Quote from: motoboarder on September 11, 2022, 11:20:04 PMHaha nice catch. I live in the US permanently now. So yes, I do personally feel tall - for me - in the US.
It's a small but important detail afterall 
Quote from: motoboarder on September 11, 2022, 11:16:00 PMBasketball is definitely a concern. Your knee strength will decline certain degrees no matter how much you lengthen.. I think, at least beyond 3cm any segment -as a personal gauge. The side to side movement in basketball is extreme on the knees. If I were you I'd consider skipping this surgery.
From your experience, was lengthening significantly more painful or difficult after the first 3cm’s?
Quote from: motoboarder on September 11, 2022, 11:20:04 PMHaha nice catch. I live in the US permanently now. So yes, I do personally feel tall - for me - in the US. No one here would say I'm tall for sure. But what's more important is that I'm fulfilled with myself. This is the true goal that I think any LLers should aim to reach if you undergo this very brutal process.
I consider you tall now too. I have Asian male friends and I believe they’re around 5’6 or 5’7.
You’re taller than all of them now.
Quote from: BeyondAverage on September 11, 2022, 11:22:59 PMFrom your experience, was lengthening significantly more painful or difficult after the first 3cm’s?
Post 3cm: more painful - no; difficult - there're different aspects of difficulty.
For me, it's more painful during 2w period following a surgery. After that, I don't have this extreme discomfort during lengthening. What I felt instead was a long-dragging exhaustion on the legs. If I'd try to explain it to you.. it's like if you had to do intensive jogging/running 30min every 2-3h for the whole day. I guess that's how it would feel like? The tiredness is caused by your muscles constantly elongated every day. So you have to keep up with stretching. Stretching exercises during LL also make you tired. Lack of normal sleep hours at night is non-negotiable. Cognitive tasks is a big NO, at least for the first 1 to 1.5 month after surgery. After that you can manage, but I don't recommend.
Quote from: BeyondAverage on September 11, 2022, 11:25:40 PMI consider you tall now too. I have Asian male friends and I believe they’re around 5’6 or 5’7.
You’re taller than all of them now.
Thanks.. but man, not really. My point is, we're only happy with our height truly when we stop comparing it to others'. I go out these days, in the US, and in any circumstances, there're always a handful number of guys taller than me, sometimes even girls. But I'm more comfortable walking/standing close to them. Why? Because now I feel my height is closer to the standard of "tall" or "not short", even in the US.
LL is a surgery to eliminate the psychology disorder of height depression. It's not a height booster. Anyone of us here wether doing LL or not, you're still gonna be shorter than someone else. Greed will always leave us in unhappy state of mind. Stop comparing gives us the true happiness.
Hi OP I would say yes go for it but have a few questions to better help answer.
How old are you? How much money and time have you put aside to do this? Are you fine with your family/friends possibly finding out you've done limb lengthening? Where are you planning on doing the surgery?
Saying how tall you'd like to be is the easy part once the planning comes into it many bail as they realise how intense both physically/timewise and costly this surgery is.
Quote from: 1team on September 11, 2022, 11:59:19 PMHi OP I would say yes go for it but have a few questions to better help answer.
How old are you? How much money and time have you put aside to do this? Are you fine with your family/friends possibly finding out you've done limb lengthening? Where are you planning on doing the surgery?
Saying how tall you'd like to be is the easy part once the planning comes into it many bail as they realise how intense both physically/timewise and costly this surgery is.
I’m in my late 20’s. I have converted into American around 30,000 US in savings.
I can do my job remotely if it’s possible after surgery.
I am worried about my girlfriend finding out. She might not understand the personal reasons I’d do this for. We also already have a large height gap, 150cm to 180cm. I’m okay with being taller but I don’t know how she feels about it.
Possibly Vietnam or India? Close to Australia and affordable. But I don’t know if the surgeons are okay?
Quote from: BeyondAverage on September 12, 2022, 12:13:03 AMI’m in my late 20’s. I have converted into American around 30,000 US in savings.
I can do my job remotely if it’s possible after surgery.
I am worried about my girlfriend finding out. She might not understand the personal reasons I’d do this for. We also already have a large height gap, 150cm to 180cm. I’m okay with being taller but I don’t know how she feels about it.
Possibly Vietnam? Close it Australia and affordable.
I think you will have to find some way to ease your way into bringing this up with your girlfriend, but the height difference between you and her is already big so theres a chance she may not notice after lengthening lol. I think it would still be a better idea to talk to her about it.
Quote from: google42 on September 12, 2022, 12:19:20 AMI think you will have to find some way to ease your way into bringing this up with your girlfriend, but the height difference between you and her is already big so theres a chance she may not notice after lengthening lol. I think it would still be a better idea to talk to her about it.
I think she is going to be like… Do what you want.
Until she realises how long I’d be gone for. Then she will most likely dump me for choosing to be taller over being with her.
Quote from: BeyondAverage on September 12, 2022, 12:13:03 AMI’m in my late 20’s. I have converted into American around 30,000 US in savings.
I can do my job remotely if it’s possible after surgery.
I am worried about my girlfriend finding out. She might not understand the personal reasons I’d do this for. We also already have a large height gap, 150cm to 180cm. I’m okay with being taller but I don’t know how she feels about it.
Possibly Vietnam or India? Close to Australia and affordable. But I don’t know if the surgeons are okay?
Only femurs you can afford are external lon which most surgeons don't recommend. I think you should do tibias first and then see how you feel. Are you planning to stay in Vietnam for several months while lengthening or return to Australia and complete lengthening there?
The other issue I think you will face compare to guys 170cm and shorter is motivation when lengthening/recovery gets difficult. Shorter guys are facing actual discrimination whereas yours is not being noted as tall like you used to be. This part is subjective but something you need to consider.
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