So what are my alternatives to limb lengthening?

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Quote from: CCMidwest on July 06, 2016, 10:33:40 PMTo play devil's advocate with the shoe lifts, I would caution against them. They can make you feel bad about yourself when you take them off and suddenly get shorter. I learned that one the hard way.

I wear boots that give about 4cm (almost 2" for us american's), but only while I'm at work and parties. I wear Van's or Nike's otherwise.

LOL. You just gave me a harsh flashback of the time I dated a girl who was 5'10". I was still 5'5"-ish at the time and had only worn 2.5"+ Calden height shoes around her...and she always wore flats. The time while taking off our clothes, we were too busy to notice. But when I was leaving in the morning...standing next to her in our bare feet...um, it was pretty embarassing. I always said early on, about different things "that's not the reason why I'm doing LL" but...OK, that one moment might have been a factor.

Sorry to hijack your topic, Super

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Quote from: CCMidwest on July 06, 2016, 10:33:40 PMBe careful with this forum superfueled (and other places on the internet),  it can make you feel worse about yourself.

/r/short especially

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Quote from: Bigfaker on July 06, 2016, 10:43:23 PMLOL. You just gave me a harsh flashback of the time I dated a girl who was 5'10". I was still 5'5"-ish at the time and had only worn 2.5"+ Calden height shoes around her...and she always wore flats. The time while taking off our clothes, we were too busy to notice. But when I was leaving in the morning...standing next to her in our bare feet...um, it was pretty embarassing. I always said early on, about different things "that's not the reason why I'm doing LL" but...OK, that one moment might have been a factor.

Sorry to hijack your topic, Super

Lol

Bagging an Amazon at 5'7.5, good job man! (that's my barefoot height now)

Quote from: YourSpaceBoyfriend on July 06, 2016, 10:53:21 PM/r/short especially

That's the truth.

That place almost destroyed me, no lie.

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I like r/short.  The couples posts are nice and there was a recent Ask Me Anything by one of my fellow patients of the Paley Institute.  Good stuff.

Now back to the subject at hand.  I tried everything from the age of 19 on.  Nothing worked and I ultimately had to wait until I could afford limb lengthening to get it done.  Those younger guys that get it done late teens and early 20's are blessed.

I also advise against shoe lifts.  You start living in a reality where you lose track of your real height and also become unsatisfied with the added height you gain.  The only thing they are good for are seeing how tall you would be after limb lengthening.

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Quote from: justdoit on July 06, 2016, 03:51:23 PMYou are still young. I recommend doing more sports and eating healty( protein) food. You could get up to 5'9 with your age n height

Highly unlikely.

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Sadly, none. Accept your height or do LL.
I'm at your position, 18 with my growth plates fused.

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Quote from: Iamready on July 07, 2016, 02:39:41 AMI like r/short.  The couples posts are nice and there was a recent Ask Me Anything by one of my fellow patients of the Paley Institute.  Good stuff.

I went and read that AMA.

He said Dr. Robbins did his LL, and not Dr. Paley? Do you know anything about him? Very little info besides what's on the Paley website.

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Quote from: CCMidwest on July 13, 2016, 08:15:59 PMI went and read that AMA.

He said Dr. Robbins did his LL, and not Dr. Paley? Do you know anything about him? Very little info besides what's on the Paley website.

Well, he is one of the surgeons at the Paley Institute and you can request him for surgery and also rod removal for a lower price- this is what I have been told, I haven't personally verified. I used to walk down the halls every day before pt using my walker and Dr. Robbins had a lot of awards- such as "Best Doctor" several years in a row from some magazine in New York.

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I had never heard about him. I will try to find more information. If he operates in the USA and has been trained by Paley he has to be good and his price should be good.

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Quote from: LLuser1 on July 13, 2016, 09:26:13 PMI had never heard about him. I will try to find more information. If he operates in the USA and has been trained by Paley he has to be good and his price should be good.

Funny you say that. Since your friend monegal was trained by baugmart