What will you do if you become disabled after LL?

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Quote from: SartBimpson on December 27, 2020, 10:22:10 PMI think a lot of people here want to lengthen far too much. The key is to remain conservative and not go past 6cm on femurs and 4cm on tibias IN my honest opinion.

As for what I would do, I think I would probably just live bound to a wheelchair. Not much choice there.

Although is it worth risking being disabled for a few inches of height?

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Quote from: InFullStryde on December 30, 2020, 08:45:50 PMOne thing to keep in mind as well is that although there is risk involved; that risk is very low.  Your body is doing what it would have already done in the event of an accidental broken bone, anyway and broken bones happen and heal up just fine every day.   Of course, the difference here is that the bone break is controlled, clean, and precise. Imagine that most broken bones are sudden and shocking and also result in terrible muscle tears and damage.  Unplanned, accidentally broken bones are much more cause of concern than a well-planned and precise break. Another difference is that your muscles are being forced to grow right along with your bone.  Having said this, as long as you do not lengthen beyond your body's capacity; there isn't much risk to be concerned about.  Generally, the body recovers extremely well.  I have only heard of very few stories that something has gone wrong in CLL and usually, it involves negligence on the part of unprofessional doctors or careless patients.  You also do have the occasional random situation where a person's body is not recovering well (Non-Union, etc).   Most complications have solutions, but even the complications are rare.

If I would have become disabled, I would have accepted it and become the best man I could be but this time, I'd have to do that in a wheelchair. 

Keeping fighting the good fight. 

All the best,

IFS

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Quote from: SartBimpson on December 31, 2020, 03:10:42 PMThat's a nice take and I'm happy you're feeling this way. Having done this surgery, do you sometimes forget you've done it or are you constantly reminded of it daily?

It's easy to see that there would be a change in your exercise ability, but otherwise: Do you feel reminded of this surgery in any other way?

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Quote from: SpeedDialer on December 31, 2020, 09:59:31 PMWhat are your thoughts on the safe limits to lengthen femur and tibia?

Though I know you got the full 8 cm despite being only 5'1 at the start which is amazing considering the percentage length difference the leg went from start to finish

Someone on this thread said 6cm on femur and 4 cm tibia is a good upper max, sometimes I hear 7cm on femur and 6 cm on tibia as an upper limit

I'm 5'7

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Quote from: InFullStryde on December 30, 2020, 08:45:50 PMOne thing to keep in mind as well is that although there is risk involved; that risk is very low.  Your body is doing what it would have already done in the event of an accidental broken bone, anyway and broken bones happen and heal up just fine every day.   Of course, the difference here is that the bone break is controlled, clean, and precise. Imagine that most broken bones are sudden and shocking and also result in terrible muscle tears and damage.  Unplanned, accidentally broken bones are much more cause of concern than a well-planned and precise break. Another difference is that your muscles are being forced to grow right along with your bone.  Having said this, as long as you do not lengthen beyond your body's capacity; there isn't much risk to be concerned about.  Generally, the body recovers extremely well.  I have only heard of very few stories that something has gone wrong in CLL and usually, it involves negligence on the part of unprofessional doctors or careless patients.  You also do have the occasional random situation where a person's body is not recovering well (Non-Union, etc).   Most complications have solutions, but even the complications are rare.

If I would have become disabled, I would have accepted it and become the best man I could be but this time, I'd have to do that in a wheelchair. 

Keeping fighting the good fight. 

All the best,

IFS