Limb Lengthening- Halil Buldu Turkey LON Femurs

Hello everyone. Before I decided to do limb Lengthening I read this forum a lot and people’s experiences. It was very beneficial in preparation for the surgery so I hope I can do the same for others.
Some background on me. I’m around 5’5 and 21 years old. I have had height neurosis for the majority of my teen but the last year had been brutal. I was measuring my height throughout the day checking my spinal compression throughout the day, comparing my height to anyone I saw and had simply gone crazy. I’m looking to get 2 or maybe 2.5 inches which would put me at 5’7.5 and I’ll just claim 5’8. For some this may still seem short but I’m just trying to rid myself of this mental burden I’ve had.
  Some more background, I suffer from anxiety and depression due to a very bad upbringing. I was bullied throughout high school by male and female students. I’m not doing this surgery to attract the opposite gender as I used to wear 2 inch lifts and still had no success with women whatsoever. I simply wanna live my life without this mental burden anymore.
   I chose Dr halil because there have been multiple diaries on him. Some good some bad. I can’t afford to spend more than 30k dollars so I was forced to go LON femurs. I am mentally very strong and have a high pain tolerance due to a very bad childhood. So I’m hoping the monorails aren’t too mentally taxing.
   I used to be fairly athletic back in high school but ever since I started wearing lifts I’ve lost a lot of my athletic ability so at this point I’m not concerned with trading off athletic ability for 2 inches of heigh
   Prior to coming to Turkey I had never been on a plane nor left my home country so I was practically desperate to have this done.
   I was inspired by Sedat, the manager of LiveLifeTaller as it’s stated he grew 20cm to go from 157 to 177. Personally I only want a little gain but his story really resonated with me.
   On the plane here I had lost my glasses and I was terrified that I would have to do this surgery basically blind. But to my surprise I explained my situation to Sedat and he arrange the driver who is a very kind man to take me to the market and help me find glasses. This is all before I even paid a dime to these guys.
This post is getting long so I’ll continue on the next one about my actual surgery haha

I was supposed to have the surgery the next day after arriving but my anxiety got the best of me and I had to postpone for another 2 days. I was staying at the Titanic Hotel and the staff is very friendly. The first night my card wasn’t working and they still let me spend the night despite not paying. For some reason foreign cards don’t work here.
  The night before the surgery I was a mess, I spent the night watching motivational videos and trying to build mental strength. I read diaries about how this surgery is absolutely brutal and people have instant regret doing it.
   The surgery day came and I was driven to the hospital. Here I had an IV needle placed and had a panic attack. I usually have these when I get too stressed. I was then taken to the OR and the rest was a blur. I woke up with a nurse telling me not to move. I experienced 5 minutes of shivering but not as bad as some people described it. Maybe those cold showers I took to prep helped haha.
  The pain was maybe 1-2/10 I was very surprised as I was prepared to be in hell after waking up. The first 20 mins were very blurry as the anesthesia effects hasn’t worn off yet.
 Honestly the worst part was that coming into the surgery I had a sore throat and right now I can’t even talk it’s that bad. I can only move my ankles up and down but I will spend the rest of the day trying to bend my knees.
 1 hour in the pain is a 1/10 but the lack of movement in my legs is annoying.
I’ll keep you guys updated since these diaries really helped me I want to help someone else.
  Also the hospital is so nice and LiveLifeTaller even provided their own internet modem so patients wouldn’t have to deal with poor internet. 

Good luck and stay strong

Ok guys a little update. I’ve spent the past few hours watching YouTube and stretching. Have 1/10 pain when not moving and just tightness when stretching. I’m a little scared to eat cause I don’t want a bowel movement as I’ve heard they are VERY painful. I’ve attached my knee bending angle and some exercises. I’m gonna keep stretching all night so when the doc comes tmmr and I do my first walk I’m ready.
Mental wise I feel great. This surgery was the best choice I have ever made in my life just imagining the end result is giving me so much motivation

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Hey Brother, the pain meds can constipate you badly, the poop tends to get dry and pebbly, a liquid/oil based laxative (eg cod liver oil or Laculose) helps, but even then it may feel like you are pushing out a baseball at times, in that situation sometimes rubber gloves and your fingers may help......

Had a spell of really bad constipation last year. Had impacted stool that I had to dislodge myself. I still remember that dreaded feeling. Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that here. But I’m also scared of taking laxatives and having too many bowel movements my legs would not be able to sit on the toilet in their current state lmao.
 I also have a really messed up sleep schedule where ever since I’ve got to turkey ive only been sporadically sleeping. I just woke up after a 2 hr nap and I have tightness in my legs. Luckily no pain although my ankles are sore from being rubbed against the bedsheets.

157cm to 177cm is definitely asking for being crippled, though I'd rather choose Ebola or HIV than being short, I don't take it seriously.

I get discharged from the hospital today. My mobility isn’t the best can’t really move around without assistance but I’m not having any pain. It’s more of a mental challenge than a physical one. I haven’t had a bowel movement for three days so I have to sort that out. Had my catheter removed yesterday and that was easily the worst sensation I have ever experienced in my life. Absolutely brutal. Now whenever I pee it stings like crazy hopefully this sorts itself out. Swelling is going down hopefully this means I’ll regain some ROM

The manager actually seems pretty mobile despite the 20cm gain. I’d never have guessed he underwent such a procedure from proportions mobility alone.

Hi Kings,

How has it been in Turkey? Hoping that you make a very detailed diary as I am going to Buldu in July. Good luck!