OldieButGoldie Internal Femurs - Dr. Betz - 2013

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Hey Wangchaoan.
I sent you a private message.
Which nail diameter did you get?

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Hey there boys and girls!
So, Germany is in “lockdown” because of corona, everyone is spending hours and hours at home, me too, and
 -being tired of Netflix and all these conspiracy theories about corona-
I finally ended up checking in on here, after a looooooong long time.

First of all: I am fine. I do have some issues with my right knee and hip , but I do not blame LL for it, I suppose the reasons for these issues can rather be found in an severe accident that I had a long time ago, which had completely crashed my right knee and -moreover-these issues also have to do with doing sports like Tennis, soccer, skiing , snowboarding for more than 40 years now, partly in a quite competitive level. That alone takes a toll on everybody’s body.
These issues get on my nerve sometimes but they are not really severe, I can still do all the sports that I like and I can still snowboard in powder 8 hours in a row (of course, also due to the fact that freeriding in powder is the greatest thing one can do 8 hours in a row, given the fact that most sexual intercourses do not last longer than 8 minutes...).

Second: I can say that I am completely cured from height neurosis.

I never, I repeat, absolutely NEVER have the thought of wanting to be taller now.  Quite the opposite: If I HAD to choose today between being 4cm taller or shorter I would choose shorter, 100%. This might surprise readers in this forum. I will try to explain: I am not a “big guy” with a big frame. In my opinion, attractiveness first and foremost derives from your character, aura, self-esteem , how you present yourself, being authentic etc etc etc.
 But Of course, there is also the physical aspect (much less important). For me, physical attractiveness is not dependent on being tall. If you are 170, e.g., as a man , in a country like Germany, you are short, but if you have a good build, both men and women will think of you as attractive. Sure , some women will say they would not date a man shorter than they are, but even these women might suddenly be blown away by someone “short” but with an incredible personality that everything else does not matter any more.

For these of you who have DONE this procedure and who are in recovery: stay strong, it takes time, but in the very end everything goes back to normal (unluckily not for the 10% who will have permanent damage).
For those of you who have NOT done it but think about doing it: do NOT do it.
Your body is perfect for you the way it is. If you wanna be more muscular, work out. If you want to be more attractive: WORK ON YOUR MINDSET!!!
It is all in your head! Try to get psychological help, height neurosis can be cured without LL.
Take a look at these happy or charismatic short people among your friends.
Be happy with what you have: a healthy , functioning body. Do not fk your body up (there is a 10% chance that it happens).

I know, this is not the most sophisticated post ever made, but english is not my native language and I could say things much more eloquently in german.

But I will be happy if this post made one single person here think twice.
peace, OBG

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great post! especially needed when some surgeons have started offering this surgery like candy. Many surgeons being quiet short themselves and selling this surgery like candy to clients.

but life is not so simple that u can see other happy people and learn from them. every one is different both mentally and physically. doing the surgery and not doing it are both decisions to take and live with the consequences of.

life is not perfect, we have to make with what we get: either some long lasting dissatisfaction of being short or the long lasting physcial limitations from surgery. It is not trivial to simply forget the height dissatisfaction and move on  just like its not trivial to just forget any physical limitations one might get from the surgery and move on.

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Wise words on the OG himself. glad to hear you're good OBG.

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Thanks for the answer.

Well, I do not suggest to just “forget about height dissatisfaction and move on”. I suggest to work hard on the mindset, by using all kind of help which is available. I am sure, many sessions with a really good psychologist will help. Also, being open about this issue with all your good and close friends (both sexes) will help because you will see THEIR perspective (we are always caught in our own small world).
Also, participating in all kind of workshops that help to develop your personality will help.

Meditate.

Find inner peace.

I repeat: look around for short charismatic people among your friends. Approach them with your issue. Ask them how THEY deal with it and how it can be that it doesn’t seem to be any problem for them. You might be surprised about the answers you will hear.

Be extremely open about this mental problem you have.
The more you attack it, talk about it, the more you will understand the mechanisms that take place in our brains.
It is possible to get cured from this but it takes a lot of effort.

In the end it all comes down to loving yourself exactly the way you are, no matter if it is short, super-tall (very frustrating for many men and women), fat, thin, whatever.
Not just accepting yourself, really loving yourself. It is possible to learn this. Long hard process.
If you manage to love yourself exactly the way you are, everything else will follow.

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Well, 2018-12 to 2020-07, it's been around 1.5 years. Everything goes well. Daily walking is 95% ( my girlfriend never noticed anything wrong with my walking), rarely jumping but I know I can jump well, sometimes jogging and feeling good. It's normal for me to go upstairs and downstairs quickly and 2 steps by 2 steps. Just one thing, tendons around my knees are still tight if I bend my knees and stretch my upper legs backwards. Anyway, things are getting better day after day. If there is a recovery rate, I bet it be 0.01%. That is, after the first fast recovery year, it will be like only 3.5% recovery for the following every year. You will be completely normal someday. Believe it.

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Every since the week I discovered LL and found your diary as well as your statements about "don't do LL" I can't stop thinking about your words. I don't know what to think. I really wonder if a dude was truly truly short and not 173 like you, but instead like 160 or 165, if you would still strongly tell them to not do it. You do have wise words, and it might be in our heads, but I honestly don't know what to think.

I don't know what to think anymore. Your words resonate, but so does my desire to be taller and lose the neurosis. Don't know. What to think. Or do.

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Hi OBG,

Do you think that doing 5cm femur Strydes will still be worth the risk these days if you do everything right? Do you think with the improvement in the nails and just knowing more about the procedure versus in 2013 that the risk these days could still be worth it? Would you have more confidence in getting this surgery now than if you had done it in 2013? Thanks for sharing your thoughts and your journey with us.

-brondo

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Only one suggestion, keep in mind that never over lengthening.

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If you are under 170cm, it's worth a try.
If you are over 175cm, not quite neccessary.
If you are from 170-175cm, it all depends on your finacial situation and your desire.