Yellowspike - Dr. Guichet, Internal Femurs, Late 2014

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Quote from: kusop on July 21, 2015, 02:22:16 PMYellowspike, i would like to do this surgery but I am not going to tell anybody. So I have a question, given G-nail is weight bearing, how many months from OP can you walk "normally". Like not robotic but maybe with a slight limp which is not too obvious?

Depends on how much you lengthen and how dedicated you are. I was very dedicated throughout lengthening, but slacked off post-clicking. It has taken me about 7 months to walk I would say 90-95% normally (hip swaying is almost all gone, and only slightly on one side now). You can be walking relatively ok about a month after clicking...so, add on at least a month to however long you're gonna click (which varies by how much height you want and your rate of clicking).

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I am so sorry I forgot the most important detail of all, really tired after work but: 6.5 cm femur

4 months PO normal walking is what I hope for. by normal I mean other wont be suspicious and get the idea of adding 1+1 (height gain + strange walking)

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Quote from: kusop on July 21, 2015, 04:13:38 PMI am so sorry I forgot the most important detail of all, really tired after work but: 6.5 cm

4 months PO normal walking is what I hope for. by normal I mean other wont be suspicious and get the idea of adding 1+1 (height gain + strange walking)

I mean I won't say it's impossible, because ShyShy apparently managed to walk normally in about that time for 7.5cm. But you're going to have to work really, really, really hard, and walk a ton every day right after clicking. You will not be able to work/maintain a job if you want to recovery that quickly, as you'll have to devote all of your time.

Also, everyone is different. Some people can pull this off faster, and some cannot. If I were you, I'd err on the side of caution and budget for more like 6 months just to be safe. I could have done it in 5 months, but I had to work starting from right after clicking, so I could not devote as much time to walking and recovery after lengthening ended. But, I eventually got there.

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Eventually my backup plan is to change job and create a 3 month gap between to get the lengthening done. Then when i go to the new work I walk on crutches and tell its an accident. people on the new job wont know my previous height

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Were you seeing a physical therapist, going to swimming pool (hydrotherapy) when you got back home? And where you able to drive straight away when you got back?

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What were the things he needed you to do before he'd operate on you?

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Quote from: femoral_indecency on August 04, 2015, 01:27:40 AMWere you seeing a physical therapist, going to swimming pool (hydrotherapy) when you got back home? And where you able to drive straight away when you got back?

After clicking, I didn't do any PT on my own. And this is where I may have lost a month or two of recovery. I actually started working again while finishing up clicking. I was working sometimes 10-12 hours a day at home this past winter, and I believe that hindered my recovery (even though I still believe my recovery has been quite good for 7cm, all things considered).

I did do hydrotherapy twice a week while in Europe, though. I found it quite helpful.

Quote from: femoral_indecency on August 04, 2015, 01:49:19 AMWhat were the things he needed you to do before he'd operate on you?

You have to do a psychological evaluation, write a motivation essay for why you want the surgery (he said mine was "amazing"), and I also did the pre-training program. I am happy I took the pre-training program seriously, as I do believe it helped prepare me for this.

I'm also using what I learned during the pre-training program now at my local gym to start recovery some of what I lost.

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so where r u exactly in the recovery process
can u run and jump properly
and how is your life now since u can walk nearly as u used to do

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Since you're too old to have grown naturally, do you foresee the change in height being an issue when you renew your driver's license?


How will/did you explain to your dr/GP in the states if they take your measurement? If you told ten about LL, what was their reaction?

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Quote from: shortguy on August 07, 2015, 05:28:17 PMso where r u exactly in the recovery process
can u run and jump properly
and how is your life now since u can walk nearly as u used to do

At the moment my main concern is fixing my anterior pelvic tilt (aka duckass). It's not as bad as it was, but I still occasionally have some lower back pain. That's because I have an office job and sit a lot of the time, so while recovery is indeed taking place ,this has lagged behind. So right now I'm addressing it by strengthening my glutes and core, while loosening my hip flexors and hamstrings. I'm doing stiff-leg deadlifts, foam rolling and other stretches to fix it. It does seem to help. My physique is overall excellent, but my ass (while better than it was months ago) still needs some work.

Life is pretty much the same, I'm just a little taller and more confident. I'm still short at 5'8", but it's better than it was, and it's much better going up against most women (including when they wear heels). But it's still not ideal, in my eyes. I'll probably do a second LL someday. Just don't know when or how. I think I'll be happy with anything 5'9" and up (every inch below 5'10" counts for a lot).


Quote from: Taller on August 08, 2015, 07:13:10 PMSince you're too old to have grown naturally, do you foresee the change in height being an issue when you renew your driver's license?


How will/did you explain to your dr/GP in the states if they take your measurement? If you told ten about LL, what was their reaction?

I changed my height to 5'8" last year when I renewed my license as part of the motivation to do LL. Wasn't an issue to have them update it. I've had several doctors, so this hasn't been an issue either.