Hello guys, I read some post about 'hiding the surgery', and a reply was something along that it will be hard to hide to people who already know you because you'll start walking weird and be taller? I think for me since I would be going first from 170 to 176.5) at around the age of 18 (femur 6.5 cm) then a year later when I'm 19, I'll be having 6.5cm in my Tibia, I'll be able to 'hide it'? I only plan on having my parents know about it and possibly other close family relatives. But since I'd probably do the surgery below the age of 20, people might think I had a late growth spurt - because they exist, my dad went from 168 to 180 from the age of 18 to 19, and I'm hoping that would happen to me, but chances are very low, but since I'm only 16 I'll do my best to achieve the few cms I might be able to achieve.

But I'm concerned, I'd be doing the surgery with Dr Paley, but walking weird? Is that a factor of the surgery? Would I be "walking weird"? I understand not recovering athletically 100%, but impact in my walking? Like let's say a year after surgery, can't I just walk as I used to walk before? Let me know, thanks guys.

I understand a change in walk due to longer legs, but the word 'weirdly' makes it seem as if I'll be walking like a handicapped person, and that really dismotivates me, because I'm ready for the pain, some Long term consequences as well, the one that concerned me most was not being able to do sports as before, but I can live with that, but walking weird is a thing in everyone's daily life...

Also guys: Would a person who broke both of their tibias and femurs also not recover athletically 100%? Like I'm not new to the concept of LL, but is it due to the stretching of the bone that recovery in sports is not 100% and long-term effects are available? Because broken bones in theory heal up 'stronger' but with LL it seems the opposite, and I'm actually very ready for the surgery but if I'll be walking noticeably weirdly, it will dismotivaye me and a lot of people. Jogging and running is one factor, but walking? I can live with different running, but not walking.