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Quote from: hyong on March 04, 2016, 10:01:06 PM
From your diary , It seems that you are really flexible to begin with! .Have you observed any person with average or below average flexibility doing LL? , what are ur impressions of them?

I was very flexible. Even after my surgery I was able to put both my feet behind my head. But while I gained most of flexibility back, some tendons, mostly the ones connecting my legs to my crotch, do not like being stretched. When I squat down, it also feels painful, because my legs are really tight and everything feels stretched. The problem is that most patients leave after they're done lengthening. So I never see what their flexibility is like after lengthening. But from what I'm experiencing, it appears that my legs want to return back to the length that it was before. As I move around, I loosen up my muscles. But when I sleep, I think my flesh tries to shrink back. So I wake up every morning feeling like my legs are tight and have to stretch them before they stop feeling tight.

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Quote from: DoingItForMe on March 04, 2016, 09:50:20 PMI can walk up and down stairs pretty well. Not 100% like I used to. I used to be able to take 2-3 steps per leg and "run" up and down stairs. Now I have to "walk" up and down the stairs and my legs feel weak doing it.Internal femurs with Precice 2.1. Most of the pain is from tightness on my tendons. I probably lengthened too much for my body.

Have you considered tendon lengthening? Dr Catagni offers it

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Quote from: DoingItForMe on March 04, 2016, 10:25:54 PMI was very flexible. Even after my surgery I was able to put both my feet behind my head. But while I gained most of flexibility back, some tendons, mostly the ones connecting my legs to my crotch, do not like being stretched. When I squat down, it also feels painful, because my legs are really tight and everything feels stretched. The problem is that most patients leave after they're done lengthening. So I never see what their flexibility is like after lengthening. But from what I'm experiencing, it appears that my legs want to return back to the length that it was before. As I move around, I loosen up my muscles. But when I sleep, I think my flesh tries to shrink back. So I wake up every morning feeling like my legs are tight and have to stretch them before they stop feeling tight.

Thank you for all of this information. I'm 29, 5'7.5" and my wing span is 5'10". I'm thin, but I can't touch my toes when I bend over. Considering all that you've said, I should be working on flexibility and maybe straightening my spine to see if I get any height gains that way. I haven't grown in height since I was 14...wish I had done more height exercises when I was younger!

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Quote from: DoingItForMe on March 04, 2016, 10:25:54 PMI was very flexible. Even after my surgery I was able to put both my feet behind my head. But while I gained most of flexibility back, some tendons, mostly the ones connecting my legs to my crotch, do not like being stretched. When I squat down, it also feels painful, because my legs are really tight and everything feels stretched. The problem is that most patients leave after they're done lengthening. So I never see what their flexibility is like after lengthening. But from what I'm experiencing, it appears that my legs want to return back to the length that it was before. As I move around, I loosen up my muscles. But when I sleep, I think my flesh tries to shrink back. So I wake up every morning feeling like my legs are tight and have to stretch them before they stop feeling tight.

The story of your recovery doesn't sound good at all, to be honest. Are you in contact with Paley or any other doctor regarding your recovery, and what do they say about your situation? Are they worried, are they optimistic or pessimistic about your final state of recovery?

And how do you feel about it? You said you don't think it's worth it, so do you completely regret your surgery, or do you think your situation might be alright, in the end?

Sorry for all these questions. Height is on my mind constantly for the last weeks, I vary from being very down to being completely ecstatic dreaming about being my desired height. I've reached a stage where I'm fine that I won't be tall, but I wanna be in the average range at least. "Just 176 and I'll be fine, just as tall as Tom Hardy and it'll be alright" is what I think constantly.