One year of isolation for LL managable?

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Quote from: Dexter5729 on April 02, 2022, 02:42:02 AMWhere are you from?

What's wrong with your left leg?

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You will not go crazy if you are suffering immersely from height dysphoria and internal methods as far as I am concerned it won't necessarily take 1 yr for you to restore the ability of just getting off the bed to walk. Like Betz can guarantee you can get off the bed to walk within less than 1 month post-LL with Betzbone(I don't know what you mean by 'disabled' accurately).
For the timidities of being isolated from your intimidate family members and friends, either you should coax them to get in compaion with you when doing LL, or I can tell you height/face is a permanent advantage/disadvantage(face may be not pertinent cuz some ppl's faces will be screwd up when growing up to certain ages)for a lifetime while friends are just drooling for the benefits from you and familes are just nourishing you just bc you can make revenue for them(in China also you are obliged to make babies for them) and when you are unable to meet up their expectations they will just wave their butts at you and then leave

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Quote from: Sorcerer on April 02, 2022, 07:39:43 PMYou will not go crazy if you are suffering immersely from height dysphoria and internal methods as far as I am concerned it won't necessarily take 1 yr for you to restore the ability of just getting off the bed to walk. Like Betz can guarantee you can get off the bed to walk within less than 1 month post-LL with Betzbone(I don't know what you mean by 'disabled' accurately).
For the timidities of being isolated from your intimidate family members and friends, either you should coax them to get in compaion with you when doing LL, or I can tell you height/face is a permanent advantage/disadvantage(face may be not pertinent cuz some ppl's faces will be screwd up when growing up to certain ages)for a lifetime while friends are just drooling for the benefits from you and familes are just nourishing you just bc you can make revenue for them(in China also you are obliged to make babies for them) and when you are unable to meet up their expectations they will just wave their butts at you and then leave

Betz is 72 and I do not know if he has a successor in the institute who will use his nail. I think OP is planning to do unilateral with Precice which can take 1 year.

I think he can do the following to keep social contact

1) Hire a nurse who will help you 2 hours everyday even while you are consolidating. You might get to talk a little with him or her.
2) Join some classes. I have no idea what your hobbies are, but you can learn a language, learn piano, do some business course.
3) Find a therapist or counsellor, they are paid to listen to you and help you deal with mental problems. Meet the therapist once every 2 weeks.
4) Go to a meditation class

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Quote from: Dexter5729 on April 02, 2022, 01:54:20 PMWhat's wrong with your left leg?

I had excessive tibial torsion. It’s actually bilateral, but I am fixing it one leg at a time. Will need to do right leg by the end of this calendar  year for insurance purposes.

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Lol, I have been a social recluse for the past 3 years since COVID started (I use COVID as an excuse, it's mainly my height that limits my social activities).

It shouldn't be hard to do this surgery in isolation, the pain of loneliness gets easier over time (contrary to popular belief). I live with my family cause housing prices here are ridiculous and my parents are supportive of my future LL surgery so that helps.

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Thanks for all the suggestions all.

It is appearing like most people do this with family members. In the good old days people would travel to Russia alone and spend 9 months in external frames and come back. Back then there was no youtube I think. I do not know what it will feel like. If it is not very painful and I sleep well I think I can live a somewhat normal life with occasional social contact.

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Quote from: randy on April 04, 2022, 02:43:18 PMThanks for all the suggestions all.

It is appearing like most people do this with family members. In the good old days people would travel to Russia alone and spend 9 months in external frames and come back. Back then there was no youtube I think. I do not know what it will feel like. If it is not very painful and I sleep well I think I can live a somewhat normal life with occasional social contact.

It's less about the social contact and more about having people around to help with doing daily tasks like standing for an extended period of time with limited arm support to wash dishes/cook food, catch the bug on the ceiling, catch the bug on the floor, vacuuming around the house, etc.