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Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on February 28, 2015, 02:22:29 AMIt's not the nerve fibers or anything like that.  It's just that a longer leg is more difficult to move.  Imagine swinging a baseball bat.  Now imagine that the bat is 3" longer.  The bat is going to be more unwieldy and harder to swing.  That's what happened to my legs.  It's an anatomical issue.

then wouldn't guys with naturally longer legs possibly have the same problem?
I think long tibias are very dangerous for jumping high especially if alignment is wrong. if you land wrongly, you might break a bone...

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I think guys with naturally longer legs have the musculature to handle the bodies they were born with.  The unnatural addition of 3 inches, especially in adulthood, causes the issue.

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I read some posts from Medium Drink of Water in regards to his loss of agility and balance. I don't mean to be naive but, when you state loss of agility and balance are you specifically referring to like standing and being used to your 'new' legs? I can definitely understand somewhat the concept if you were to only lengthen your legs without lengthening your torso that things would start to become a bit off.

Secondly on agility, (this means a bit to me) do you guys have major problems with your limbs in athletics? I'd intend to continue working out at the gym, box, and run after an LL if I were to engage in such a procedure.

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Standing is fine.  When moving around and twisting my body at an angle, such as when I get into and out of a car, I can sometimes wobble a tiny bit if I'm not paying attention to what I'm doing.

Your gym workouts likely won't be affected much if at all.  Your running might be a little worse than it is now.  I think your footspeed while boxing will take the biggest hit in terms of performance.

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Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on August 03, 2015, 07:37:44 AMStanding is fine.  When moving around and twisting my body at an angle, such as when I get into and out of a car, I can sometimes wobble a tiny bit if I'm not paying attention to what I'm doing.

Your gym workouts likely won't be affected much if at all.  Your running might be a little worse than it is now.  I think your footspeed while boxing will take the biggest hit in terms of performance.


What's the wobbling like? Is it distracting and something noticeable?

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It's like slightly losing your balance. It's very mild.

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Better for balance is do tibia or femur?

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I don't think it matters.  If your legs are getting longer by a certain amount, your center of gravity is getting raised the same amount regardless of which segment you're doing.

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Hey Mdow, I think it's great you have this thread as it's been so helpful to many members.

My questions is regarding your motivations to continue to visit the LL forums where many veterans usually move
on after a year and never heard from again. What keeps you coming back? Do you plan to have more LL in future?

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Originally I came back to LL forums because I wanted to write my diary/patient experience, which I didn't get a chance to do while I was doing LL because of my falling out with old forum.  I stay a member here because I enjoy being part of the LL community.  LL was a time of growth and change in my life, and hanging out with all you guys (and gals) brings some of that magic back.  As long as people are still interested in what I have to say about LL, I'll continue to hang out here.

If I suddenly came into some money (this came up in the thread about winning the lottery,) I'd lengthen my femurs by 5cm to get to an even 6 feet tall.  It's in the back of my mind would be cool to do, but I probably won't.