I would never consider telling my family at this point. its so embarrassing plus they would probably be like wtf are you talking about. my dad is like 5'6.5 and but claims 5'8 and my mom is like 5'0, my family is VERY short in general on both sides. i'm going into computer science degree so hopefully after a few years of saving ill be able to afford Paley. Whether its music or whatever I go into, im pretty smart & charismatic when I want to be so I have confidence I will make the money. Ive also been short forever, the only time I can recall being around average height is in the 7th grade, I hit my growth spurt a little early. I remember me and my friend we're the exact same height then and now he's like 6'2 or 5'11 or something. Honestly it's funny, when I think back I don't even think about height, I could never tell you how tall people are who I knew a while ago even relative to me because I never even thought about it. But yeah lets keep in touch. comforting for me to know there's someone just like me going through this & also that you don't feel that ur height is very strange. Are you not going to wait for stryde? I'm only 18 so im poor as so I can't really afford any CLL right now but even if I had the $100k right now, id prod just invest it for now and then wait till stryde comes back and use my gains to fully cover and profit a bit.
One piece of advice I have for you guys is that do not let this affect your career prospects.. I am 5 ft 6 as well but at times it did get the better of me in college etc. You might see your tall friends getting dates easily, sometimes treated better etc. Rather than getting depressed, accept that it is what it is and focus on your work/study so that you will have the means to do LL when the time comes. Easier said than done but most people do it
Quote from: oklama on April 30, 2022, 03:45:33 AMI would never consider telling my family at this point. its so embarrassing plus they would probably be like wtf are you talking about. my dad is like 5'6.5 and but claims 5'8 and my mom is like 5'0, my family is VERY short in general on both sides. i'm going into computer science degree so hopefully after a few years of saving ill be able to afford Paley. Whether its music or whatever I go into, im pretty smart & charismatic when I want to be so I have confidence I will make the money. Ive also been short forever, the only time I can recall being around average height is in the 7th grade, I hit my growth spurt a little early. I remember me and my friend we're the exact same height then and now he's like 6'2 or 5'11 or something. Honestly it's funny, when I think back I don't even think about height, I could never tell you how tall people are who I knew a while ago even relative to me because I never even thought about it. But yeah lets keep in touch. comforting for me to know there's someone just like me going through this & also that you don't feel that ur height is very strange. Are you not going to wait for stryde? I'm only 18 so im poor as so I can't really afford any CLL right now but even if I had the $100k right now, id prod just invest it for now and then wait till stryde comes back and use my gains to fully cover and profit a bit.
Ah I understand how you feel about your family. My mom and dad are also around the same height as yours. My dad thinks doing this is absolutely crazy (which on some level, it is), but my mom is really supportive of me about this. She has known my whole life how much my height has bothered me. She was the one who actually got me into looking at Dr. Paley! I'm lucky as hell to have her. I do recommend trying to get one or more of your parents onboard with the idea - not now since it seems you are a few years off, but when you are ready to monetarily make the plunge. From reading people's experiences, it seems that having good support, especially a family member who can possibly be with you through the lengthening process itself, is a huge boon. My mom is coming with me for the 3 months at Paley, which I cannot thank her enough for. Seriously, moms are the best.
Its interesting, height bothered me a lot when I was little, then it didn't really in middle and high school, then it started bothering me again in college. I think its just when you start perceiving that there are social limitations, true or not, because of your height, which there were for me as a tiny kid, and are again for me as an adult. I have never been average height so its honestly always been a huge dream of mine, to just feel like I'm not the smallest guy around. And its hard to feel like that when over 90% of men are taller than you.
I agree with the above poster about height and career prospects. DO NOT let it affect you in that way. So what if the stats are that taller people on average make more $$$ or something? Push through that bullcrap, the world rewards your competence more than anything, especially in a field like CS. You can do very well for yourself whatever height you are.
In terms of Stryde, no I am not waiting for it. The latest information seems to be that the current Stryde is dead. I am sure a new weightbearing nail from the same company will be released at some point, but I don't feel the need to wait for it. I would rather get this done as early in my life as possible rather than wait an undetermined amount of years for Stryde 2.0. I am hopeful though that for you, a weightbearing nail will exist in a few years from Nuvasive.
To be very basic, I think 8cm femurs is only “safe” if you are 5’9” or taller. But it’s possible for everyone. Just gotta prep like crazy an pt even more crazy.
I lengthened 8 cm and I am able to run. My gait is normal. Try to max out the nail. Recovery is going be a bit longer. I still have minor numbness on my left shin and it has been improving monthly.
Quote from: readyprecisestryde on July 25, 2022, 05:47:31 AMI lengthened 8 cm and I am able to run. My gait is normal. Try to max out the nail. Recovery is going be a bit longer. I still have minor numbness on my left shin and it has been improving monthly.
Can you participate in small exercises now without any pain?
Jogging.
Yes I run 5 miles everyday..I take quality supplements curcumin and glucosamine daily. Sometimes I have knee or hip pain/tightness but it goes away after stretching. I also use the massage gun after workouts. I think my body is still adjusting to the height gain
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