Thanks! Novalgin and tramadol for painkillers but reducing slowly.
Xarelto blood thinners.
Magnesium, calcium, vitamin k2
Tizanidin muscle relaxers
Pantozol for the stomache.
The muscle relaxers don’t give you as much to get to a toilet when you gotta go!
Update - hitting 7cm
Yestrday I hit 7cm. You start to feel quite tall around this level but I still want more. I will be at 179cm.
I have been battling covid for almost a week which was scary as I was worried it would affect my bone growth and make clicking difficult. I did the clicking anyway despite being exhausted and Daniela said not to worry about the bone growth. I’m mostly over it and feeling better which is good.
Overall no issues at all although I did get my first feeling of nerve pain. I’m not sure that’s what it was but I started getting tingly feelings in my right leg one day. I slept and it went away and hasn’t come back since but that was a bit scary.
Walking strength continues to get better. Keep working on glutea. I am practicing now walking without crutches when I go on walks, like I’ll hold
The crutches as if they weren’t there. I can walk a good distance without the crutches but I have hip sway. Does anyone have any tips on how to work on getting rid of sway? Is it core exercises?
"Overall no issues at all although I did get my first feeling of nerve pain"
It seems this is where some people mess up and wish they stopped. Pay careful attention to this. But you know your situation far better than I.
Congrats on the 7CM, that is an absolute game changer. Very jealous.
Quote from: lessthanavg8300 on December 14, 2022, 09:03:46 PM"Overall no issues at all although I did get my first feeling of nerve pain"
It seems this is where some people mess up and wish they stopped. Pay careful attention to this. But you know your situation far better than I.
Congrats on the 7CM, that is an absolute game changer. Very jealous.
Thankyou! It’s been hard but honest 5cm to 7cm has been pretty easy overall. It was the first 5cm that was very challenging for me at least.
On your point above about people messing up about nerve pain - I haven’t read about this at all, I have seen several where they had nerve pain, took drugs for it and went away after lengthening finished. For me I haven’t had any nerve pain just 1 moment of tingling feeing in my leg, other than that nothing.
Are you able to point me towards any journals where they have had issues from this so I can read up more in case I’ve missed it? Thanks!
How much did you pay? Did he change price for Femus?
52000 euro , slightly cheaper than tibia .
Plus 600 euro on meds and maybe 2k flights and other misc costs.
When I return in 2 years gotta py another 8k I think it is for removing nail. Check their website for accurate numbers this is just from memory.
It’s not cheap but like I’d rather use the money to invest in myself. That’s money no one can take away from you and it’s going to dramatically improve your life.
Update: 98 days post surgery - hit 8cm today
Hit my original goal of 8cm today. This brings me to 180cm height total. It feels really amazing and I'm so happy to hit this goal. I legitimately feel like my life has significantly changed for the better. Neurosis gone, i can happily walk around without lifts, i can happily go to peoples houses without shoes on, i feel more attractive and i just feel significantly happier and like im seeing the world through fresh lens.
Whilst Betz has completely cut off contact with me which is totally unacceptable, i am still very grateful to him. Why? Because this is a high risk high liability surgery for him to have pursued as a career. If he didn't provide this option to us then we wouldn't have the option of transforming our lives for the better without him - we'd be stuck in our old ty bodies if he didnt take the risk. So for me its not really an issue that he's not talking to us, cos has given me the gift of a new life.
That being said, the journey to get here was incredibly difficult and you really need super human discipline and focus to get to this stage, i wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy, but it is still completely worth it.
I have no wide legs, no duck ass and no other health conditions. I occasionally get a short tiny bit of numbness in an extremity body part (e.g toe) but it goes away and there is no nerve pain to speak of. Walking is the main area i would like to see improvement but everyday i am seeing progress. I walk around my house all day without crutches and while i am swaying side to side, it gets better everyday. Outside i can walk longer distances with crutches but still get tired earlier than normal people. I still need crutches outside but i will take turns walking without crutches then using my crutches, but i turn them around so they provide less support. I haven't been going to the physio for last month or so because i didnt find it useful but i might get them back to work on getting my gait right/normal again.
Weirdly no one has noticed my height increase, i guess because people are not aware of the surgery and therefore someone getting taller just doesn't make sense. Plus changes are incremental so hard to notice if you see them regularly. Plus i wore lifts before and i don't now and a few other reasons. but ive definitely noticed it.
Its crazy to think that i could legitimately stop today and i would be finished before the end of 2023. But i think i want to try for 1 more cm, but i will listen to my body very closely and stop at the earliest sign of pain or any bad news. But my view is that this is a one in lifetime opportunity that will stay with me rest of my life, so lets no give up too soon and try and maximise the benefit. My proportions look fine, i thought my long femurs would look weird by now but they look fine to me as my upper body is long.
Thoughts on going to 9cm vs stopping now?
Super happy for you and congrats on this accomplishment.
I would say stop if you are just going for 1 more cm. I say that just for precautionary reasons. Again, good luck and I hope that all keeps on going well for you.
Was the cost up front, did you have to pay all of it at once. Or could you split it into payment plan sort of
Quote from: Vogel on December 27, 2022, 03:11:23 AMSuper happy for you and congrats on this accomplishment.
I would say stop if you are just going for 1 more cm. I say that just for precautionary reasons. Again, good luck and I hope that all keeps on going well for you.
Thankyou! I hope my diary has helped others as others have helped me. I am undecided yet but thanks for input.
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