Quote from: GlobalBlue on January 31, 2023, 09:17:18 PMHi OzBoy, thank you for the great level of detail you are providing. It's unbelievably helpful. Few questions that I wanted to ask at this point of your journey:
1. Would you still advise to your slightly younger self to go through with the LL? Since dating is not your priority and all, did you get enough satisfaction from other aspects of life that makes it totally worth it?
2. You might have answered it, but at what point were you able to start getting by inside your house or office at least somewhat unaided? Would it be possible to say arrive to work on crutches and then get around with occasional (<10m) walks to the restroom and such?
3. Looking back, would you advise to shorten the lengthening to avoid some of the recovery complications? I read somewhere on this forum that 6cm seems to be the optimum. I completely get the pros and cons here, give me all 15cm if possible, but it looks like the last 2cm cost dearly. What is your personal opinion on this?
Thank you for your responses!
Hi GlobalBlue,
Thanks for the kind words.
1- YES 100% and I would advise to do it as early as possible. Aside from dating, it’s all the other interactions (work and social). To quote a friend of mine who underwent LL, I now feel like I am an adult among other adults. Before, at 164cm, the very first thing that stands out about you is your height…. And then you have to work extra hard to highlight your other qualities. Right now… I feel absolutely comfortable and amazing around people.
2- me personally I started taking steps (<10mt or so) in the house in my last couple of cm (the hardest ones). I think it’s possible to do wat you say, but it does depend a lot on whether you encounter any complication along the journey. You can read many people here walking unaided just a few weeks post op.
3-it’s hard to answer this right now. If in the next few months/year I’ll recover to a level that allows me decent athletic abilities than starting at my height I think I had sort of no choice if I wanted to have a meaningful impact on my height
G-Nail on femurs in Greece on Aug24th. Let's do this!!!
How much did you lengthen in the end ozboy? I kinda missed that post
8.2cm
Quote from: OzBoy39 on January 31, 2023, 10:11:58 PMBefore, at 164cm, the very first thing that stands out about you is your height…. And then you have to work extra hard to highlight your other qualities.
This hits so close that it hurts 
The other way around is also true. During the COVID there was a lot of remote working and many of the people had met the first time after having a considerable time spent interacting online. It's always a big and almost palpable surprise surprise for both sides. In my place of work, it's like they notoriously have all the tall people gathered up in here, or maybe the avg height is just going up. It's especially terrible when occasional almost everyone is at 6"+, it really does look and feels ridiculous at that point.
Quote from: GlobalBlue on January 31, 2023, 11:58:42 PMThis hits so close that it hurts
The other way around is also true. During the COVID there was a lot of remote working and many of the people had met the first time after having a considerable time spent interacting online. It's always a big and almost palpable surprise surprise for both sides. In my place of work, it's like they notoriously have all the tall people gathered up in here, or maybe the avg height is just going up. It's especially terrible when occasional almost everyone is at 6"+, it really does look and feels ridiculous at that point.
100%
Hey, OzBoy. Thanks for answering my questions above.
We indeed are grateful that you share this experience in such detail.
Hope your recovery is going good, bro.
Thank you Will. Appreciated!
Recovery is …. progressing!
Im starting to walk almost all day around the office unassisted. It’s a kind of an effort but im so sick of the constant ticking sound of the crutches against a hard floor.
Fingers crossed my bone healing speeds up too.
7 months Post op. 3 months into consolidation
Recovery is slow and tedious. But the new height, new wardrobe and social interactions are great and I couldn't be happier. For the first time in my life, last week I went and spent a few hundred dollars on new jeans, joggers and everything..
Size W30,L30 fits great... Maybe a touch too short. Size W30L32 fits so good too (perhaps a touch too long). But that feels so good. Buying shoes without having to worry about how they'll feel with lifts... I can't even begin to tell you how good that is.
I am crutch free every day. But I walk badly. I limp and sway and the improvements in that area are so slow. My hip flexors are really hard to release. I also have problems in the office sitting. I get super sore after 30 mins sitting... So I use o standing desk... But then I get sore standing ...so yeah. Overall not an ideal situation.
Mind you though, I recently changed job so I'm stuck in the office for about 8 to 10 hours a day... Plus another one in the car and I'm barely doing any stretching... So yeah, all things considered, the progress I'm getting isn't bad.
I'm averaging between 3000 and 4000 steps daily and above 5000 on weekends. After which, I get super sore but still able to be at work without crutches.
My consolidation is slow (it has always been since the first X-ray) but it is happening indeed. I'm just still afraid of doing many lateral rotational movements to avoid doing any damage to the bone.
Given my progress I would estimate to be back to a normal walking gait in another 6.months or so. Perhaps even longer. But it's ok... As long as I can function normally on a daily basis.
I'm going to PT twice a week and we're progressing with weights every week. Nothing close to normal adult levels but it's good to restart deadlifting and half squatting.
The new bio mechanics of my body feels so weird though. And right now... I'm so far away from any sort of agility excercises. I can barely kick a ball.
But again, assuming the progress isn't hindered by some complication, things should only improve from here and at the end I would have not only gained height, but a huge amount of self control, patience and discipline. Mental discipline which will serve me well in the future.
I'll take some videos of my walking soon and post it here so to show what is my walking level right now.
Quote from: OzBoy39 on March 20, 2023, 09:57:13 AM7 months Post op. 3 months into consolidation
Recovery is slow and tedious. But the new height, new wardrobe and social interactions are great and I couldn't be happier. For the first time in my life, last week I went and spent a few hundred dollars on new jeans, joggers and everything..
Size W30,L30 fits great... Maybe a touch too short. Size W30L32 fits so good too (perhaps a touch too long). But that feels so good. Buying shoes without having to worry about how they'll feel with lifts... I can't even begin to tell you how good that is.
I am crutch free every day. But I walk badly. I limp and sway and the improvements in that area are so slow. My hip flexors are really hard to release. I also have problems in the office sitting. I get super sore after 30 mins sitting... So I use o standing desk... But then I get sore standing ...so yeah. Overall not an ideal situation.
Mind you though, I recently changed job so I'm stuck in the office for about 8 to 10 hours a day... Plus another one in the car and I'm barely doing any stretching... So yeah, all things considered, the progress I'm getting isn't bad.
I'm averaging between 3000 and 4000 steps daily and above 5000 on weekends. After which, I get super sore but still able to be at work without crutches.
My consolidation is slow (it has always been since the first X-ray) but it is happening indeed. I'm just still afraid of doing many lateral rotational movements to avoid doing any damage to the bone.
Given my progress I would estimate to be back to a normal walking gait in another 6.months or so. Perhaps even longer. But it's ok... As long as I can function normally on a daily basis.
I'm going to PT twice a week and we're progressing with weights every week. Nothing close to normal adult levels but it's good to restart deadlifting and half squatting.
The new bio mechanics of my body feels so weird though. And right now... I'm so far away from any sort of agility excercises. I can barely kick a ball.
But again, assuming the progress isn't hindered by some complication, things should only improve from here and at the end I would have not only gained height, but a huge amount of self control, patience and discipline. Mental discipline which will serve me well in the future.
I'll take some videos of my walking soon and post it here so to show what is my walking level right now.
Good to hear of your success, man. I can't imagine the feeling growing that much at adult age. Must feel fantastic(besides the temporary complications 
)
I keep coming back to this forum solely for your journal at this point. Cheers bro
Thank you Will.
Yes it does feel fantastic indeed. And at the same time, one thing that I believe many people who've gone through this and struggled a bit acquire is the appreciation for being healthy.
Anyhow, my X-rays 3 months into consolidation
https://imgur.com/a/Nw8UbSE
Takeaways are...
1. Bone is growing (slowly on my right leg)
2. One of the screws near my right knee has bent. Doc says not to worry too much but I need to take it easy with walking and excercising in general.
3. Nails are ever so slightly bent too. Nothing to worry about but it shows that a regime of 3000 to 5000 steps a day Monday to Friday and about 5000 to 10000 on weekends can I reduce some potential fatigue in the hardware.
And he sort of guesstimate another 2 to 3 months to see a full consolidation in both legs.
The struggle continues but as mentioned at the beginning, the new height makes up for it everyday.
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