Posted on May 10, 2014, 1:42 am
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Kilokahn Is Going To India
It is almost a shock that I am finally able to get started on writing this patient experience after so many unexpected events led me to postponing my trip. My landlord kicked all the tenants out of our building suddenly, followed by projects stalling me at work that required me to stay and take care of them. My planned September, 2013 flight to India was postponed indefinitely as a result. Fortunately, after keeping my mind on working and taking care of my priorities, I am now booked for a flight early June and will be heading to India to change my life permanently.
I suppose people will think I am nuts for deciding to go to India even after everything that has been discovered by the online CLL community about particular doctors there, and I can't say I blame them. But I do think there is a good doctor to be found out there, maybe even a few. One of the reasons I decided to start writing this experience now rather than after I've already done the surgery is that I plan to consult with many doctors and post summaries of my consultations in detail within this thread. I think it will be good information for those who still see India as an option for their particular needs.
These are the doctors that I will be consulting with:
New Delhi
- Dr B.S. Murthy - http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=253.0
- Doctors located at Indian Spinal Injuries Center http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=305.0
- Dr Naveen Talwar and Dr Gurdeep Singh Ratra http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=469.0
- Dr Manish Dhawan http://www.limblengtheningindia.com/
- Dr Punit Jain http://www.drpunitjain.in/
- Dr Suhas Shah http://www.suhasshah.com/
- Dr Mangal Parihar http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=87.0
I won't be consulting with Dr Sringari or Dr Sarin, as I really see no point in doing so. However, rest assured that I will post my thoughts on each doctor I consult with. My goal is to make this patient experience as neutral as possible, as my goal is to give realistic expectations to any prospective patient for India, not try to sell anyone here on going.
Why Do I Want Limb Lengthening?
To be taller, duh.
Okay that's not the whole story, haha. Yes I want to be taller, but it's not so much a want as a need in my opinion. We've all seen the studies correlating height with potential success in multiple areas of life. Even more so, many of us have been personally affected by heightist bigotry from the tall guys who just don't get what short men have to go through, and even outright distaste from those who think we deserve to be treated differently because of our stature. There are specific instances I can recall where my height has been a barrier - I was fired from a sales position after there was a change in upper management and the new boss thought I couldn't represent the quality of their product with my stature, was left without a prom date my senior year of high school because the girl I asked canceled last minute and said she didn't want to wear a dress where she couldn't wear heels, have a mom who cried in front of other parents at the endocrinologist's office when they said I wasn't going to grow anymore at age 15, had been excluded from group activities, etc. The biggest blow was that I realized I couldn't be a really successful professional wrestler among the greats like Hulk Hogan because of my stature, and a pro wrestler was something I had wanted to become since I was a kid.
Hitting the gym and dressing nice didn't really change these things for me or the way I feel about my height all that much. Now I'm not saying that if you're short, you've got no hope. I've known quite a lot of short men who seem to be unaffected by their height or at least are very good at showing they're not bothered by it. I've even known some who are quite popular and have no apparent problems with the ladies. If you ask me, I'd tell you that unless you're absolutely miserable over your height, know all the risks with CLL, and cannot attribute your unhappiness to other factors that are not height-related, then CLL is not for you. With me, CLL is something that's been on my mind for 8 years and it's not going to go away until I do it. Unfortunately I do not think I can move on until this leg lengthening is dealt with.
My next post will detail all the necessities I'm packing and the medications I've been prescribed by my doctor for stay in India. I hope this patient experience ends up helping many.
Special Thanks (in no particular order):
Dameon - for creating this forum and giving us a place where nobody is afraid to speak out on issues pertaining to limb lengthening.
All those who have done or are currently going through CLL and have chosen to share their experience with others.
All members of LL Forum who continue to make this a community I'm happy to be part of.
Edit: Realized my title was too similar to someone else's so I decided to change it. Curse this OCD of mine.
how about mesuration ?