Hi all, just joined up to see if I can perhaps get a bit of advice on this whole thing.
Now your obviously going to want to know a bit about me etc and what I'm after..
Believe it or not I'm already 200cm tall so at 6ft7 I'm already banging my head on door frames..
Thing is though my inside leg measures barely 31in so I have rather short stubby legs for my height.. I put this down to developing anorexia at about 18/19 and I never had that last growth spurt.
I've always been on the large size and got bullied a lot as a kid for it and developed eating disorders.
Now I am 25 years old and loving my size and wouldn't complain wth being even taller just for the aesthetics if nothing else.
The main thing for me is that my legs are too short in proportion to my body and with my career it makes things like running difficult.. I've the size of a big guy with the legs of a short guy.. To top it off I also get knee pains as one of my legs is about 1" longer then the other.
The aim I think would be to stretch both legs so that they are an even length and at 34/35in inside leg.. About a normal length for a bloke..
Any information etc that people can give would be great. I'm sure a lot of you may think I'm being an idiot as I'm already tall but it's something that I think will benifits me.
My main concern however is recovery etc. I will need to be able to recover well enough to run and lift rather heavy weights one day.. Even if it's 12 months off I don't mind but it's not worth it if I'll never recover.
Cheers all
Well I wasn't quite near death but at 200cm I was 65kg so that's pretty damn light really..
The discrepancy in my legs is the main issue for me.. Being so tall anyway a small change in my leg goes through my whole posterior chain and effects my back and shoulders as well as my knee..
I do find the short legs an issue at times with a shorter stride length.
My job is in the British army so it's physically demanding.. Also I don't have flat feet as that's something that gets checked when you join up.
I'm seriously considering it as it maybe done with the NHS since my doctor suggested it first.
Currently having physio and pediatry to see if they can find any other options etc.
Obviously an operation would make me the best part of 7ft tall and that comes with its own fair share of issues too but it's just trying to weigh up the options.
I maybe going into security soon anyway so a big stature and not running might be on the cards. Anything to sort out the knee pain that has already halted an athletic career
I'll have a look and see if I can upload a picture to show you guys..
I definitely the eating disorder has something to with this. By the age of 13 I was about 6ft4 and 14 stone so as you can imagine I really stood out of the crowd.. By year 10/11 at school (14/15-16) I'd took it upon myself to not eat anything at all until I got home from school at 3:30 and is only then have my tea. So 1000kcal a day tops at a time when my body was growing at its most.. Looking back it's stupid but as a "fat child" you can see why I did it.
I do definitely believe they are disperportionatly short.. Average uk male is 5ft8 32in Inseem.. I am 6ft7 31in inseam so to me that suggest my body length is a full foot longer then average.. To me that seems a lot.
Has anyone who's had the operation got experiences on recovery etc?
I'm measuring from the top of my groin to my ankle bone.
Where gives you that idea? I can give you photos to prove my height.. I don't know anything about health insurance but being from the uk I know about the NHS
Furthermore I have a Degree in Physiology and Biomechanics from university in England so I would expect to have a good knowledge of the topic.
As also stated I want LL to sort out a medical reason of one leg being shorter then the other.. But even so why does being 200cm mean I wouldn't want to be taller?
Considering I've only been on here a day or so none of you know me to say anything about me.
I'm after some serious advice about the effects of the surgery from people who have had it. If this site is just full of insecure small blokes jealous of my height then I'll just go else where.
Yes I was anorixic so I was very skinny.. Again I can provide photos of this if no one believes me.
I don't think actual height has a lot to do with the aesthetic reasons for LL.
A lot of you guys are shorter then average and feel like u need it.. Realistically atleast 20% of the population is on your height range but only a few of you are on here.. You've been your highly your all life so should be used to it. I'm in a much smaller percentile and used to being a certain amount taller then the population.. Now that the world seems full of fellow 190cm+ people I feel somewhat average which I don't really like..
Also the whole deadlift thing.. I'm 120kg and lift 350. The strongmen all dead over 400kg minimum (infact you don't qualify with less) and they all weight 140kg+ so not that far off really.
I live in Lancashire England, near Manchester. Brits seem fairly tall these days and I see a lot of guys on the 190cm+ mark.. Might seem greedy but I do like towering over everyone so when I see people my height it puts me down
Pablo are you always just a knob? You seem to think "oh the 200cm guy can't possibly have self esteem issues or a reason for wanting surgery"
I've got much better things to be doing then coming on here to have a laugh at people. I'm here because I'm seriously interested in the topic for my own personal reasons wether you think I'm an idiot or not.
I'm not claiming to be rich enough to afford the surgery when secretly I'm a 14 year old short kid.
If I get it I'll either win the lottery first or be on the NHS.. The main thing is the shorter leg.. Causes massive trouble for me when training.. Squatting at my height is difficult enough anyway without having to use something to stand on on one leg.
So basically I want to atleast be an even length minimum.. But if the option is there I would like a 36in inside leg to go with the rest of my body...
Deadlift has always been a strong point for me. Fantastic at picking anything really heavy off the floor.. Bench is reasonable I suppose.. 120kg is body weight so not too bad. My wingspan I think is only about 193cm off the top of my head but would have to check.. Seems I've a long body and short arms and legs relatively speaking.
Don't even bother asking my squat.. I can only squat stood on a 5kg disc with one foot due to the shorter leg. Seems my core strength may be lacking as well which really hinders the technique.. I'm not squatting much at all. About 150kg with a good belt, but my problem is I lean to far forwards when I get close to 90degrees.
I'll see if I can get some pictures up to show you what I mean..
Every tall guy I ever see the first thing I always notice are how long there legs look.. Me on the other hand has tiny legs.. I wear my pants that high Simon cowell would be proud just to look normal.. The main issue though is if I wear a top specially long to cover my body I look silly because of the short length of my legs so I try to make do with normal length clothes and wear my pants high..
I'm in the UK so we don't have insurance only the NHS.. I saw my GP and he did mention the idea of LL and said he'd seen 2/3 patients that had had it done but I questioned if they would bother with someone so tall already.. I mean your not gonna LL a guy who already has to duck to get through door frames..
I have been refered to a physio at first to check if it's definitely a bone length issue not a muscular imbalance so we'll see what happens.
To be honest as fussy as it is I would want appropriate legs for my size if I can.
I've never used that imgur or whatever it is to upload so if anyone's other suggestions then I'll do that.. Just gonna read the page on how to upload
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