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My name is Amanda and I am Dr. Mahboubian's marketing coordinator. We wanted to reach out to you to say thank you for your post and for sharing your experience with people on this forum. Your diary is inspiring and we are so glad that you are happy with the results of the procedure. Thanks again for your comments!
Quote from: LAGrowin on October 26, 2018, 02:48:31 AMHi MirinHeight, thank you.
It happened just past the 90 day mark after I was cleared to walk unassisted. Going back to the gym and work if out the legs helped tremendously.
I hope that answers your question.
This diary is great - how did I miss reading it?!
Any update in 2019?
Quote from: MichaelJose on May 14, 2019, 06:55:23 PMThis diary is great - how did I miss reading it?!
Any update in 2019?
Hi MichaelJose. Thank you for your comment. Hope that my diary has been able to help other LLers in one way or another.
I am now 16 months post-op and roughly a year since I took my first steps. I feel great. Walk and look as though nothing ever happened. Life is good.
I have been a little lazy on the stretching, although I am back to the gym.
My hips can get a little tight at times after sitting for a prolonged period of time. I am hoping that this will improve once the rods are out.
I am hoping that my rods will be coming out in the next few months. Can’t let them stay in too much longer.
The new height is amazing. I don’t think about height anymore. I wear the shoes that I want and like, as opposed to the ones that are more beneficial for my stature.
Quote from: LAGrowin on May 14, 2019, 10:37:59 PMHi MichaelJose. Thank you for your comment. Hope that my diary has been able to help other LLers in one way or another.
I am now 16 months post-op and roughly a year since I took my first steps. I feel great. Walk and look as though nothing ever happened. Life is good.
I have been a little lazy on the stretching, although I am back to the gym.
My hips can get a little tight at times after sitting for a prolonged period of time. I am hoping that this will improve once the rods are out.
I am hoping that my rods will be coming out in the next few months. Can’t let them stay in too much longer.
The new height is amazing. I don’t think about height anymore. I wear the shoes that I want and like, as opposed to the ones that are more beneficial for my stature.
That is so great to hear - so looking back worth the money? Being at point where I don't think about height is the dream!
Quote from: SimonFuller on May 15, 2019, 08:13:22 AMThat is so great to hear - so looking back worth the money? Being at point where I don't think about height is the dream!
100% worth the money!! The way I looked at it personally was that my new confidence would give me that extra little drive to make that money back up after recovery.
The surgery, distraction, and consolidation are all done before you know it. I won’t lie and say that this is all a piece of cake, but it is so quick that it is well worth the little bit of sacrifice for the opportunity to be 3 inches taller. At least with internals, the pain is by no means excruciating as we may believe it to be prior to surgery.
Quote from: LAGrowin on May 16, 2019, 02:52:48 AM100% worth the money!! The way I looked at it personally was that my new confidence would give me that extra little drive to make that money back up after recovery.
The surgery, distraction, and consolidation are all done before you know it. I won’t lie and say that this is all a piece of cake, but it is so quick that it is well worth the little bit of sacrifice for the opportunity to be 3 inches taller. At least with internals, the pain is by no means excruciating as we may believe it to be prior to surgery.
That's so excellent to hear - I'm at the point where I spend so much time looking at peoples legs proportions its silly lol! In terms of clothing - working off the assumption that the baggier the jean/trouser the less one is able to see of the proportions, do you feel like you don't wear skinny jeans or slim suit trousers because of the proportions?
That is one of my concerns - thanks pal!
Quote from: SimonFuller on May 16, 2019, 07:44:55 AMThat's so excellent to hear - I'm at the point where I spend so much time looking at peoples legs proportions its silly lol! In terms of clothing - working off the assumption that the baggier the jean/trouser the less one is able to see of the proportions, do you feel like you don't wear skinny jeans or slim suit trousers because of the proportions?
That is one of my concerns - thanks pal!
I never really worried much about proportions as it seems that sometimes too much emphasis is placed on this issue. If you are lengthening 3” roughly, it shouldn’t be a concern. My wingspan was 168.5 cm so it was sufficient for me. I now look like I should have looked naturally in my opinion and proportions look way better. In fact another 1.5” wouldn’t look bad at all.
I wear the clothes that I like and want, including slimmer jeans, without worrying about covering anything up.
Don’t think about proportions too much, they are naturally very different in people of all heights.
What is your starting height?
Quote from: LAGrowin on May 16, 2019, 03:02:11 PMI never really worried much about proportions as it seems that sometimes too much emphasis is placed on this issue. If you are lengthening 3” roughly, it shouldn’t be a concern. My wingspan was 168.5 cm so it was sufficient for me. I now look like I should have looked naturally in my opinion and proportions look way better. In fact another 1.5” wouldn’t look bad at all.
I wear the clothes that I like and want, including slimmer jeans, without worrying about covering anything up.
Don’t think about proportions too much, they are naturally very different in people of all heights.
What is your starting height?
That's great to hear - the strange thing about height is if you put 7.5cm on a tap measure it doesn't look that much - but in terms of height it makes a massive difference! lol
Starting is 168cm - my wingspan is 168cm also. My torso is short though.
Quote from: SimonFuller on May 17, 2019, 08:22:13 AMThat's great to hear - the strange thing about height is if you put 7.5cm on a tap measure it doesn't look that much - but in terms of height it makes a massive difference! lol
Starting is 168cm - my wingspan is 168cm also. My torso is short though.
I would tell you to perform your surgery if the opportunity is there for you, and not put too much thought into proportions. There so many body types and people with a variety of height and proportions naturally. Don’t stress over it. Read some of the threads on proportions here.
I had the pleasure of meeting up with LAGrowin' a few days ago and was very glad to have done so. I learned a lot about his experience and what to expect but most importantly, seeing that he was 100% back to normal, walking with a normal gait really did a lot to put my mind at ease about the process and chances of a full recovery.
Thanks LAGrowin'!!
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