Hey HobbitMan! Checking in on ya Brodie…how goes the climb? Everything still going relatively smooth? By my math you should now be just over 5 cm now (assuming no temporary setbacks), which seems to be the point at which the climb gets a lot steeper and noticeably harder for lots of folks. Noticing any differences as you get closer to the summit? Hope you’re doing well; stay strong 💪
Hey guys! I actually did have an injury that required me to slow down, fortunately I already had an appointment in person with Dr D a few days later. Would rather not disclose much but I will say that Dr D did a great job taking care of it as soon as was physically possible. I’m back to lengthening again and am nearly at 5cm. I missed about 4 days last week of lengthening.
Will probably post some more about what happened at a later time once I have X Rays, see Dr D again, etc. it was nothing caused by him or the surgery, just a freak accident. But all better again now!
As for differences, I definitely feel about 6’ now. Not that I am, I’m only 5’11 and change, but I’m taller than many people who say they’re 6’ all of a sudden. I find that very amusing.
Congrats, the progress sounds great.
Good to also know about the knee immobilizer tip. How are you getting around, driving cars, etc? I was under the impression that you're married to your walker / crutches while on precice 2.2, and I feel that the anxiety that I might break the rod with a slip (e.g. in shower) has been somewhat of a deterrent for me to undergo the surgery.
Can you talk about how you do general day to day things (e.g. shower, bathroom, etc)
Good to hear from you HobbitMan but sorry to hear about the setback, which doesn’t sound major. I’m sure you’ll be back to crushing it again soon! Stay strong and my best getting through this bump in the road 💪💪
Hi HobbitMan ~ congratulations on your LL journey so far! I am about a month behind you. I did Precice with Dr. Mahboubian early July and have been following your diary which is great. My main concern of course is not bending or breaking a nail as I am up on the walker almost all the time. No wheelchair except for long trips. AimHigh's story of nail brackage was scary but lucky for him he had reached 8cm when it happened. Any walker or getting around tips in general? Oh and thank you, I'd never thought of knee immobilizers until you wrote about them. Do you just put them on at night? I can't seem to keep my knees straight at all.
Quote from: letsgettaller on August 05, 2021, 11:44:06 PMCongrats, the progress sounds great.
Good to also know about the knee immobilizer tip. How are you getting around, driving cars, etc? I was under the impression that you're married to your walker / crutches while on precice 2.2, and I feel that the anxiety that I might break the rod with a slip (e.g. in shower) has been somewhat of a deterrent for me to undergo the surgery.
Can you talk about how you do general day to day things (e.g. shower, bathroom, etc)
Showers are definitely scary. Either get a shower chair (for disabled people), or opt for irregular baths instead. As long as you can get in and out of a bath tub, it’s the better option. Honestly you will just be showering and bathing less if you want to stay safe. You will definitely be married to your walker and wheelchair. After my incident I recommend only a wheelchair outside the house.
Quote from: L8GrowthSpurt on August 06, 2021, 01:12:57 AMGood to hear from you HobbitMan but sorry to hear about the setback, which doesn’t sound major. I’m sure you’ll be back to crushing it again soon! Stay strong and my best getting through this bump in the road 💪💪
Thanks man! Already did almost 1cm since my accident. I’m well over 5’11 now and have over an inch to go. I should end up a very strong 6’ or a weak 6’1. I’m starting to already have lose my height neurosis now that I’m well past the 180cm mark, but I do plan to go all the way.
Quote from: LongLegs on August 06, 2021, 02:20:43 AMHi HobbitMan ~ congratulations on your LL journey so far! I am about a month behind you. I did Precice with Dr. Mahboubian early July and have been following your diary which is great. My main concern of course is not bending or breaking a nail as I am up on the walker almost all the time. No wheelchair except for long trips. AimHigh's story of nail brackage was scary but lucky for him he had reached 8cm when it happened. Any walker or getting around tips in general? Oh and thank you, I'd never thought of knee immobilizers until you wrote about them. Do you just put them on at night? I can't seem to keep my knees straight at all.
Knee immobilizers at night only! And they don’t need to keep the legs completely locked… you should just feel some tension from keeping the legs straight. The immobilizers shouldn’t be super tight or they cut off circulation, which is (obviously) very bad. You should easily fit a finger or two between the straps and your legs. They don’t have to be perfectly straight (which isn’t a good idea except for stretching exercises anyways), but you should feel a very mild hamstring pull from the constant straight position.
As mentioned with the walker, I STRONGLY recommend only using walker indoors. Anything more than bathroom visits or getting around on the ground floor (or whatever floor you’re on primarily),, use a wheelchair!
Does it suck? Yeah. Hurting yourself sucks a lot more though since in the best case it causes a setback, worst case it causes permanent disability. In my accident I avoided the latter but for a little while I had what I feared would be lifelong knee pain. 2 weeks later and I’m nearly back to “normal”.
Seriously, always underestimate your progress and abilities. Never try to do anything fancy.
Thank you for the tips! And best of luck
Quote from: letsgettaller on August 08, 2021, 06:42:04 AMThank you for the tips! And best of luck
Thanks! Best of luck on your journeys as well! If you have any other questions please feel free to ask them here, I keep this diary primarily for those weighing their options between precise 2.2 and Stryde’s return. To you and everyone else, this journal is for information primarily, so please ask questions if you have any!
What a journey, your almost at the finish line. At this point, do you notice your proportions still in place? Even without clothes.
Would you be keen to the idea of posting a proportion picture?
Quote from: billsmafia on August 10, 2021, 05:42:48 PMWhat a journey, your almost at the finish line. At this point, do you notice your proportions still in place? Even without clothes.
Would you be keen to the idea of posting a proportion picture?
I’d think about a picture before/after, the only time my femurs look longer is if I’m sitting down and you see me from the side. They still don’t look super long with clothes on, very normal. My proportions I believe still look absolutely normal and unless you knew what to look for and what I looked like before, you wouldn’t spot it. I think any more than 8cm and it would throw proportions off. At 5cm the difference is only visible to me.
I was wearing 30 inseam pants before, despite growing 2 inches I think 32 pants are still slightly long. I’ll probably end up comfortable in 32-33 inseam jeans at somewhere between 6’ and 6’1, which is a very very normal set of proportions IMO. The long femurs don’t look weird and I started with longish tibias. The only thing is that I need bigger shorts now, I still fit 75+% of pants I had. Clothes will not be an issue after. I did mock-ups like crazy beforehand and I always looked best at 8cm lengthened in clothes. I even asked very close friends and they all agreed that +8cm was perfect proportion wise, way better than my normal height or +13cm. At 5cm I think my femurs look natural length compared to my tibias, again, except in shorts which barely fit me before and now expose half of my thighs. Easily solved by longer inseam shorts. My legs looked a bit stubby in jeans, which tend to hang low on me due to how thin my waist is. So far my legs don’t look as long in the mirror as a 5cm mock-up would, somehow. They look much more natural than my mock-ups which I really appreciate.
I’ll consider adding very thin 1in insoles into my shoes still instead of the 2.5 inch ones I did before. Just to balance out the tibias, get that free extra inch and claim 6’2”, and because I have flat feet. 1 inch insole is very minor compared to 2+ inches, and the minor boost is all I need. Definitely not going to ever do a tibia surgery. I’ve finally decided 100% that I don’t want or need it.
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