I'm scheduled to remove my bilateral PRECICE 2 rods in the next several weeks. I won't disclose my doctor, country,age and height.
Frankly I feel absolutely fkn terrified, more so than the initial LL surgery. I guess the reason for this was that I was looking forward to the increase in height and I didn't really mind having the additional surgery to remove the rods, kinda dismissed it. Now the additional surgery/trauma to remove the rods feels nerve racking and making me quite depressed to have this procedure in the first place. Funny how views change over time. Pre-op I felt suicidal over my height and preoccupied with height and now height doesn't really bother me but this whole fukn additional trauma seems like a burden. My atheletic ability has decreased, get pain in my left leg after workouts, long walks or standing. I can't exactly pinpoint where the pain starts but it would gradually increase in intensity after feeling of tightness, despite me being quite flexible to begin with. The pain would affect my whole left leg (including the lower leg and left hip). My surgery went well with slightly moderate lengthening, but I'm assuming it could be symptoms of arthritis which I accepted as a possible consequence pre-op. Although I must admit having possible arthritis within the 20-30 age range is fukn devastating. I'll be getting this confirmed when I have an examination with the doctor. I'd like to make people aware to really think hard about getting this surgery, ideal candidate would be a person who absolutely occupied with height and feels there's no way to continue living, with only two options: LL or suicide. That was the situation with me and I basically risked everything for get those few centimetres. Hence why I didn't really think about the additional nail removal at that time. Anything could happen with this surgery so plan for the worst case scenario. Don't blindly accept that everything will go alright with LL, I had this operation with a well reputed LL surgeon.
Scheduled for nail removal + honest feelings on LL
Congrats on making it this far. Around when did you have your first operation? Hopefully your pain subsides over time.
My two cents: I agree that you have to be tough to go through this elective surgery, but you don't have to be suicidal to be an ideal patient; some doctors might turn you away for that, since you'd be a liability (i.e. you'd find something to be upset about after it's all said and done). Perhaps it was hyperbole, but I doubt ideal patients with length discrepancies or even deformities are suicidal; it's case by case. That being said, I'm glad that height is no longer an issue for you.
Quote from: Android on March 19, 2018, 02:45:57 AMCongrats on making it this far. Around when did you have your first operation? Hopefully your pain subsides over time.
My two cents: I agree that you have to be tough to go through this elective surgery, but you don't have to be suicidal to be an ideal patient; some doctors might turn you away for that, since you'd be a liability (i.e. you'd find something to be upset about after it's all said and done). Perhaps it was hyperbole, but I doubt ideal patients with length discrepancies or even deformities are suicidal; it's case by case. That being said, I'm glad that height is no longer an issue for you.
Android, thanks for the well wishes, really appreciate it. What I meant to say on the whole suicidal issue is purely based on height (height neurosis) and no other factors influencing it. But I agree that if other factors are involved in being suicidal =, then perhaps LL may not be the answer and doctors refusing the surgery. Hence why prospective patients should really ask themselves whether CLL will really resolve their insecurity, otherwise time and resources can be bwtter spent on other things. I also agree that LL relating discrepencies and deformaties that affect proper functions are medical conditions that need to be addressed. My post above relates to CLL.
I'll keep you guys updated on my overall experience with the nail removal and what the doctor thinks I may have that is causig pain in my left leg.
Hey, man. I hope things get better for you, and I'm glad at least your height neurosis is out of the way now.
You mentioned you didn't want to disclose your height, but could you please disclose the amount you lengthened? You described it as slightly moderate lengthening. I think it'd be important for all of us to know that many issues can still occur even if you lengthen sensibly, in case you feel comfortable sharing that information. CLL is no joke.
Thank you, and well wishes.
Appreciate the clarification, Microbe. If everything else in your life is going well but your height has got you down, CLL is definitely an option.
Like Dr. Paley once said, "it's one of the few psychologic-psychiatric disorders that you can actually cure with the knife."
Quote from: myloginacct on March 19, 2018, 03:33:54 AMHey, man. I hope things get better for you, and I'm glad at least your height neurosis is out of the way now.
You mentioned you didn't want to disclose your height, but could you please disclose the amount you lengthened? You described it as slightly moderate lengthening. I think it'd be important for all of us to know that many issues can still occur even if you lengthen sensibly, in case you feel comfortable sharing that information. CLL is no joke.
Thank you, and well wishes.
Thanks for the wishes loginacct!
I lengthened around 6cm. on both legs.
Quote from: Microbe on March 19, 2018, 03:43:20 AMThanks for the wishes loginacct!
I lengthened around 6cm. on both legs.
Was there a point where you felt everything became harder during the lengthening, like above a certain centimeter?
I may lower my lengthening goals after seeing so many of the problems people have here.
I hate the fact that a lot of past LL'ers leave the forum and never return... In the diaries you see after the surgery they talk about losing a lot of athletic ability and feeling some form of leg pain, but then they leave and never come back to tell you if it was resolved. I've yet to hear one glowing, positive review of this whole thing.. Yeah there was Virtruvian man or whatever but he honestly seemed way too friendly with Paley...
There is always a negative, and it seems like there always will be, no matter internal, external, top doctor, low doctor, etc... You just can't mess with the biomechanics of the legs so harshly and expect to be fine.
I'm going into it fully expecting the worse, I expect to move like a damn grandpa-young Forrest Gump (when he had to wear those braces) for the rest of my life and probably will be incapable of walking more than 10 miles a day without feeling pain, that's probably going to be the reality. As long as I don't feel constant knee pain at all times (even without walking, just resting), that's fine. That's my biggest concert.
I know what you mean Cap. I think it's a case of out of sight, out of mind. Like many say near the end, they no longer think about height anymore. The world will move on even without updating the diary, and there's no incentive to do so. There's plenty of negativity and conspiracy here, so I don't blame them if they don't find it fun to visit. At least a few come back and update us once in a while.
I recommend looking through research papers on CLL, since at least those have surveys a few years after consolidation. We don't get the closure of our own community members, but there's value in their objectivity.
Quote from: CaptainAmerica on March 19, 2018, 04:25:54 AMI hate the fact that a lot of past LL'ers leave the forum and never return... In the diaries you see after the surgery they talk about losing a lot of athletic ability and feeling some form of leg pain, but then they leave and never come back to tell you if it was resolved. I've yet to hear one glowing, positive review of this whole thing.. Yeah there was Virtruvian man or whatever but he honestly seemed way too friendly with Paley...
There is always a negative, and it seems like there always will be, no matter internal, external, top doctor, low doctor, etc... You just can't mess with the biomechanics of the legs so harshly and expect to be fine.
I'm going into it fully expecting the worse, I expect to move like a damn grandpa-young Forrest Gump (when he had to wear those braces) for the rest of my life and probably will be incapable of walking more than 10 miles a day without feeling pain, that's probably going to be the reality. As long as I don't feel constant knee pain at all times (even without walking, just resting), that's fine. That's my biggest concert.
they leave because u accuse ppl u never met of mental illness. And i accuse u now of attacking my husband and me because our language is not perfect. Dont ever attack me or my hubbie again. I do stand up for myself. I attack no one if they dont harm me or my family. So i dont like u i dont need u to like me' never ever talk to me or my husband this way, have a dull day . Pissbeer.
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