^ yes I know, cos I saw ur comment about arm span..
is arm span really more important than wingspan??
I finally reached 1 inch (2.5+ cm)
I wonder when I will get ballerina; doctor says I wont get ballerina if I follow instructions.
Quote from: ItsMyLife on January 11, 2015, 03:39:27 AM^ yes I know, cos I saw ur comment about arm span..
is arm span really more important than wingspan??
I finally reached 1 inch (2.5+ cm)
I wonder when I will get ballerina; doctor says I wont get ballerina if I follow instructions.
Yes it is mate, your arms might be short even if you have a wingspan equal to your height and they may look normal even if your wingspan is shorter. My wingspan is only 174CM but like I said my arms are only 3CM shorter than dads -but I'm still worried about how my arms are gonna look, it's my main concern proportion-wise actually.
QuoteYes it is mate, your arms might be short even if you have a wingspan equal to your height and they may look normal even if your wingspan is shorter. My wingspan is only 174CM but like I said my arms are only 3CM shorter than dads -but I'm still worried about how my arms are gonna look, it's my main concern proportion-wise actually.
Trust me, mate. Very few people care about proportions.
I am 178 or 179 CM with a wingspan of 185-186 CM. Honestly, my arms don't feel long at all. They're not short either, just normal looking for my height. My big armspan is definitely fromy shoulders, which are very broad. From much experimenting with lifts, 188CM is the max I'll be able to pull off while still looking proportionate/normal. My arms are shorter than those of everyone who is naturally 188CM, but, luckily, not by much. It's so little of a difference that I don't think anyone who isn't a member of the forum would notice. Plus, somebody recently posted here about a basketball player of 188CM and a 181CM armspan that included noticably short arms. Nobody seems to care in his case. If I were to go above 188CM, I'd need AL, but I have no plans or aspirations to exceed 188CM. Honestly, these past few months I've come to realize that my height does not hold me back in life at all. I've just always had a complex regarding my height, as I am one of the shortest males in my family, and I've always wanted to change it. Every time I think of my height I feel disappointment. I want LL for the simple fact that a greater height will make me much happier and proud to exist in my own body.
why are you always talking about your complex taller, we don't care you know, everyone has a problem with his height here.
i also remember you SAID have been on ll forums for years, so why are you still here, what are you waiting for?
Quote from: endomorphisme on January 11, 2015, 04:22:41 PMwhy are you always talking about your complex taller, we don't care you know, everyone has a problem with his height here.
i also remember you SAID have been on ll forums for years, so why are you still here, what are you waiting for?
LOL, well if it isn't the voice of reason itself?
I'm getting a university degree at the moment and can't financially, academically, or logistically afford to take time off for LL. In a couple of years, I hope I'll be able to, and I'm doing what I can to make that a reality, but, for now, I'm nothing but a dreamer!
ItsMyLife, you are also a student. How did you work of the logistics of your LL journey, if you don't mind my asking?
Quote from: Taller on January 11, 2015, 04:49:53 PM
LOL, well if it isn't the voice of reason itself?
I'm getting a university degree at the moment and can't financially, academically, or logistically afford to take time off for LL. In a couple of years, I hope I'll be able to, and I'm doing what I can to make that a reality, but, for now, I'm nothing but a dreamer!
ItsMyLife, you are also a student. How did you work of the logistics of your LL journey, if you don't mind my asking?
i took a gap semester from my university..
when im back i am just gonna say i had a ski accident and thats why ive external fixators..
cos i will attend one semester with these fixators.. but that would be consolidation.. very little pains..
spoke to my ortho today
hes really good..
prescribed me esperidone for muscle relaxing in addition to tramadol. he told me to use arcoxia as little as possible (once a day only).
repeat XR will be done in 2 weeks..
he says that taking NSAIDs is dangeorus for bone formation.. tho my bone callus now is good, the body can choose to stop growing new bone at any time, due to NSAID use.. quite scary eh..
tramadool is fine for bone growth.......
we discussed about stepping up my pain medicines as we approach 8 cm, and he is OK with it, ie, in the last month, we might use oxycodone, hydrocodone, etc..
we will probably repalce tramadol with the opiates..
is tramadl stronger or oxycodone/hydrocodone?
on a sadder note, based on XR, i lengthen only 2 cm, instead of 2.5+ cm based on my spreadsheet... probably due to pin bending..
superficial infection was also noted at Rt leg, two (medial) sites...
other pins are doing well.. granulation tissue at the iodine burn sites..
i looked at the XR and am not sure about the fibula fixation because it is NOT in line........... 
Update. At 2.7 cm. (I will update again maybe much later, as things are pretty constant everyday)
Everything has stabilised... i must admit i am in a state of complete analgesia (ie, pain 0/10) for most part of the day. As is expected, walking too much will lead to some pains (which is 3/10 to 6/10), but walking short distances is very good. For some days I was experiencing pains (before I saw the ortho) because I was NOT on any muscle relaxant other than ophenadrine, which was not the most perfect relaxant. I needed something strong like the Russian Mydocalm(or tizanidine), but we don't have it here, so they gave me eperisone which works like a charm.
No signs of ballerina yet. I am always on footholders in bed, and stretch my dorsiflexion angle also.
I might be getting knee contracture... as I was very worried about ballerina instead... but it is not an issue now, because I can still walk properly, and flatten my knees to zero degrees. So I will pay careful attention to this from today onwards.
I am relieved of the burden of taking care of myself, which was pretty dangerous if you ask me, cause if i fell nobody would know for quite a while.. But as my family is not very supportive of my decision, they only help me a little every now and then; but i am fairly independent and can do most tasks with walker.
Sleep wise, I still get my 8 hours at night, but more difficult. Why? its not the pain. I am just getting reliant on sleep medications. Last night was pretty hard to sleep. 30 mg codeine, no sleep. 60 mg codeine (which is 7.5 mg morphine) gave me euphoria for awhile. and when the euphoria went away, i dozed off. woke up, and couldnt get back to sleep. had some discomfort, so popped a tramadol. and there i was, back to sleep, like a baby before i know it (tramadol has weak sedative effects.. very subtle,,. only if you combine with opiates...)
Right, all these drug contortions will possibly not work if you have tolerance... i do not abuse drugs and have never taken opiates before and rarely take benzos, so everything is doing very well for me now. If you have a tolerance, you might wanna speak to your dr to see what can be done...
I am on Arcoxia. This is an NSAID. 90 mg once a day (i stopped 120 mg). Fahri said it was ok, taken once a day. So here I am. We dont have ketoprofen, anotehr NSAID which he prescribes. My local ortho believes that NSAIDs are a risk factor, in line with what most people think (the russians think it may not be adverse to bone growth, because studies always swinging from left to right to left, like ding dong bell)
Whatever it is, my bone formation is pretty good despite being injected regularly with ketoprofen in the hospital. And being on Arcoxia. But, I do not want to risk things and next week (ie, after a few days), I will switch to tramadol (and codeine at night to sleep), and stop arcoxia totally. (now I do not use tramadol)
I'm still worried about my fibula being not in line, which is very obvious on the XR, but fahri said we can discuss this in moscow. I am not sure if it matters, as the fibula is not a very important weight-bearing bone.. but if you are talking athletic functions, mmm, it might well matter (think it does)
Fearful my fibula wont heal well (theres no callus); so i stopped arcoxia.. and started tramadol. Pretty much most of the day is painless.. Must be the muscle relaxants...
Tramadol does give u withdrawals once stop taking.... its addictive potential is indeed high....
I am now lengthening at 0.5/0.75 alternately instead of 0.75 for the past 1 week.
I realised i am lengthening much faster than crimsontide.. Another patient was lengthening pretty fast too at 0.75 with some breaks of 0.5... he developed ballerina..
I am starting to get some difficulties walking.
I have some loss of dorsiflexion, but not too much. probably have 10-15 degeres now of dorsiflexion.
once it reaches 0, i will start to get ballerina.
tramadol makes me so lazy......................but i try to fight it.
pain and symptoms get much better once u go down to 0.5.
anyway, I have severe pain in my right hamstring tendon (or that area) when I bend or straighten my knees (only when motion).. it feels like something is snapping.. an elastic band is sanpping.. does tibia lengthening affect the hamstring tendon??? only tramadol relieves me of the pain but if I move too vigorous I start to get nerve pains (referred, to my feet)
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