I did 8.0 cm LATN on tibias in 2016......AM(a)A : Ask Me (almost) Anything

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how much you paid for all ?

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Quote from: Body Builder on May 05, 2017, 09:29:02 PMYunggud you know many people that did 10cm in tibias and are not got crippled?

And with an initial height of 1.76 8cm lengthening was an unnecessary risk but fortunately everything went well.

Sibirsky you should have better stayed at 6-6.5 cm to have more proportionate tibias and most of all to not change so much the biomechanics of your feet, as you already had a good initial height and you didn't need so much lengthening but congratulations for your smooth LL trip.

Keep strong!
Quote from: bander72 on May 05, 2017, 08:42:14 PMHe did a ridiculous amount at 8 cm yet you ask why he didn't push beyond that....
sorry ,i haven't noticed  that it was on his tibias,my bad

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Quote from: YungGud on May 06, 2017, 11:06:48 AMsorry ,i haven't noticed  that it was on his tibias,my bad
Εven for femurs 10cm is way too much.

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Quote from: Body Builder on May 06, 2017, 11:20:29 AMΕven for femurs 10cm is way too much.
I think for my starting height 8 cm on femurs will be affordable  and within safe zone ,If  he did 8 cm on tibias with almost  same height as me

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Quote from: YungGud on May 06, 2017, 11:34:45 AMI think for my starting height 8 cm on femurs will be affordable  and within safe zone ,If  he did 8 cm on tibias with almost  same height as me
Every body adapts different to lengthening. And 8cm in tibias is really too much, only 4 months after surgery is too soon to know the final outcome of the surgery.

For your starting height 7cm in femurs would be not very risky and will get you at 6.1 which is an excellent height.
Anything more is an exaggeration and in LL exaggerations leads to major problems.

Sorry for the offtopics I'm stopping it here.

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Since I have been given a generous 1-month paid leave from work, I would like to share my joy with the community (also cause I'm bored af). Status update: everything's cool, walking is great and I can now fully squat and go back to standing fully for like 5 times then rest. Still haven't tried running.

Hence during this time, I will be more free to post pics and X-Rays, maybe videos. I prefer uploading many pics in a single post as opposed to multiple posts, its better for readers too. So maybe after like 5-6 replies from the community, I'll post one big post or something like that. I understand some of you may be sceptical of my diary and may have specific requests. That's perfectly fine and now is your chance to ask. But be specific: I have many X-Rays: several taken during lengthening , correction, nailing and during recovery. So you can ask something like I.e X-ray at 5cm or X-ray at 1 month post nailing. There's too much to upload all so yeah, I'll be uploading as per request

Regarding the doctor, I have asked whether I can reveal his name and he's still thinking about it, so I'm not at liberty to disclose his name yet

Anyway, I do look forward to your requests. Cheers to all!

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So some scars pic:
https://imgur.com/a/ofrw5

1st one is the whole leg about 3 months post nailing. 2nd one is comparison between type of scar: the smaller one with 2 dots is for the screw for the intramedullary nail, the bigger deeper one is pinsite scar

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So a member asked me these questions. I thought it would be great to share with everyone:

"hey man, you and I are the same in regards to height. I am not short, but almost everyone around me is taller.

1) Would you be willing to tell me more about how you feel the procedure has altered your personal health?

2) Do you feel complications in or out of sports?

3)Would you be willing to share your opinion on the recovery aspect?

I do not obsess over height anymore. The obsession was short lived, until I realized how hurtful a high level of stress is. I went brought severe depression so I know myself fairly well.

I hope you are ok with helping me further learn about this procedure, and possibly more about yourself/your journey."

1) In terms of my personal health, I'll try to answer holistically. So physically recovery I would say is going pretty well. Being able to walk completely normally in 2 months post-op is quite rare as I understand it so I am thankful for that. I think I can attribute this to daily physical therapy POST lengthening and nailing, much more than I did during lengthening to be honest. So I think people should emphasise post-nailing therapy.

Mentally however, I'm feeling quite mixed. Socially, I feel more confident with people, often I feel even dominant in conversations. But I feel less satisfied in terms of seeking goals and fulfilment. I simply have lost sight of alternative goals to strive for and be successful because for as long as I can remember, I've worked hard for this surgery, for this change. Now that I have achieved it, I'm in a difficult transition period. Yes, the physical recovery is demanding, but to me the mental demands of moving forward is much more difficult. I'm still looking for motivation to work hard for, because now I feel very unproductive.

2) I can't really comment on sports yet because I can't run yet. But I will get back to you on this in 2 months. Right now it's to early rto comment.

3) Already answered in 1)

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Do you feel  tall enough at your present height?
Do you planning any additional   operation in a nearest future ?

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Quote from: YungGud on June 14, 2017, 05:27:16 PMDo you feel  tall enough at your present height?
Do you planning any additional   operation in a nearest future ?

I feel tall enough actually. I fit quite well in terms of height within my circle of family and friends now. So in my country where the average is about 175 cm, I feel tall enough

You might think this will make me not even think about doing a second surgery for femurs. However, as contradictory as it may seem to what I've just said, there is a chance I will. This is because I am afraid of looking obviously disproportionate, with long tibias and short femurs. Some people have noticed this and have commented but do not suspect surgery. But if too many people in the future notice this, even after I have added bulk to my calves post-recovery, I might have to equalise the gains in both femurs and tibias. In relation to other body parts, additional femur lengthening might not cause too much of a problem. My arm spam is 185 cm, sitting height at least 91 cm because I measured when my back was tight and I hunched forward so bad posture.

But as of now, I think the chances of me doing the femurs is only around 10%, mainly because internals are expensive and may distort my leg alignment as well as the fact that I'm already happy in terms of height. In the unlikely case I do decide on femur lengthening, I'll be aiming to reach 190 cm because it wouldn't be worth the high cost and recovery time for less than that 190 cm. Trust me, I don't mean to ruffle anyone's feathers with these answers, it's my honest opinion, though I do appreciate constructive feedback and criticism from everyone