Im absolutely not saying I didn't do the stretches. However I didn't have a family member there to stretch me every day, or a personal assistant. As I've said, if I could change something, it would have been to bring a friend to help stretch me during the process in addition to doing the personal stretches.
I dedicated a large amount of time to stretches/PT in the pool, solo ones, and never missed a PT session at the center. I was told explicitly when I had my consult that it was possible to do it this way and one complaint I have about going to Paley was how ok they were with me doing it solo before I paid, and how one of the PA's acted after I had paid when I said I was doing it solo.
However, when I finished lengthening I was told my range of motion was fantastic for 8 CM, which is proof my stretching regimen was working for mostly everything.
5 8 is a fine height, and I never really faced heigh discrimination(unless you count dating websites where people will post height preferences). I was successful, had quite a strong social group, and a robust sex life at 5 8. The problem was mostly just internal.
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Quote from: programdude on April 22, 2015, 04:59:55 PMIm absolutely not saying I didn't do the stretches. However I didn't have a family member there to stretch me every day, or a personal assistant. As I've said, if I could change something, it would have been to bring a friend to help stretch me during the process in addition to doing the personal stretches.
I dedicated a large amount of time to stretches/PT in the pool, solo ones, and never missed a PT session at the center. I was told explicitly when I had my consult that it was possible to do it this way and one complaint I have about going to Paley was how ok they were with me doing it solo before I paid, and how one of the PA's acted after I had paid when I said I was doing it solo.
However, when I finished lengthening I was told my range of motion was fantastic for 8 CM, which is proof my stretching regimen was working for mostly everything.
5 8 is a fine height, and I never really faced heigh discrimination(unless you count dating websites where people will post height preferences). I was successful, had quite a strong social group, and a robust sex life at 5 8. The problem was mostly just internal.
I think you said that you had a caretaker for a week and then fired her? How long do you think you actually needed it for now that you can look back? A month? 6 weeks?
Glad to hear that 5'8 is a fine height to live a great life. At 5'5", it's a different type of story (even though I'm very successful, and have a great personality according to many strangers). I think at 5'7" and below for a guy, you start feeling the discrimination. 5'8 is somewhat of a maybe (which is why I asked you). And then 5'9 and above, nobody notices. 5'9-5'11 is probably the ideal height - the goldilocks zone.
Welcome to the forum DoingItForMe, I hope you will share your ll journey with us! 
Don't mind Melan_sprint's weird behaviour and comments. He did too much mushroom and now he sees reflective dogs in a hall of mirrors, so to speak 
Quote from: G-Man on April 22, 2015, 10:39:13 PMWelcome to the forum DoingItForMe, I hope you will share your ll journey with us!
Don't mind Melan_sprint's weird behaviour and comments. He did too much mushroom and now he sees reflective dogs in a hall of mirrors, so to speak
Hes right, i say out there stuff sometimes...just ignore me when im in my weird zone.
Quote from: G-Man on April 22, 2015, 10:39:13 PMWelcome to the forum DoingItForMe, I hope you will share your ll journey with us!
Don't mind Melan_sprint's weird behaviour and comments. He did too much mushroom and now he sees reflective dogs in a hall of mirrors, so to speak
Thanks and I will create a diary. Reading the diaries were very helpful, and I'd gladly pay it forward with details of my own journey. I used to be part of the old forum under a different username back in 2013. After reading all the diaries, I decided against LL, and chose to accept being short, since my life wasn't that bad at all. But two years later, I'm still thinking about, because I still get discriminated against because of my height. I'm worried about missed opportunities in the future because of my height. I know for sure that in the past, I've missed a lot of opportunities because of it. Also, I wear shoe lifts, and I did notice a change in how people treat me. This was the affirmation I needed, and I don't want to wear shoe lifts my entire life. I also notice that I look more proportional when I'm on my tippy-toes. I'm quite bulky and have thick arms/legs/shoulders/chest. I booked a consultation with Paley back in March. He was booked until early May. That's when I will see him for the consultation and schedule my surgery hopefully in late June or early July.
I don't think I needed a caretaker so much as just someone to stretch me daily and especially over the weekends. It starts off with you being pretty loose(in my case, in some others they were excruciatingly tight) and creeps up on you if you aren't getting constant stretching.
Below 5 8 I do agree is where there are some real problems. On one hand it is hard for me to advocate this surgery as it is insanely expensive, brutal, and consumes so much time. On the other the benefits are incredibly tangible, even going 5 8-5 11, having people remark and comment on my height is great, and I can imagine going from a height that garners very real discrimination to about average is an even greater feeling.
Quote from: programdude on April 23, 2015, 01:13:05 AMI don't think I needed a caretaker so much as just someone to stretch me daily and especially over the weekends. It starts off with you being pretty loose(in my case, in some others they were excruciatingly tight) and creeps up on you if you aren't getting constant stretching.
Below 5 8 I do agree is where there are some real problems. On one hand it is hard for me to advocate this surgery as it is insanely expensive, brutal, and consumes so much time. On the other the benefits are incredibly tangible, even going 5 8-5 11, having people remark and comment on my height is great, and I can imagine going from a height that garners very real discrimination to about average is an even greater feeling.
You mean you wished you had someone to stretch you daily for 3 months? I'm asking because I only planned to have someone close to me help me out for about a month, but the next two months I'll be alone in the hotel (same one as yours probably). Is it possible to do the stretches yourself or something?
It already feels great wearing shoe lifts that bring me to 5'7" (well, actually more like 5'6.5" if everyone else had .5" shoe soles). So I can't wait to be 5'8" and wear some shoe lifts to bring me to 5'10" or so. Money and loss of time isn't an issue for me. The risk of long-term pain is a risk I'm willing to take, but I hope you make a recovery, because your diary is a constant reminder of that risk. If you recovered, I'd be more relieved. I'm rooting for ya, man! I'd much rather hear about the benefits and noticeable differences now that you're taller. Since you have been both 5'8" and 5'11", you actually have a way to compare the two. Sorry if this question is too personal, but do more girls talk to you or seem more interested in you? Or are there not much differences?
Girls were already pretty interested in mine, and are outright blunt about liking my height. One girl I've been with since has said she hated how the guy she dated before was short and it was great I am tall, another said I could be christian grey because of my height. The girls in florida even when I was crippled who knew what I was doing would keep saying how perfect my height was for them now. One who hadn't seen me until I returned said she loved "how big I was now". So in short, yes they are much more enthusiastic, incredibly so.
A friend for the full time is what I recommend.
Quote from: programdude on April 23, 2015, 02:55:06 AMGirls were already pretty interested in mine, and are outright blunt about liking my height. One girl I've been with since has said she hated how the guy she dated before was short and it was great I am tall, another said I could be christian grey because of my height. The girls in florida even when I was crippled who knew what I was doing would keep saying how perfect my height was for them now. One who hadn't seen me until I returned said she loved "how big I was now". So in short, yes they are much more enthusiastic, incredibly so.
A friend for the full time is what I recommend.
How tall are women in Florida, as I understand they're quite short?
The ones lengthening their legs fairly. The average woman not very, probably around 5 5.
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