Quote from: ShortArm on June 19, 2018, 02:16:17 PMThanks for your reply, i have been intouch with couple of LL doctors. My main contact was with Dr. Pili. He assured me that 4-5cm would be possible, but my goal is just that 2-3cm to be conservative and to keep proportion. Now i have trird to be intouch with my countrys doctors. Seen 1 doc, who really had little experience on the matter. Fortunately he linked a guy in the capital city. This guy seemed to know exactly what he was talking about. I will have consultation after i recover from the last consultation that was not a success.
But in my case think about a guy whos head is seriously size xl and it looks portionate, because of the wide shoulders. That is the only good thing about armspan in the shoulders. I have short humerus, so i think the lenghtening would just leave scarring i think i can live with.
I respect you guys for trying to make me feel better, thanks!
How broad are we talking 19 inches 20 inches anything below 20 at 5'10 isn't exactly broad,also how big is your head in circumference?
Bit of more info, but i dont wanna post a picture of me..Its just a bit too mutch.
My head circumference is 20,5 cm
My shoulder width is around 53,5cm
Quote from: ShortArm on June 20, 2018, 04:06:26 PMBit of more info, but i dont wanna post a picture of me..Its just a bit too mutch.
My head circumference is 20,5 cm
My shoulder width is around 53,5cm
That's pretty broad assuming you measured delt to delt and not against the wall,for your head size you must either mean inches or forehead width,even 20 inches is a very small for an adult head.
Now i just feel stupid about what info i wrote last reply...I was so uncofortable about the matter.
Head circumference: 60.5 cm.
My shoulder width was against the wall. Side to side about 53.5cm. Deltoid to deltoid propably a bit less, but its hard to measure alone.
Quote from: ShortArm on June 23, 2018, 06:30:47 PMNow i just feel stupid about what info i wrote last reply...I was so uncofortable about the matter.
Head circumference: 60.5 cm.
My shoulder width was against the wall. Side to side about 53.5cm. Deltoid to deltoid propably a bit less, but its hard to measure alone.
Yea your head is pretty big,but so was mike tysons at the same height,he also had a similar wingspan also maybe you should have got into boxing lol.I actually remeasured my wingspan at 183cm at your height and i can tell they would look pretty short at 175cms,it's your call but if i was you i'd look at the positives,you're not short you have a pretty wide structure and your heads big but that's a positive imo,unless ridiculously huge.
Yup, you got it. I think at 181 my arms would be about "normal". I kind of know the positives, but its just so hard to accept this kind of change in the body.
Mike tyson has a bit longer arms than me...even hes arms dont look too long. I found somewhere that hes armspan was about 1-2cm longer than hes height. Am i wrong?
Quote from: ShortArm on June 30, 2018, 07:21:34 PMYup, you got it. I think at 181 my arms would be about "normal". I kind of know the positives, but its just so hard to accept this kind of change in the body.
Mike tyson has a bit longer arms than me...even hes arms dont look too long. I found somewhere that hes armspan was about 1-2cm longer than hes height. Am i wrong?
I've just done some digging and his wingspan is 181cms apparently,i guess his arms were short only compared to other heavyweights,honestly assuming the risks are worth it to you i'd lengthen to 181, then you're completely proportional and can move on with your life.
Quote from: Juiceslikewine on July 01, 2018, 08:51:21 AMI've just done some digging and his wingspan is 181cms apparently,i guess his arms were short only compared to other heavyweights,honestly assuming the risks are worth it to you i'd lengthen to 181, then you're completely proportional and can move on with your life.
Thanks for your last reply. I think that i am prepared for some setbacks about the treatment. I was a exremely competitive athlete when i was younger. So i can say that losing some physical ability is something i had to accept about the treatment. I seoriously know that i am gonna loose some to gain some. That is part of the deal.
But i feel in the end just like that: Go trough this rough treatment and move on with my life.
Quote from: ShortArm on July 01, 2018, 09:44:45 AMThanks for your last reply. I think that i am prepared for some setbacks about the treatment. I was a exremely competitive athlete when i was younger. So i can say that losing some physical ability is something i had to accept about the treatment. I seoriously know that i am gonna loose some to gain some. That is part of the deal.
But i feel in the end just like that: Go trough this rough treatment and move on with my life.
Are both of your arms short, in you opinion? Your username is not plural, so...
From the stats you posted, they're really not. But if it's just one of them, humerus lengthening is considered the easiest form of LL, as far as I've read in published papers. Only one of them shouldn't be much of a problem, when compared to legs.
My arms are shorter than my height by a larger margin than they are for you, by the way. No one has ever said or pointed out anything. They don't stand out, either. They just don't look long.
Quote from: myloginacc on July 01, 2018, 09:52:11 AMAre both of your arms short, in you opinion? Your username is not plural, so...
From the stats you posted, they're really not. But if it's just one of them, humerus lengthening is considered the easiest form of LL, as far as I've read in published papers. Only one of them shouldn't be much of a problem, when compared to legs.
My arms are shorter than my height by a larger margin than they are for you, by the way. No one has ever said or pointed out anything. They don't stand out, either. They just don't look long.
I am happy to hear about someone, who has not been bullied about short arms. I have been bullied after age 13-14 and it never has stopped. My both arms are short, not only one arm. I have talked about my shame in therapy, but it has not changed the feeling inside, when i look in the mirror.
I do know that there are people with a even shorter arms..so i am not saying my situation is the worst in the world. I am saying that this bugs me and has bugged since my teen age..After 14 i have not felt comfortable close to mirrors.
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