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Posted on Jan 8, 2016, 4:41 pm
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I can't help but to notice that (almost) everybody here is stopping at 6 centimetres in the tibia and 6.7-7.0 centimetres in the femur.

Everybody (males and females) seem to be making it 6 centimetres, but so many don't seem to be making it 7-8 centimetres. I don't think this is a coincidence. What do you guys think? Is it just me?

I have also chosen my Doctor for Limb Lengthening in May of this year. I wont reveal who as of yet, but let's just say he is a really safe and caring Doctor. My current ratio is 1.29 and my tibia length is 37 centimetres and my femur length is 48 centimetres. I plan to do 5.5 centimetres in the tibia which means I will be lengthening 15% of my original bone length. And my ratio will be 1.12. Should I risk and do 6 centimetres and go a bit over 15% of the original bone length?

Imagine if I did 20% of my original bone length in my femurs. I would be able to get 9.6 centimetres out of it!

What do you all think? Sound like an okay plan?

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Posted on Jan 8, 2016, 9:15 pm
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Given what you've posted in the past about doctors and your budget my guess would be Sarin or another indian doc?

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Posted on Jan 8, 2016, 9:39 pm
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Just go for 2 inches and call it a day. It's good recovery and that's what we should all be aiming for.

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Posted on Jan 8, 2016, 9:51 pm
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Quote from: Alu on January 08, 2016, 09:39:25 PMJust go for 2 inches and call it a day. It's good recovery and that's what we should all be aiming for.


5 cm should be the max really, I would argue that at least.

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Posted on Jan 8, 2016, 10:32 pm
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Jaymorgan, I wouldn't choose Sarin. He's famous for his dishonest practices.

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Posted on Mar 28, 2016, 12:44 pm
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Quote from: Uppland on January 08, 2016, 09:51:31 PM5 cm should be the max really, I would argue that at least.


Will you do only 5 cm?

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Posted on Mar 28, 2016, 3:34 pm
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The first 5cm weren't that bad. 5 to 6 wasn't terrible, but noticeably harder. 6 to 7 was pure hell for me. Sometimes I wonder if things would have been different if I'd had support over in Europe, if I'd stretched more towards the end. But the last PT sessions I had in Isokinetic London were very, very painful.

Some patients are able to get 7.5cm and up in one surgery, but I feel like they're kind of rare. I was only average for a  Dr. G patient (I believe his average is like 6.8cm, I got a little over 7cm), but going over 6cm, in my opinion, is where sh*t starts to get really hard and really painful. I had a very scary pain in my left leg towards that end that took 6 months after clicking to go away.

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Posted on Mar 28, 2016, 5:06 pm
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I'm looking for 7cm on tibias and 8cm on femurs. Not sure if it will be better to go with 6.5/8.5. Just to shorten the tibial lengthening process.

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Posted on Mar 28, 2016, 5:12 pm
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Quote from: Razorfin on March 28, 2016, 05:06:14 PMI'm looking for 7cm on tibias and 8cm on femurs. Not sure if it will be better to go with 6.5/8.5. Just to shorten the tibial lengthening process.


You will look like a total freak

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Posted on Mar 28, 2016, 10:03 pm
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Lol TIBIKE, I seem to remember you in Jan being quite surprised at my 15cm proportions XD

http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=3191.msg48269#msg48269

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