What if athleticism is a big deal for you?

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As post 8cm fem CLL I agree with Mr Hobbit

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Quote from: AimHigh on August 08, 2021, 08:19:59 AMAs post 8cm fem CLL I agree with Mr Hobbit

I’m only at 5cm out of 8cm and already I can tell I won’t be returning to normal athleticism after.  The idea that 5cm is safe for returning to form is not true at all.  Any consequential lengthening at all and you’re risking your athleticism!  However for me and others that’s not an issue since I wasn’t even remotely athletic before. 

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Most of the doctors I have spoken to have said that if you lengthen conservatively it's not the lengthening that is the issue it is the prolonged period of inactivity. If you have extensive resources, determination and don't lengthen much you should recover very well

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Quote from: HeightGain on August 08, 2021, 01:22:06 PMMost of the doctors I have spoken to have said that if you lengthen conservatively it's not the lengthening that is the issue it is the prolonged period of inactivity. If you have extensive resources, determination and don't lengthen much you should recover very well

Sounds great. Does that mean if a patient lengthens below 7cm and do the rehab according to what doctors said, then he or she can still participate in high intensity sports, such as basketball or football, after the heal?

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Quote from: ilovescience on August 08, 2021, 02:13:41 PMSounds great. Does that mean if a patient lengthens below 7cm and do the rehab according to what doctors said, then he or she can still participate in high intensity sports, such as basketball or football, after the heal?

Yes, I also believe in this. All of these people who are telling you that its impossible to recover is because they are not into playing sports even before LL, and the fact that they are satisfying with their current situation will not help with the recovery. I have been back to my normal sport activities, and I could see the improvement by the week to be honest with you. I could jump up 3-4 steps on the staircase with 1 leg already which I was not able to do 1 month ago. This is due to the fact that I practise everyday whether jumping, sprinting, playing sports... It is not because I have to, but because I love it. Not to mention that I took almost an entire year of 2020 doing nothing but sitting on my ass.

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I think anything above 4 - 5 might be difficult to fully recover from. Age, genetics, proportions, amount lengthened, physio, starting height and training will all be important variables.

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You can still participate in high intensity sport after lengthening if you do it recreationally. Competitive level? Forget about it, you'll get creamed. Doesn't matter if you do 4cm or 7 cm.

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Quote from: KiloKAHN on August 08, 2021, 10:45:07 PMYou can still participate in high intensity sport after lengthening if you do it recreationally. Competitive level? Forget about it, you'll get creamed. Doesn't matter if you do 4cm or 7 cm.

You wouldn't know because you never did 4cm. How would you explain Sweden being able to compete in Taekwondo even though he did 7.5cm on tibias?

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Quote from: Matt Murdock on August 09, 2021, 12:15:16 AMYou wouldn't know because you never did 4cm. How would you explain Sweden being able to compete in Taekwondo even though he did 7.5cm on tibias?
Sweden doesn't even had straight legs after LL and needed painkillers if he ran or did joking for big distances.
I don't know what he did with tae kwondo but I am sure he wasn't in the same level as before LL.

Kilokahn is completely right but some of you are really delusional and want to believe lies before doing LL or think that you will be the one in 1000 cases that will be very close to his before LL condition.
In reality, no sane person would believe that after a so invasive amd hard procedure will be as good as before and also almost noone cares so much for athletic abilities except some who at the end don't even do LL and just talk here theoretically.

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Quote from: Singapore on August 08, 2021, 08:30:43 PMYes, I also believe in this. All of these people who are telling you that its impossible to recover is because they are not into playing sports even before LL, and the fact that they are satisfying with their current situation will not help with the recovery. I have been back to my normal sport activities, and I could see the improvement by the week to be honest with you. I could jump up 3-4 steps on the staircase with 1 leg already which I was not able to do 1 month ago. This is due to the fact that I practise everyday whether jumping, sprinting, playing sports... It is not because I have to, but because I love it. Not to mention that I took almost an entire year of 2020 doing nothing but sitting on my ass.

Indeed. I firmly believe that the modern LL is far more advanced than before, in which people who do it nowadays can still do whatever they want to do, especially in exercises. And maybe when LL gets more popular, just like other cosmetic surgeries, more people with height neurosis will benefit from this. Hopefully this surgery becomes a mainstream in Asia once it's been scientifically proven that it is almost zero risk.