What was the worst part of LL?

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Being paranoid about damaging the nail

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being bored outa my mind during consolidation

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Quote from: Siegfried on January 19, 2022, 06:50:30 PMEverybodys LL journey is different. I for the most part didnt have a lot of pain and slept quite well except for the first 2-3 weeks. Internals are definitely easier to handle than externals or lon. For me the worst part was the waiting and the years of uncertainty before I was able to get it done. Nothing during LL was even close as bad as all the mental pain I endured all my life, because of my height.

In regard to the non-walking, you will get used to it. Humans are masters at adapting to  ty situations.

That makes sense. I had to have a chest surgery and wasn't able to sleep on my stomach for weeks and I thought that would be the worst part but I actually got used to it pretty instantly . And the worst part ended up being an itchy compression garment I had to wear.

Do the days go by quickly? In my head it seems like things will be so slow since Im going to be immobile for so long.

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Quote from: V21 on January 19, 2022, 08:55:20 PMBeing paranoid about damaging the nail

Oh I think about this too, esp since I'll probly get the medium nail not the largest

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Quote from: silverlining on January 19, 2022, 10:00:32 PMbeing bored outa my mind during consolidation

You mean just having to stay home or being stuck in bed? I'm normally a homebody so if mentally i'm feeling ok I wouldn't mind stay home for a few months and just reading books and getting work done

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I mean staying inside. I could go outside but I don't want people to see me with a walker

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Quote from: silverlining on January 20, 2022, 02:56:05 AMI mean staying inside. I could go outside but I don't want people to see me with a walker

Why?

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It looks like I have problems. Plus there's nothing to do around here

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I will be legthening during summer, I do NOTHING in summer since im in my town. Then I will start consolidation at the same time I start university, and i will be more than happy to go outside in walker to meet my close people after being full inside during summer, at least one/two times per week

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Everything is the worst part.

The whole thing is absolute torture for months and months and months.

Not just pain (which sucks, especially post surgery OMG!!) it's also being incredibly uncomfortable and not ever being able to sleep well (think Chinese water torture).

But it does work.

Think hard on if you really want to do this.

If you are close to average height I would seriously question the viability.

If I had my time again would I do it knowing what I know now?..... I don't know... I really don't know. Probably not.

But. After time the horrible experience will become a just another memory  I suppose..