People over 5 9"

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Quote from: ChrisIsaak on May 25, 2014, 09:45:40 PMWell the motivation with the second surgery is like this: "I already wrecked my athletic performance, left leg hurts too"........ My left leg hurts when I stand up for too long. I enjoy the pain but for most people it would be annoying, even disturbing. I can bear it for now, I'm sure it'll go away but I'd be able to bear it for a lifetime, but do I need more of that pain? Do I need to inflict more trauma to my body now that height is not a significant disadvantage anymore?

You had pretty high quality internals for your femurs if I recall, and you have that many probs still? Would you have wished to go 6 cm instead of 8 if you knew you would do a 2nd CLL in the future? Like 6 cm and then 5 cm (2 conservative CLL) as opposed to 8 cm and 7 cm?

I mean in terms of recovery and payoff. That pain/annoyance you feel now x2 and for a lifetime doesn't seem like a good idea??

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I'm 5'7 I have the money to do this surgery in the USA , but I still won't do it till something better come out if not I won't risk my health and spend all this money , yes I am short but I don't feel like I am too short to work and make good $ or to have girl friend I am doing fine with both $ and girls .

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Quote from: Shortie on May 26, 2014, 06:21:01 PMI'm 5'7 I have the money to do this surgery in the USA , but I still won't do it till something better come out if not I won't risk my health and spend all this money , yes I am short but I don't feel like I am too short to work and make good $ or to have girl friend I am doing fine with both $ and girls .

Its likely you are gonna have to wait 10 years minimum for an alternative to leg lengthening imo.. i could never wait that long, also who knows if that alternative will be completely complication free or without set backs, not worth it waiting for something when you dont know what you are gonna get imo..

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If something was 10 years away, you'd at least have heard of it by now.  An alternative is many decades or even centuries away.

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Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on May 26, 2014, 08:39:08 PMIf something was 10 years away, you'd at least have heard of it by now.  An alternative is many decades or even centuries away.

I would agree with that, but according to Michael over at naturalheightgrowth.com, he states that there already today exists the technology to replace damaged spinal discs, and the ability to increase their thickness to make the spine taller. However to actually use this as a safe procedure and also for cosmetic purposes would take a very long time as mentioned.

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Wait is something stupid. You wont have any other alternative. If anyone apperars it will take more than ten/fiveteen years to start to use it from you heard about it the first time. And you dont know if that option will be healt risk that probably will be

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Quote from: IamAndrew on May 26, 2014, 05:54:35 AMYou had pretty high quality internals for your femurs if I recall, and you have that many probs still? Would you have wished to go 6 cm instead of 8 if you knew you would do a 2nd CLL in the future? Like 6 cm and then 5 cm (2 conservative CLL) as opposed to 8 cm and 7 cm?

I mean in terms of recovery and payoff. That pain/annoyance you feel now x2 and for a lifetime doesn't seem like a good idea??

I would've went all the way to 8 cm if I could, unfortunately early (premature) consolidation got into my way. I had to try going all the way in femurs because I know I can't do the same in tibiae. My achilles tendons are naturally short/stiff by birth, even if I get a gastrocnemius-soleus release done (which I will, next year) I still have to stick to conservative amounts if I ever decide to do a second LL. 6 cm in tibiae and I would call it a day.

Pain is normal, I don't have it all the time, it comes when I've been walking for over an hour, or standing up all day long (as I have, in an open air festival/concert). It's manageable. There was a cute nurse taking my x-rays at the hospital. One time she asked me, "Is it really worth it?" I said "Financially or mentally"? She said the latter, and I replied "I'd do it ten times if I could". I still have the same opinion about LL.

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Quote from: Shortie on May 26, 2014, 06:21:01 PMI'm 5'7 I have the money to do this surgery in the USA , but I still won't do it till something better come out if not I won't risk my health and spend all this money , yes I am short but I don't feel like I am too short to work and make good $ or to have girl friend I am doing fine with both $ and girls .

Why wait?  Internal nail works well and you get tiny scars, good enough for me!

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Quote from: G-Man on May 26, 2014, 10:18:59 PMWhy wait?  Internal nail works well and you get tiny scars, good enough for me!

I wanna see long video of someone who done it ! Let's be honest we just hear I'm back to normal life etc why not to show video , running , jumping etc

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Quote from: Shortie on May 27, 2014, 12:55:20 AM I wanna see long video of someone who done it ! Let's be honest we just hear I'm back to normal life etc why not to show video , running , jumping etc

I've uploaded videos of myself walking and walking up stairs.
A lot of people have uploaded post-surgery videos.
OBG did internals and he uploaded a video of himself skiing.
By being skeptical you're holding yourself back
There's more than enough proof of people recovering to a good point
(Or you don't need this surgery at all, which is fine)

Sorry, it's just that the "I'll wait X years till a good alternative comes up" attitude annoys me a lot. Life is too short to afford waiting. If you need to do something (and really need to do it) don't postpone it.