Quote from: kusop on January 19, 2014, 12:27:31 PMYes, looks very good considering the amount of surgeries you had to go through.
Is there anyway you can place the camera on the floor to capture the lower part of your body, then run/walk forth and back inside the camera view?
This.
Smallguy,
Your video is amazing. Thank you so very much for documenting the proof of a post-LL recovery. Wish you the best with the rest of your recovery period. Man, the roads in Canada are so alike the roads in the US.. I already miss being there. I miss driving on the highway.
In your spare time, could you share the names of the Korean songs? Lol - they're pretty good. How do you know so much about Korean bands?
Great video, thanks man.
Yeah those scars are quite visible, i think you should wait a little more and then do a surgery to improve it.
Very impressive diary.
Chapter 2 - Vengeance
For the next 28 days, I proceed to lengthen my left at 2mm. I rely on 2 pills of painkiller a day to help me get through. Every moment is an episode of agonizing pain, like an electric shock that shoots through your legs. But even several months later when I was at home, I told people that the pain of being dumped by my ex was far greater than the physical pain which I have endured in India, which was true.
When I came back home on Jun.24, I realized that she has folded all my clothes neatly, placed a letter on the table explaining where everything was, and also prepared my toothbrush/toothpaste. She still wrote the shape of a heart on that piece of letter. Despite all these efforts, I feel bitterness and resentment. I became a cold and unemotional individual since my return home. I hadn't had a successful relationship ever since.
I remember exactly one year ago - this very month. I part with my ex girlfriend. She likes me for who I am and begs that I don't go. Don't go - I remember the words so vividly in my head. I am cold at this time and don't want her to escort me to the airport because she might cry. It's ironic that within 5 months our position changes. I become the sensitive guy and she becomes cold and mean. Had I know that moment would be the last time I meet her, I would have tried to hug her more tightly and dearly.
What made me took such a drastic measure to change my life? Well, all my life I have seen myself as the underdog. I was bullied at school and at home. My opponents were often genetically gifted and far superior than I was, both in size and in strength. And I had to pay for it. The first encounter left me with a signature scar on my right cheek. And when I was 17, I was out-punched by a opponent who was both taller and has more reach than I have, which left me with a crooked nose for life. I was so tired of being out-competed by bigger male rival in jobs, in relationship, and even for air space. Going to India was one of the many plans I have for myself to better myself... to survive.
Years ago, I watch a movie. It was about the Isle of Gold where the main male character had a dream of going off far into this far away land to find the Isle of Gold. He thought this would make him happy by finding gold. So he left all his friends, family, and his girlfriend to pursue this dream. Years later, he found out that the Isle of Gold was actually the Isle of Volcano. And he ended up with ashes in his hand. By the time that he arrived home, his girlfriend has already married to another man. And seeing her with her family, he realized at that moment that his happiness was already at home years ago. It was being with his family, friends and girlfriend... and not some phantom dream which turned out to be a pile of ashes. Does this 8cm truly makes me a happier person now?
Thank you all for your comments
Quote from: Blackhawk on January 19, 2014, 03:40:18 AMWhat do you plan on doing for the scars? Do you think they will improve much on their own?
They haven't improve on their own. My body is very bad with healing scars. My plan is to use Skinceutical Blemish Removal. It costs around $80 and it works for removing blemish and imperfection on faces. But I plan on using this serum on my leg.
Quote from: Tall on January 19, 2014, 05:05:11 AM
1. Did your legs (knees, tendons, etc) hurt for days after this?
2. Are your legs completely straight? To me, in the vid, they looked like they have slight bumps and curves, but is this just an optical illusion created by the scarring?
3. How do you know that sysop is SysOp's real name?
Tall
1. No, I haven't felt any pain since my frames were removed back in May. And I go to the gym almost every single day, exercise for a few hours, and it never hurts.
2. Yes, the lumps are from where the pin-site used to be. That is the problem with using the external frame because the pin rips through your muscle. Some patients get lucky. My right leg seems to have no lumps but my left has two.
3. I didn't meet Sysop because I was staying at the hotel at that time. But another patient, Machine's roommate told me this.
Quote from: jerry on January 19, 2014, 05:14:05 AMCan you describe how 8cm difference make you feel? How do people react differently than before? Thanks.
People normally cares only about their own height. And if they are already tall people, then they don't notice anyone. The only 3 men at my company who noticed me were short men. They didn't think I grew taller - but they became shorter.
I feel a lot of weight has been relieved from my back.
Quote from: ChrisIsaak on January 19, 2014, 03:29:40 PMIn your spare time, could you share the names of the Korean songs? Lol - they're pretty good. How do you know so much about Korean bands?
Yeah, I think the best place to recover is being at home.
1. Epik high - pieces
2. 2pm - again and again
3. Epik high - girls
4. Boa Yoona - only one
My city is infiltrated by Koreans. I met a few in downtown. I liked one of them so I'm listening to their music to understand their culture.
So, you already did, 8 CM, and you'd like 8 CM more in late 2014!? Wow, I'm jealous 
But, I've got to give it to you, you are really one brave guy.
You'll end up 185 CM or 6'1 if all goes according to plan, correct? That's awesome! But, do you think your proportions will accommodate such long new legs? Or do you value height above proportions?
If you don't mind my asking, what are your sitting height and wingspan measurements? I'd also like to reach 6'1, and often wonder if I'd still look proportionate.
Thanks,
Tall
Quote from: kusop on January 19, 2014, 12:27:31 PMYes, looks very good considering the amount of surgeries you had to go through.
Is there anyway you can place the camera on the floor to capture the lower part of your body, then run/walk forth and back inside the camera view?
Yes, I have x-legs which is the comfortable stance. But if I try I can put my knee and akle together.
Quote from: Tall on January 20, 2014, 03:53:09 AMSo, you already did, 8 CM, and you'd like 8 CM more in late 2014!? Wow, I'm jealous But, I've got to give it to you, you are really one brave guy.
You'll end up 185 CM or 6'1 if all goes according to plan, correct? That's awesome! But, do you think your proportions will accommodate such long new legs? Or do you value height above proportions?
If you don't mind my asking, what are your sitting height and wingspan measurements? I'd also like to reach 6'1, and often wonder if I'd still look proportionate.
Thanks,
Tall
No worries. Your time will come. At least there are others ahead of you who you can acquire knowledge from so you don't have to suffer from the same mistakes 
My armspan is 174-176cm
Sitting height 59cm
Proportion is very important for me. I don't want to look like cartoonist. I'm aiming for another 3 inches. This decision was made after spending several months at the gym looking at my proportion in the mirror and at pictures of myself. I do feel I have room for 3 more inches.
I'm wearing high platform nike shoes now, which I purchase before when I was 5'6. If I were to have another 8cm, I would come back home and wear flat shoes. So the 1 inch would be for the shoes and 2 inches would be bonus.
It looks like you will be able to lengthen another 3 inches on your femurs and look fine.
Did you mean to type 89 for your sitting height?
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