As we're getting older, for sure our body gets weaker and there's nothing you can do about it. So make up your mind.
Quote from: dream_catcher on August 04, 2016, 08:56:11 PMCCMidwest, I guess we're of similar age, right? I'd suggest that you do LL asap, if you really really want to gain some height, or just accept your current height and forget about LL at all. I believe that age plays a very important role in LL. The younger you do it, the less risk and the more gain you will have. As I once said, LL poses maybe the toughest challenges to your overall body and mind, not just your flexibility and strength. Any weakest link in you body or mind will definitely be stressed with the heaviest load under LL. As we're getting older, for sure our body gets weaker and there's nothing you can do about it. So make up your mind.
I'm 32, about to be 33.
I hear ya though bro.
Dreamcatcher, although your not there yet, and obviously anything can happen, but in your opinion, do you think the average person would be able to function, (relatively normal Ambulation without assistive device), after two months of going through Dr. G's program trying to achieve 6cm - 8cm?
I ask as I would like to keep my current jobs if at all possible, which require "relatively normal walking" without an assistive device, but I'm trying to plan accordingly...ie; if not possible , maybe another doctor, country, back to school for a different career, different financial costs, etc.
Also, have you ever witnessed anyone doing "well"so to speak at Dr. G's training center with sub par hamstring flexibility ? I have a chronic back issue causing extra tight jammies and calves , which I know I can improve upon but I'm a little worried as getting past "normal" will be an extreme challenge due to the neuro tone
Thanks, and good luck with remainder of your journey.
Quote from: ggg112 on August 06, 2016, 09:35:58 PMDreamcatcher, although your not there yet, and obviously anything can happen, but in your opinion, do you think the average person would be able to function, (relatively normal Ambulation without assistive device), after two months of going through Dr. G's program trying to achieve 6cm - 8cm?
I ask as I would like to keep my current jobs if at all possible, which require "relatively normal walking" without an assistive device, but I'm trying to plan accordingly...ie; if not possible , maybe another doctor, country, back to school for a different career, different financial costs, etc.
Also, have you ever witnessed anyone doing "well"so to speak at Dr. G's training center with sub par hamstring flexibility ? I have a chronic back issue causing extra tight jammies and calves , which I know I can improve upon but I'm a little worried as getting past "normal" will be an extreme challenge due to the neuro tone
Thanks, and good luck with remainder of your journey.
ggg112, normally Dr.G's patients can walk unaided within two months after stop clicking, and I think that's the fastest recovery time for LL, a major reason why I chose Dr.G. But LL even under Dr.G is risky, unless you are conservative, i.e. you adjust your goal according to your body's reactions and follow exactly or even conservatively your doctor's instructions. I know that because I saw both good recovery and bad recovery here. So in my opinion two months is enough under Dr.G only if you are conservative.
Having your hamstring flexibility and your back in their pre-surgery state are very important for walking unaided. Both of them will be hampered during the LL. And you will need to fix them before you can walk "realtively normally". In your case, I'm afraid that you will probably face extra challenges as you will have the two problems combined together.
That's my two cents. And you'd confirm with Dr.G before making your decisions.
Quote from: dream_catcher on August 04, 2016, 07:31:55 PMGuys, the final day has come, much sooner than I expected. I was hoping to keep fighting until the end of next week, but today is the last day of my lengthening.
Hey Dream_Catcher,
Congrats! Am so happy for you! You've made it! A living testimony, through all that mental, emotional, physical hardship! Keep us posted, ok? I've gone through your blog so many times to better understand what to expect in the journey for me. I'm on Day 13, so still a greenie. The last 10 days was a dark hell for me, emotionally speaking. Every part of my body was so uncomfortable, sore, achy... nothing I could do. And the paranoia of things going wrong... oh boy!
Anyway, am so happy to see you at the end of your tunnel, embracing the light, and so much taller!
Unicorn
Quote from: Unicorn888 on August 07, 2016, 03:34:27 PMHey Dream_Catcher,
Congrats! Am so happy for you! You've made it! A living testimony, through all that mental, emotional, physical hardship! Keep us posted, ok? I've gone through your blog so many times to better understand what to expect in the journey for me. I'm on Day 13, so still a greenie. The last 10 days was a dark hell for me, emotionally speaking. Every part of my body was so uncomfortable, sore, achy... nothing I could do. And the paranoia of things going wrong... oh boy!
Anyway, am so happy to see you at the end of your tunnel, embracing the light, and so much taller!
Unicorn
Thank you, Unicorn888. I hope my blog helped you The first two weeks are the hardest for everyone, so hang in there! You will get better gradually.
I read your first post after the surgery, and found that your detailed descriptions of the first ... was a little bit too graphic and sexy for me ;P Hey, you made me miss one of my favorite entertainment before the surgery. How soon can I have it again?
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