Yellowspike - Dr. Guichet, Internal Femurs, Late 2014

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No problem bro! Femur is always very tough. There was a Russian patient who commented her tibia pain was like 1/10 and femur was 9/10. (she did one femur and two tibias;one femur to correct 2 cm discrepancy)

Your diary is an immense eye-opener to the femur lengthening process. I might do with Dr G. Either that, or Russia. I have to research thoroughly and seek opinions from my local ortho.

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Quote from: ItsMyLife on February 25, 2015, 04:35:46 PMNo problem bro! Femur is always very tough. There was a Russian patient who commented her tibia pain was like 1/10 and femur was 9/10. (she did one femur and two tibias;one femur to correct 2 cm discrepancy)

Your diary is an immense eye-opener to the femur lengthening process. I might do with Dr G. Either that, or Russia. I have to research thoroughly and seek opinions from my local ortho.

Dude, if your starting height is 173 and you're already on you way to 6cm+ from tibias, you don't need LL. I know, i know, it's all how we feel about ourselves and even a 7ft man can have height neurosis...but man...5'8" is epic for me...you weren't short ,and will not be short after doing your tibias!!! lol

I'm stopping either today at 6.8cm+ or MAYBE tomorrow for 6.85cm+ (not that it makes a difference). Starting to work has really instilled that I need to get back to my life and start recovering. I'm hoping my next x-rays are a least decent, since I've only been lengthening every few days, and very small amounts. I need to get clearance from Dr. G to start at least practicing to walk without crutches. My last x-rays were February 3...I'm getting them again I think this weekend or mid next week. Very scared and hoping my bone ossification has improved enough.

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Btw reason I wanna do femur is because many people here are saying to do femur+tibia. Spread the height between them. But my doctor has said that 8 cm in tibia is not a problem for athleticism. Being at 5 cm+ I have to make the call soon. I think I will let my body decide. If I can reach 7 cm without pain or soft tissue complication I will push for 8 cm. I think listening to your body was a good thing to do. But who knows? Maybe you had so much pain but recover better than other patients. Its so scary that nothing about LL is exact......

SO yeah I have to make that call:  8 cm tibias, or 6 cm tibia + 3 cm femur.... and 3 cm femur is not worth paying that insane amount to Guichet, come to think of it. (I cant do more: proportions)

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Quote from: YellowSpike on February 25, 2015, 04:51:30 PMDude, if your starting height is 173 and you're already on you way to 6cm+ from tibias, you don't need LL. I know, i know, it's all how we feel about ourselves and even a 7ft man can have height neurosis...but man...5'8" is epic for me...you weren't short ,and will not be short after doing your tibias!!! lol

I'm stopping either today at 6.8cm+ or MAYBE tomorrow for 6.85cm+ (not that it makes a difference). Starting to work has really instilled that I need to get back to my life and start recovering. I'm hoping my next x-rays are a least decent, since I've only been lengthening every few days, and very small amounts. I need to get clearance from Dr. G to start at least practicing to walk without crutches. My last x-rays were February 3...I'm getting them again I think this weekend or mid next week. Very scared and hoping my bone ossification has improved enough.

There was 1-2 weeks ago I watched a documentary (Channel News Asia) where they asked Singapore women. A lot of them said taller than 170 cm is enough.That was when I was slightly questioning my sanity for doing this. I mean, I was already above average in my country. But I do this... not for girls.. I just wanna feel tall in my life. Its a different target. (feeling tall vs feeling average).

This forum has a distorted perception about height. But I think there MUST BE some truth to at least some benefit vis-à-vis work and dating. I mean, look at the height of American presidents. Even in Singapore our prime ministers were about 180+ to 190.

I don't really see a problem going to work with crutches. I mean. come on. Honestly? I don't think you will walk properly by the time you go to walk. Maybe with at least a light limp. Its not that much of a difference since you have to explain to them that perhaps you injured your leg in an accident.

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Quote from: ItsMyLife on February 25, 2015, 04:57:57 PMThere was 1-2 weeks ago I watched a documentary (Channel News Asia) where they asked Singapore women. A lot of them said taller than 170 cm is enough.That was when I was slightly questioning my sanity for doing this. I mean, I was already above average in my country. But I do this... not for girls.. I just wanna feel tall in my life. Its a different target. (feeling tall vs feeling average).

This forum has a distorted perception about height. But I think there MUST BE some truth to at least some benefit vis-à-vis work and dating. I mean, look at the height of American presidents. Even in Singapore our prime ministers were about 180+ to 190.

I don't really see a problem going to work with crutches. I mean. come on. Honestly? I don't think you will walk properly by the time you go to walk. Maybe with at least a light limp. Its not that much of a difference since you have to explain to them that perhaps you injured your leg in an accident.

I think if I were 5'7" minimum, I wouldn't have done LL. Because I'd be 5'8" with sneakers, and would just say I'm 5'8". I used to say I was 5'7" when I was closer 5'5", and I usually got away with it. I think it's under 5'7" (although 5'7" is borderline) when things start getting really bad and you really do deal with height discrimination.

Well, I don't care if I'm walking with a limp or swaying a bit. I just want to be at least walking, even if I have to still somewhat rely on the crutches. I already know the excuse that I'm telling everyone at work, I'm just scared they're going to notice the height increase. Because it IS very noticeable (which is what I wanted, though it's a mixed blessing in this case). My boss is in on this (he wants LL too), so he even said he'd wear elevator shoes for a few days so no one noticed that I'm now taller than him. Plus, since I've been away for over 3 months, I'm hoping people won't really remember exactly how tall I was (plus, I used to wear elevator shoes to work, so that buys me about a 1.5 inch increase they're already "used to.")

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YellowSpike

would it bother you if people notice you're taller?

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Quote from: endomorphisme on February 25, 2015, 05:06:10 PMYellowSpike

would it bother you if people notice you're taller?

Well, I plan on looking for a new job soon, so it would only be a short-term issue I'd have to deal with. My firm has strict HR rules, so no one can just call me out. My firm's benefit plan actually even pays for the freaking sex change surgery! you'd think they'd pay for/condone LL! lol

It's not so much that it would be bother me (that WAS the idea why I did LL)...I'm just scared of how to explain it. I'm going to be telling everyone I had surgery to correct bow-legs, as I was having back issues for a long time. If the height issue is pressed, I would say the surgery gave me a slight height increase, as did improving my back issues. I'm going to try to be as vague as possible. And avoid mentioning height if I can.

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Quote from: YellowSpike on February 25, 2015, 05:03:18 PMI think if I were 5'7" minimum, I wouldn't have done LL. Because I'd be 5'8" with sneakers, and would just say I'm 5'8". I used to say I was 5'7" when I was closer 5'5", and I usually got away with it. I think it's under 5'7" (although 5'7" is borderline) when things start getting really bad and you really do deal with height discrimination.

Well, I don't care if I'm walking with a limp or swaying a bit. I just want to be at least walking, even if I have to still somewhat rely on the crutches. I already know the excuse that I'm telling everyone at work, I'm just scared they're going to notice the height increase. Because it IS very noticeable (which is what I wanted, though it's a mixed blessing in this case). My boss is in on this (he wants LL too), so he even said he'd wear elevator shoes for a few days so no one noticed that I'm now taller than him. Plus, since I've been away for over 3 months, I'm hoping people won't really remember exactly how tall I was (plus, I used to wear elevator shoes to work, so that buys me about a 1.5 inch increase they're already "used to.")

Seems like a great plan together with the bow leg excuse.

I asked a friend this sensitive question. He is 165 cm and at 7 cm below average height (172 cm) he experiences no height discrimination. Contra, my friend at 161 cm claims he does. (It might be different attitude towards height in Asia; less judgemental than western countries)

So I agree with your statement. If the average height in America is 176 cm, then it stands to logic that around 169-170 there should be no discrimination.

I would think you need to be 173-174 at least to "feel" average in America. (2cm is not a big difference, in terms of the perception)

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Quote from: ItsMyLife on February 25, 2015, 05:19:37 PMSeems like a great plan together with the bow leg excuse.

I asked a friend this sensitive question. He is 165 cm and at 7 cm below average height (172 cm) he experiences no height discrimination. Contra, my friend at 161 cm claims he does. (It might be different attitude towards height in Asia; less judgemental than western countries)

So I agree with your statement. If the average height in America is 176 cm, then it stands to logic that around 169-170 there should be no discrimination.

I would think you need to be 173-174 at least to "feel" average in America. (2cm is not a big difference, in terms of the perception)

Yeah I'm hoping it all works out. Today is my last day for doing any clicks, because at this point, I really and truly need and want to focus on recovery. I just hope throwing in these few days of intermittent clicks doesn't set me back too much.

I'm probably very close to 173, so whatever. I think anything 172 and over is fine in America, even if borderline-ish. I didn't really experience height discrimination per se, but definitely took shots from people over the years. It was more hearing other people talk about other short men (some even taller than me) that got me very upset. I know I'll never be regarded as tall...I just wanted to blend in more, and I believe I will now.

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When do you start work?

I do not think throwing in additional clicks will impede your progress much. This is because consolidation is happening even when you are lengthening (I have quite a dense bone bridge... almost connected to the other end).

Good luck!