Hello LL Forum,
I am scheduled for a Femoral Limb Lengthening with Dr. Paley on September 26th, 2017. I am currently 5'5.5 (166 cm). I'm hoping to get an 8 cm increase. I'll update this diary as I progress through this. If anyone has any questions, feel free to post here.
Thank you very much! I am 26. I chose Paley because he is the most experienced. I'm actually family friends with Dr. Mangal Parihar (who I believe trained with Paley as well) but since I live/work in the U.S, I thought that it would be more convenient to have it done here in Florida with Paley. Nothing against other doctors
Thank you!
Thanks!
QuoteHi,good luck with your surgery ! Why did you choose femurs over tibias ? And why did you decide to go with this surgery,despite the short stature ?
Keep us tunned !
Thanks for the wishes! I chose femurs because its cheaper/less risky vs tibias. I decided to go with it because I have finally have the money (fully self funded with no outside financial help) and I think the benefits outweigh the risks. I'll keep everyone updated.
QuoteWill you be getting PRECICE 2.2? Will you be staying at the hotels near the hospital?
Best of luck on your journey, you are in great hands.
1. Yes
2. Hopefully. I think that a lot of them have been wrecked by Irma. My calls aren't going through/are all busy.
Thanks for your wishes!
Quote from: Mtall on September 19, 2017, 01:52:19 PMHey, so did Dr. Paley ask you to do anything to prepare for the surgery? Stretches, diet, any special exercise?
Also, what is your current level of flexibility?
All the best, you're less than a week away!
1. No particular exercise/stretch. However his site has some suggestions for stretches. I've been doing a few of those. He suggested that I don't smoke in the months prior the surgery (I don't smoke in general). As far as diet, he recommends some vitamin D supplements.
2. I'm not that flexible. I can touch my toes standing up, but thats pretty much it. I always neglected my stretches when working out.
Just arrived at my hotel in West Palm Beach. I met some other patients. They were very friendly and answered a lot of questions. My pre op is tomorrow and the surgery is the next day. I'm feeling a bit nervous about losing my independence for a while.
Hello everyone!
I'm still not discharged from the hospital yet. I will give a full summary of those days when I reach my hotel . It's relatively inconvenient to type the it all up on my phone. Overall I'm doing pretty well. I've already grown 2.5 mm. Thanks for all your support! A detailed summary of the pre-op, surgery, and hospital stay will come as soon as I have access to a laptop.
Quote from: LAGrowin on September 29, 2017, 08:13:17 PMGlad you're well and already taller! Thank you for keeping us posted. We look forward to hearing from you. All the info and insight is invaluable.
All the best to you!
Thank you LAGrowing I'll do my best to make tomorrow's update as informative as possible.
Quote from: jayandfrost on September 30, 2017, 02:07:12 AMyou are a lucky guy to get to LL in the states, those prices are only for the most affluent. Good luck with everything. Keep us updated.
I am definitely lucky. However I'm not exactly affluent. The only money I had saved up after college was from my internships. I got a degree in a high paying field with my tuition fully paid for via scholarships. I got a relatively high paying job in Silicon Valley that qualified me to take a very high interest personal loan for the amount required. That took me about 3.5 years to get there. I have enough saved just for my deposit and 6 months of expenses (loan interest payments, hotel stay in FL for 3 months,etc). I quit my job for this so I'll need another three months of expenses saved while I look for a new job after I'm done with LL. It was quite a meticulous amount of planning.
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