Newfound anxiety about keeping 6cm height gain hidden from family

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Greetings Earthlings,

I’m currently 179cm tall, considering lengthening 6cm to 185cm under Dr Giotikas. As a bit of background, I’m not too sure how exactly I first came across this forum, or Limb Lengthening itself for that matter, but since I’ve known about it the procedure has always occupied a small, unattended, grey corner of my brain. I’ve long been sceptical of it and scrutinised what I read on here with just as much scepticism. This was until recently when a friend of mine from my distant past showed up on my radar completely out of the blue, the first I had seen or heard of him in years. For what? He was recounting his experience having just returned from overseas where he underwent a controversial limb lengthening surgery to become taller. It’s hard to give full perspective in so few words but cutting to the chase, this was a coincidence of herculean proportion. What were the chances someone I know first-hand had done it. Either I got chanced or… LL is not as lowkey as everyone thinks it is…? Either way, this experience was the single biggest act of reassurance there could ever really be. It completely legitimised LL in my eyes, giving credence to much of the stuff I’ve read on here since joining.

Having cycled in and out of phases where I actually take LL seriously, each time mentally mapping out how I would go about it, I think I have mulled in my head, come to terms with and overcome nearly every insecurity and source of anxiety which I hear mentioned on this forum. Things that once seemed insurmountable and enough to deter me from researching further, are simply now just blimps on my radar. In fact it is laughable how I used to think on some of these fronts. However, one thing that I have been wrestling with this time around, that too for longer than usual, is the anxiety I am experiencing around how to hide it from my family. I didn’t want to bring this up thinking that it would just subside like the rest of my previous musings about LL, but this one is legit. Please don’t ask why or question whether I should or should not, the fact of the matter and premise of this is that I don’t want anyone to know about my LL on my return to my country. I will get scar removal and perfect my walk, they are not the main concern. The main concern is the height itself. I want to do 6cm, how the hell can I hide that from, for example, my dad, who I see daily and is just 1cm shorter than me?

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I'm 25 and yes, I am near the age where I should be moving out. though I don't want it to be just because of LL. Further, I'm willing to lengthen just 5cm to 183cm if that gives me a pass.

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I’m thinking 3cm, come back home. Chill for a bit. Some time later sneak in 3 more cm

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I’m in a sort of limbo interim probation phase since I just started work. Pay is low and funds are far from what I need for the procedure, though slowly accumulating. Furthermore I can’t really take leave or holidays yet and I live at home.

To be fully free and independent on all of these fronts won’t be until around end of 2022, after my probation period is over. By this time my finances will be in check, I will be allowed to travel freely for work or even take extended time off and hopefully have moved out of home. This is the clear and obvious opportune time to go for it.

That said, I small have a gap where I’ll be in France for work for around 2 months in June of this year. I’m thinking if I can get my bosses approval to extend this to 6 months then I’ll be in the go to fly to Greece and spend the 6 months there instead. I’ll be working remotely anyway. During this time I’ll do 3cm femurs.

The remaining 3cm tibias will be done once my probation period is over around end of 2022. The only reason for splitting it up like this is it will give me time to acquaint my family first with the 3cm taller me, then with the 6cm taller me. The plan otherwise would be to just do it all at end of 2022, needless to say though it would be a stressful return home 6cm taller all at once.