It was worth it for me, because I had a lot of free time and money to do it, so the sacrifices I gave were a drop in the bucket. But if I had much less time and money, I'd say that it wasn't worth it. I'd have spent that year of my life and money to do a lot of other things that would have been more fun. Like travel around the world or something.
Quote from: programdude on September 06, 2016, 03:03:24 PMIt is immensely costly in more ways than you can imagine. And even now years later there are still issues to work out.
However, despite all that, I would say its worth it. To not have height be a concern at all anymore, and have tangible results in how I am regarded is quite something that its hard to place a price tag on.
Agreed.
Quote from: KiloKAHN on September 07, 2016, 09:06:27 PMAbsolutely worth it for me. I no longer think about height every day and am far less self-conscious about my appearance. I also put more effort into maintaining my health and looking good because I no longer tell myself "What's the point?" This is coming from the perspective of one who had a very successful outcome, though. If I ended up with things like x-legs, ankle stiffness, lingering pain, etc., I'd likely say it wasn't worth it.
Agreed. Not having to think about my height anymore is the biggest improvement in my opinion. I still have lingering pain, and if it doesn't go away when I remove the rods, I'm going to say that it wasn't worth it. Physical pain everyday is not something that can be fixed. But ignoring the fact that I'm short is something that IS possible to do, especially when everything else in your life is going so well.
Quote from: LLCaptain on September 06, 2016, 10:33:24 PMI think LL is worth doing if you are a very short man. The guys that are 5'4 - 5'6 have the biggest gains because you can attain average height with 1 surgery. I was within this range and did 7cm to achieve my dream.
The biggest change in my life is that I no longer think about height. For those of you who are expecting a miracle to solve every problem in your life, LL is not what you're looking for. LL makes you taller, but it doesn't walk your dog or cook you breakfast.
Yea. The advantages of being taller is not as drastic as some people think it is. If you suffer from depression before, you most likely will suffer from it afterwards. My happiness level before and after LL are about the same. The difference is that I no longer have that wincing/feeling-cursed moment when I remember that I'm short. But now that I can compare short vs average height, I can tell that the difference wasn't so big anyway. There wasn't much I couldn't do while being short that I can do now that I'm taller.