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Quote from: Slim_tim on January 24, 2015, 05:14:47 PMWhat country?
USA

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You've mentioned that you considered lengthening your femurs in the past. Are you still considering lengthening them?

Do you desire to be above average in height, or is average good enough for you? Is it hard for you to accept your height at 5'10? If not, what rationale do you use to feel comfortable with your current height? I am 5'10 as well, and I really don't want to do LL, but I haven't gone a week without thinking negatively about myself due to my height for the last few years, and I want to change that. 6'1-6'2 should do it for me. But, maybe I can avoid LL. I used to think about height every day. Now it's down to a few times per week, which I interpet as progress in the right direction. Do you have any advice in regard to this?

Would you have preferred it if you could have stayed 5'7 but found a way not to care about your height, or did the perks of being average at 5'10 make LL worth it for you, even though it meant being very aware of height descrimination and changing yourself because of it?

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Quote from: Taller on January 24, 2015, 08:39:22 PMYou've mentioned that you considered lengthening your femurs in the past. Are you still considering lengthening them?

Do you desire to be above average in height, or is average good enough for you? Is it hard for you to accept your height at 5'10? If not, what rationale do you use to feel comfortable with your current height? I am 5'10 as well, and I really don't want to do LL, but I haven't gone a week without thinking negatively about myself due to my height for the last few years, and I want to change that. 6'1-6'2 should do it for me. But, maybe I can avoid LL. I used to think about height every day. Now it's down to a few times per week, which I interpet as progress in the right direction. Do you have any advice in regard to this?

Would you have preferred it if you could have stayed 5'7 but found a way not to care about your height, or did the perks of being average at 5'10 make LL worth it for you, even though it meant being very aware of height descrimination and changing yourself because of it?

I'm not considering lengthening my femurs anymore.  When I look at myself in the mirror with 2" lifts on, my legs just look too long.  I've decided that being taller isn't even an option for me.  Of course I'd like more lengthening...  who wouldn't want to be 6' or more and enjoy all the benefits of being tall?  However, I no longer feel bad about my height like I did when I was 5'7.  It's something I rarely think about anymore when I'm out in public.  About half the people I see are shorter than me and half are taller, which is fine.

I definitely would prefer to have stayed 5'7 and found a way not to care about my height, but I think that would've been impossible.  LL was necessary for me to be happy with myself.  If there's another way for you to be happy without LL, then that's for the best, but if not then I guess you've got to go for it.

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How do you feel when you pee with your new height?

What do you feel when you stand near someone who is your former height?

Does hugging feel different?

Do you feel more hungry?

Can you sleep as you did before surgery?

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Quote from: Puertoricanwasp123 on January 24, 2015, 11:27:00 PMHow do you feel when you pee with your new height?

What do you feel when you stand near someone who is your former height?

Does hugging feel different?

Do you feel more hungry?

Can you sleep as you did before surgery?

At first the toilet looked really low, but I've gotten used to it by now.

Sometimes when I stand next to someone my former height, I'm amazed at how little difference there seems to be.  Maybe that's because my forehead isn't taken into the equation.

Hugging feels different depending on the height of the person.

I don't know if I feel more hungry or not.  I've had other diet/exercise things going on which has muddied the waters.

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Do you look at yourself more often in the mirror?

With a bigger body can you handle more alcohol now?

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did u not use lifts before?

or u got higher than ur lifts?

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How much pain did the stomach injections felt like?

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Quote from: Puertoricanwasp123 on January 25, 2015, 12:09:57 AMDo you look at yourself more often in the mirror?

With a bigger body can you handle more alcohol now?

I actually look at myself less in the mirror because I'm less self-conscious overall since the surgery.

I'm not much of a drinker so there's not enough data to make a conclusion about how much alcohol I can handle.

Quote from: ItsMyLife on January 25, 2015, 07:13:33 AMdid u not use lifts before?

or u got higher than ur lifts?

I tried a lot of different kinds of lifts but hated them all, so no, I didn't use lifts.  LL was my reaction to how badly I hated them.

Quote from: Puertoricanwasp123 on January 27, 2015, 02:00:13 AMHow much pain did the stomach injections felt like?

I never had any stomach injections.

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Are your legs the same length or do they differ?

Can you hop in one leg for 20 seconds?