Quote from: VegasLights on November 19, 2013, 09:38:02 PMDo you feel the way you walk/run/otherwise use your legs has changed since the operation and 'recovery'?
How have your scars healed? It might be asking too much to see pictures, whatever you're comfortable with.
Yes, I feel like my strides are shorter when I walk. I have to take more steps to travel the same distance as someone who's a natural 5'10. Having longer tibiae means a shorter stride, having longer femurs means a longer stride. The tibia:femur ratio affects when your foot will hit the ground in your stride. It's less noticeable when I run.
When driving, I have to adjust the seat differently. The seat goes all the way back, and the backrest goes all the way forward. The tibiae got longer but the arms didn't.
Quote from: kneehowguys on November 19, 2013, 11:30:39 AMHey,
After LL, how did you deal with these things?
1. explaining to employers about why you were not working for a year
2. getting a job/going back to school?
3. explaining to employers you got height surgery?
Could you post a picture of your scars on the forum?
When people see your scars what do they say?
1. I had a whole lot more than just a year of not working to explain to potential employers. I'd never had a job before LL and didn't get my first one until two years after. What I say in job interviews varies depending on what they ask, and if they try to dig too deep I just end the interview. If your situation requires a detailed explanation, I suggest either telling the truth or making up a story nobody would be able to contradict.
2. I'd gone to college and dropped out multiple times as a short guy with mental illness. I don't know how it is elsewhere, but in America there are community colleges that accept everyone who applies. You can do half a bachelor's degree there and then transfer to a 4-year university as a 3rd year student. Most state universities are required to accept community college transfer students with a 2.0 or better GPA.
3. I don't tell anyone I got height surgery except doctors, and only the doctors that need to know about it.
If anyone asks about my scars I tell them I had knee surgery. I had scar removal done by a plastic surgeon so they don't show much. I'll be telling the full story about scar removal in my diary once I get to the post LL-phase. Here are some pics of my right knee.
