Quadrilateral Lengthening with Dr. Paley

Hi Iamready

Thanks for the update!  Yeah, now you have only one month to go!  It will be a long and hard journey but you can do it, coz you are ready!
Wish you the best of luck during this journey and the best result!  Keep up updated.

Best,

I'm going for as much as I can get without looking funky, compromising my safety, and mobility.   I'm more focused on these points than any number.

Iamready,

  Hope your feeling great. Just a couple quick questions, regarding your expectations and expenses.

1. How much $$ have you set aside for the surgeries?
2. Who is staying with you during the recuperation phase?

Looking forward to reading your response. Thank you.

On the FAQ for Dr. Paley it says that you should have 30-35k on hand for any complications that may occur.  Add expense of living, Medicine, travel costs, and the cost of surgery and that's how much I have set aside.  I wouldn't have this surgery done if I wasn't financially prepared for it.

My father will stay with me for at least 2 weeks and then I will get a caretaker.

May I also ask how people whom you told this reacted to you wanting to do this? Considering you obviously told your father how did he react?

I told everyone.  All my friends, any family that I still talk to.  My dad was on board from the start, my mom was just worried about my safety.  As for friends, everyone thought it was cool and were happy for me.

Oh yeah, my sister was freaked out about it at first. My parents didn't want me to tell her but they eventually blurted it out when she kept questioning why I was going to Florida for the consultation. She didn't like the fact that her healthy little brother was going to go through such a drastic surgery but I spoke to her about it over dinner and she knows that this is something I want and that i'm a strong person. 

When I first brought it up to my parents we were all sitting at the couch at their home and I told them about the procedure to warm them up to the idea.  Then a few weeks later I brought up the surgery again and told them that I had the money saved up for the operation and I showed them some of the research I had done and videos online of the Paley Institute.  I answered all their questions about safety and I let my father come with me to Florida during the consultation.  It was really important to me that they felt comfortable with this because I didn't want them to worry about my health or safety.  They knew I wore lifts, that I always wanted to be normal height so it wasn't a huge shock. 

Feeling more comfortable with my body is something I earned and deserve.  We live in an amazing time, it would be a shame not to take this journey.

You know guys, this is a journey you should be proud of taking. Nothing to be shamed about. We live in a different society now. Be proud of yourselves. You guys are brave and determined.

I have a day left before I get discharged. The epidural didn't work for my right side so I dealt with that but believe it or not my greatest pain has been in the bladder. My urine wasn't passing through. I had the catheter stuck in 4 times in and out. It's a bitch but there are people in the world who suffer a great deal more pain than I so I don't feel right complaining.

congratulations. Big step done. Many more ahead. Will be reading closely and cheering you on.
What day was your surgery? Did you start lengthening yet?