Hello folks,
Just out of curiosity. I know it sounds a bit crazy, but if you had to lengthen a total amount of 13cm, how much would you do per segment (2 operations, one for each segment), which doctors and why?
Thanks a lot.
13 cm is doable but not a good deal unless you are very short. How tall are you?
Quote from: notimportant on December 08, 2016, 03:21:11 PM13 cm is doable but not a good deal unless you are very short. How tall are you?
I'm just slighty below average for Europe. I always thought my dream height was 12cm above mine, and I even chatted a bit with a vietnamese doctor who said he could do it for a very good price (7cm + 5cm). But after measuring myself some times, I've realized that I'm 1cm shorter than what I used to think. I admit I'm a bit obsessed with that "ideal height", that exact number, and the whole idea of being unable of reaching it in my whole life brings me anxiety and sadness... I don't really care about proportions, I just need to walk again and be that height. I'm aware this is greedy, but it's the thing I wish the most in my life.
Cheers.
Don't get obsessed Koi. If you are just slightly above average I wouldn't advise 13 cm. 7 cm could be perfect. If you do 13 cm you have greater risks of limping for the rest of your life than if you do 7 cm.
If i would be aiming for 13cm the best strategy would be searching for cheapest wheelchair on amazon.
Quote from: notimportant on December 08, 2016, 03:49:01 PMDon't get obsessed Koi. If you are just slightly above average I wouldn't advise 13 cm. 7 cm could be perfect. If you do 13 cm you have greater risks of limping for the rest of your life than if you do 7 cm.
Quote from: YourSpaceBoyfriend on December 08, 2016, 03:49:43 PMIf i would be aiming for 13cm the best strategy would be searching for cheapest wheelchair on amazon.
The feeling of being doomed to be unable to achieve it in my whole life actually feels like if it burned inside me... really.
Thank you both for your advice, anyway. However, may I ask if getting one surgery done then waiting enough time until getting the second one would, by any chance, make it viable?
If you have at least 3 years of life to waste then yes.
Quote from: YourSpaceBoyfriend on December 08, 2016, 04:00:11 PMIf you have at least 3 years of life to waste then yes.
I know how crazy it sounds, but even reading this brings me some relief back, somehow.
I'll try to talk with that doctor and see if he can do 7.5+5.5, 8+5 or 7+6.
Don't be greedy. 7 cm is good enough for people who aren't too short. 3 years for both? Really? If it goes OK yes but there are people who have spent 3 years just for femurs
Quote from: notimportant on December 08, 2016, 04:17:13 PMDon't be greedy. 7 cm is good enough for people who aren't too short. 3 years for both? Really? If it goes OK yes but there are people who have spent 3 years just for femurs
How come? Complications and stuff?
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