Tiktok | Limb Lengthening Diary Betzbone '24

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Did you maybe change your TikTok Name I can't find you there?

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I didnt change it. Weird that you can't find it. Here is a link to my latest post.

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNewK3SY3/

January first was my last day of clicking. I reached 11cm on my left and 10,5cm on my right leg, because my left femur was shorter to begin with. My walking gets better every day. My personal record right now is 1500 steps without crutches and I am trying now to climb stairs without crutches. It "works" already if there is somewhere to hold on to, but isn't like before. I noticed that the tightness got a lot less in just 2 weeks in my right leg. That makes actually a big impact on quality of life I would say. It's easier to sit on chairs and just feels better. I also reduced the opioids now and don't take any of them now. Just novalgin as pain killer 3 times a day.

Right now I am trying to do some research to push my bone recovery as much as possible so I can back to normal again. I am taking a lots of Vitamin D3 and K2 (around 6800IU a day) and also other minerals. Walking is also important, I am at around 5000 steps daily in average. I would say they were 3 big impacts on well being in my procedure. First was at around 5-6cm where you get used to it. Second was when I got rid of the opioids. I felt a lot better and also I feel like I lost a lot of hair because of that which stopped after I stopped with the opioids.

I also tried some new things that I didnt before. That is to drive a manual car in the city which worked a lot better than I thought. During most of the lengthening I drove an automatic car because it needs a lot less power. I also tried to go swimming, which didnt work as planned. In the water I can walk like normal without any swing. But if I try to swim like a frog with my legs it just doesn't work. There is resistance and also hurts to do that motion. But swimming like where you put your feet up and down works a lot better but I can't swim too much like that.

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Quote from: shawtleg on January 04, 2025, 12:10:00 PMI didnt change it. Weird that you can't find it. Here is a link to my latest post.

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNewK3SY3/

January first was my last day of clicking. I reached 11cm on my left and 10,5cm on my right leg, because my left femur was shorter to begin with. My walking gets better every day. My personal record right now is 1500 steps without crutches and I am trying now to climb stairs without crutches. It "works" already if there is somewhere to hold on to, but isn't like before. I noticed that the tightness got a lot less in just 2 weeks in my right leg. That makes actually a big impact on quality of life I would say. It's easier to sit on chairs and just feels better. I also reduced the opioids now and don't take any of them now. Just novalgin as pain killer 3 times a day.

Right now I am trying to do some research to push my bone recovery as much as possible so I can back to normal again. I am taking a lots of Vitamin D3 and K2 (around 6800IU a day) and also other minerals. Walking is also important, I am at around 5000 steps daily in average. I would say they were 3 big impacts on well being in my procedure. First was at around 5-6cm where you get used to it. Second was when I got rid of the opioids. I felt a lot better and also I feel like I lost a lot of hair because of that which stopped after I stopped with the opioids.

I also tried some new things that I didnt before. That is to drive a manual car in the city which worked a lot better than I thought. During most of the lengthening I drove an automatic car because it needs a lot less power. I also tried to go swimming, which didnt work as planned. In the water I can walk like normal without any swing. But if I try to swim like a frog with my legs it just doesn't work. There is resistance and also hurts to do that motion. But swimming like where you put your feet up and down works a lot better but I can't swim too much like that.

Wow your walk is incredibly good after 2 days clicking and 11 cm - congratulations. I never would thought look that good after 2 days and 11cm! I also going for surgery in February with Becker now!

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Also Proportions is looking really good even with 11cm how do you feel with your new height?

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Agree with the other posters. Your overall proportions look pretty good for 11cm of lengthening.

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Thank you guys! Now looking back I feel like my proportions pre surgery look off and now they are normal.

The height difference for me is now life changing. I am really happy that I have done this - no regrets. Sometimes if I look into the mirror it feels weird. Not my proportions but that the man in the mirror is me now. Just have to get used to it.

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Quote from: shawtleg on January 05, 2025, 10:30:34 AMThank you guys! Now looking back I feel like my proportions pre surgery look off and now they are normal.

The height difference for me is now life changing. I am really happy that I have done this - no regrets. Sometimes if I look into the mirror it feels weird. Not my proportions but that the man in the mirror is me now. Just have to get used to it.

I can believe that so nice to hear! Have you already go a lot into public. What do other people say to you? I mean 11cm is like a big big difference or pople are noticing it? Are they thinking that you did LL? Or are they justing asking you why you are taller?Are you telling them the truth?

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A other question - you walk I looking so smooth are you walking directly after the lengthening process without crutches or are you still using them right now?

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You look incredible, mate. Like me you seemed to have a rather stocky build before?

I think people like us have an advantage with femur lengthening because it changes our proportions from stocky/boxy to slender/model-like. So congrats on your success

Much respect

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Most people know that I went through this surgery. News like these spread like fire. So I don't really have met many people that didn't know about my surgery and commented on height. People that know about it are positive about the outcome.

Right now I walk mostly without crutches. Sometimes I still use them, if I know I have to climb a lot of stairs or walk a lot. But I try to get rid of them as much and as soon as possible.