Thanks for the update. It's good hearing from you and that you're at least satisfied with the results.
So what now? How's consolidation on the tibias going? Can you provide an updated full body pic?
Cheers!
They are almost fully consolidated. I'm sure once I stop lengthening my right leg my femurs will consolidate soon as well. However my concern is the flexibility I lost in coming back and not resuming physical therapy right away. The first appointment I could get is next Tuesday at the physical therapy venue that mahboobian patients use. In the mean time I'm stretching non stop trying to get my hamstrings as flexible as possible and back to where I was last Friday. Once I can stand properly I'll provide an updated pic.
Thanks for the videos Iamready, you look awesome.
I wanted to ask you, how much time after the first surgery did you have the 2nd one ? Was it immediately or the was a span of some weeks.
Must feel great to be back home man, congrats on making the trip! How are you dealing with pain on a day to day basis? Is it still very painful, are you still taking pain medicine, is it only painful in the mornings, are you sleeping well? You seem much better in the videos! Only up from here man.
First things first. I am so glad I STOPPED short of my goal because my legs are extremely long. It's ridiculous how tall I look and i'm sure the skinny legs are only adding to that perception. I don't regret getting the height I got but holy I have grown so much and would probably look better with just 10cm. This is me being honest; but I also want to take into account what a previous quadrilateral patient mentioned- that he stopped at 9.5cm thinking his legs were looking too long but once he gained muscle he decided to re-break the femur and get 2 additional cm. So hopefully once I bulk my legs up I don't look so insanely leggy.
For Willsa: The pain is only when I stretch and it's horrible because I stopped the painkillers. Also I still have 10 more turns left for my right leg to be even with the left leg and I slowed that to one turn a day because i'm losing flexibility. The first available appointment is for next Tuesday, but in the meantime I am working extremely hard to regain full extension of my legs. My only other issue now is that I have to pee non stop. It was getting real uncomfortable at night for me to get up multiple times for a piss, so today we finally went to a pharmacy and got a pee bottle. I don't sleep well because of slight discomfort- still wearing my ankle braces and having to wake up to pee constantly.
Keep in mind I can't take my hands off the walker, so they look shorter than they actually are from them being bent. You don't realize how insane your goal is until you get close to it. 
Didn't you gain 11 CM? I think that's what he also gained after deciding to re-break the femurs if I'm not mistaken.. So I you and him should be at equal footing. In my humble opinion mate.. I'd say you stop there definitively. But again, that's just my own humble opinion.
Also you look good; considering you're in clothes and all though (hehe). It's funny cause if I didn't know better I would assume you're like 6tf+ considering the angle of the shot and length of legs; arms don't seem that bad...
Again congrats on the gain, also that mentality of not caring at what height you are right now seems pretty ideal mental state after it's all said and done..
Yeah I think losing 8 months of my life is enough. Time to enjoy my family and life ahead of me. Still have some work to do though...
Quote from: Iamready on May 28, 2016, 02:59:36 AMYeah I think losing 8 months of my life is enough. Time to enjoy my family and life ahead of me. Still have some work to do though...
Congrats! And yes! I totally agree with you that there's a point when enough is enough. It's stops being worth it the taller you get because of the exponential growth in potential complications occur. Time is such a valuable resource for people like us, and I'm glad you're done. Message me if you have any questions about your consolidation. I've pretty much gone through all the stages at this point minus getting my rods removed.
Quote from: DoingItForMe on May 28, 2016, 03:06:19 AMCongrats! And yes! I totally agree with you that there's a point when enough is enough. It's stops being worth it the taller you get because of the exponential growth in potential complications occur. Time is such a valuable resource for people like us, and I'm glad you're done. Message me if you have any questions about your consolidation. I've pretty much gone through all the stages at this point minus getting my rods removed.
Thanks, I have a few questions, but i'm so exhausted from using the bike to keeping myself moving and stretching all day so I don't dry up, i'll have to leave those questions for another time. One thing I can say after being home is that this is unfortunately not the end but the beginning of another chapter in this difficult journey. Hopefully things get easier, my bones form quickly, and I can start walking again- something I really took for granted- and something I can only do now while dreaming.
I was walking with a girl in my dream and I was the shorter me with a lady on my side a few inches taller; I felt uncomfortable and I was nked without my lifts. Although this may seem trivial or superficial, it brought up some of the feelings I had when I was shorter- the feelings that were the driving force in accomplishing a gain in height despite the cost, pain, loneliness, and hard work that I read about and personally went through. I'm taller now, and hopefully I can live my life until old age without any regrets.
It was 10 years ago that I began researching limb lengthening. I had a fantasy that I would become successful enough to be able to pay for this operation and that I would have the time to take off to grow- and to be sitting here, healing, typing to you guys about my journey is mind blowing. Thank you for being there, thanks for listening to my stupid video rants and encouraging me along the way. I truly appreciate everything and i'm glad a site like this exists for people to see that their once impossible fantasy can be achieved. You might have to wait 10 years like I did, but it's worth it, work hard, do your research, and make it happen.
Ok gotta sleep. I'm old. Goodnight
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