Heightjourney did you avoid issues with the achilles tendon by limiting tibia to 3.7 cm? As in no ballerina walking and no achilles tendon lengthening?
Quote from: throwaway123456 on May 22, 2023, 09:59:15 PMMy boss was 5 5, his 2IC was 5 3, the manager of the department is 5 0 (female), the manager of the major campus in the city is 5 7, I am not seeing too much height disc. in my organisation thankfully, even I was made a Senior Engineer after 7 years (usually takes 10 years)at 5 7, we all make $160K-$220K.
Yes, that's true. I did say that the height and income disparity affects some jobs (not all jobs). The disparity is most prevalent for jobs when you are meeting and interacting directly with people. There are lucrative jobs, especially in technology, where your performance is based on your technical skills.
Quote from: TheDream on May 22, 2023, 11:09:01 PMHeightjourney did you avoid issues with the achilles tendon by limiting tibia to 3.7 cm? As in no ballerina walking and no achilles tendon lengthening?
Yes, lengthening less than 4cm on the tibia helped avoid achilles tendon problems and recover faster. I did get ballerina foot while lengthening, but I eventually got my dorsiflexion angle into the positive territory after consistent stretching.
Same, even though i only did 3.5cm on tibia. I still struggle with achilles tendon tightness sometimes almost a year after surgery. Every surgeon pushing their patients towards 6+ cm on tibias is a butcher
What was your lengthening speed? Did you over than 1 mm or?
Quote from: Height Journey on May 23, 2023, 02:25:01 AMYes, lengthening less than 4cm on the tibia helped avoid achilles tendon problems and recover faster. I did get ballerina foot while lengthening, but I eventually got my dorsiflexion angle into the positive territory after consistent stretching.
Quote from: Siegfried on May 23, 2023, 07:26:27 AMSame, even though i only did 3.5cm on tibia. I still struggle with achilles tendon tightness sometimes almost a year after surgery. Every surgeon pushing their patients towards 6+ cm on tibias is a butcher
That’s very interesting. Thank you guys for answering. Do you guys know if the achilles tendon tightness ever goes away completely as you limited yourselves to a very modest amount on Tibias? As in, does one expect it to go back to “normal” after 2-3 years? Or will there always be some increased tension that requires active stretching or it causes ballerina walk?
Quote from: akali on May 23, 2023, 07:47:44 AMWhat was your lengthening speed? Did you over than 1 mm or?
Tibia lengthening rate was 0.75mm/day. You go 1mm or more per day on tibias and you greatly increase the risk of non-union, nerve damage, severe ballerina foot and foot supination, and excessive muscle and tendon tightness.
Quote from: TheDream on May 23, 2023, 07:38:24 PMThat’s very interesting. Thank you guys for answering. Do you guys know if the achilles tendon tightness ever goes away completely as you limited yourselves to a very modest amount on Tibias? As in, does one expect it to go back to “normal” after 2-3 years? Or will there always be some increased tension that requires active stretching or it causes ballerina walk?
I'm doing much better than tibia lengtheners who went 6+ cm. However, I won't be able to tell you until about a year after the internal nails are removed.
Height Journey - Tibia X-rays 8.5 Months In Consolidation - June 5, 2023
https://youtu.be/dPe2zPXHp_I
Quote from: Height Journey on June 07, 2023, 10:20:32 AMHeight Journey - Tibia X-rays 8.5 Months In Consolidation - June 5, 2023
https://youtu.be/dPe2zPXHp_I
Great progress. You're almost done. Congrats!
Beer and Bone Healing for Limb Lengthening Surgery Patients
https://youtu.be/v0MCuynxhCw
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