What do you guys think, can I lengthen 3-4 cm and recover completely?

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Quote from: Uppland on January 07, 2016, 02:54:51 PMYou guys think I should refrain from it all then?

Perhaps that would be best, I would have liked a small gain, a relatively quich recovery and then to forget about the ordeal but I suppose that might be unrealistic. I would spend the money if I had it that doesn't concern me much, however my health and my time I consider almost priceless.

If 3cm is all you're willing to lengthen, then yes.. 5cm on the other hand is worth it.

With Guichet, your lengthening time frame would be only a little over a month. You can fully weight bear with G-Nail so you'd be walking again nearly straight away.

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But if you get a bulky upper body it will even make your arms appear smaller(after exceeding wingspan).Atleast thats what i think.Am i wrong?

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Quote from: Peaceout on January 07, 2016, 03:24:49 PMBut if you get a bulky upper body it will even make your arms appear smaller(after exceeding wingspan).Atleast thats what i think.Am i wrong?

Very minimal. You'd have to be at a professional level for it to have any effect like that... The reason that your arms would look remotely shorter is because your lats would push your arms out slightly preventing them from being completely by your sides.... You need huge lats for that to occur though.

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What's your lifestyle, employment, family situation look like, Upland (sorry if I seem nosy)? If you are very much immersed in heavy social interactions (work with people alot), self employed i.e. work from home (no colleagues to have to explain yourself to), have alot of clingy family members that require you text, call, write them even though you only live a few miles away (my predicament lol)? I only ask because if you have many social/employment obligations then long distraction/consolidation times will be a big downside to it all. You err on the side of caution and that's a good approach when considering something as major as LL.

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Quote from: Uppland on January 07, 2016, 08:47:57 AM6 cm would mean that a complete recovery is unlikely, also my proportions would not look good. I've put thouhgt into this and 4 cm is the most I would do, 3 cm the least.

If you go with Dr. G, I would disagree with this statement. I did 7cm, and honestly, I can see how I will eventually fully recovery. I'm very optimistic in my recovery. The only issue I have now is the left screw issue which I'm getting fixed shortly. And I will eventually post a video of me on here (wearing a mask, of course) running to show that I'm doing well. My recovery is fine, just took longer than the legendary ShyShy for several reasons (I had to work right after clicking and he did not, I had the left screw issue and he did not, genetics, etc.). My only thing is I want a bit more height.

In your case, I would do 5cm so you can be the magical 6ft. I mean...5cm in femurs with Dr. G...you're VERY UNLIKELY to have any complications and you WILL recover fully.

In my case when I do tibs, I'm only doing about 3cm because I just want to be 5'9" (which to me, is essentially average). Tibs are a bit riskier and take longer, and given that and proportions, that's why I'm only doing a very small amount. But in your case...I would do 5cm.

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What I've seen is- LL is a crapshoot. You could be not properly functional for over a year like me, or bounced back and running in 3-5 months. Hope for the best, expect the worst.

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Quote from: programdude on March 29, 2016, 03:40:08 PMWhat I've seen is- LL is a crapshoot. You could be not properly functional for over a year like me, or bounced back and running in 3-5 months. Hope for the best, expect the worst.

Good to see you PD. And agree - it is a crapshoot. It's like a box of chocolates...you really never know what you're gonna get. But I think 5cm on femurs for a young guy like Upp should be fine.

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Should be, for sure. But when you are breaking and stretching limbs you never know

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Quote from: programdude on March 29, 2016, 05:29:45 PMShould be, for sure. But when you are breaking and stretching limbs you never know

This is very true. With this sh*t, you just never know.

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Quote from: programdude on March 29, 2016, 05:29:45 PMShould be, for sure. But when you are breaking and stretching limbs you never know

How is your recovery going? Sprinting, explosiveness, vertical leap etc.
Edit: An 8cm height gain is impossible I believe (with the precise), do you know the exact number of cm´s and mm´s you´ve gained?