Yellowspike - Dr. Guichet, Internal Femurs, Late 2014

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Quote from: IwannaBeTaller on March 01, 2017, 03:16:02 PMDo you believe this situation of "very, very, very bad" will shift towards, and over 5'7'' one day? With all this talk of "the younger generation getting taller", do you sometimes fear that being 5'8'' will at one point in time feel like 5'5'' felt before?

I believe there will be a shift of ~2" within the next generation or two but the shift will not increase substantially again until far into the future and gene editing/growth becomes available and the norm and then most men will likely be 6 feet and over. Regardless, 5'8" is perceived as much better than 5'5" by most as 5'5" is noticeable and 5'8" is much less so - 3 inches is a substantial amount.

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Quote from: 682 on March 01, 2017, 04:04:50 PMI believe there will be a shift of ~2" within the next generation or two but the shift will not increase substantially again until far into the future and gene editing/growth becomes available and the norm and then most men will likely be 6 feet and over. Regardless, 5'8" is perceived as much better than 5'5" by most as 5'5" is noticeable and 5'8" is much less so - 3 inches is a substantial amount.

Actually, during my severe height neurosis days I read a lot of articles. And it seems that the height average has maxed out.

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Quote from: TIBIKE200 on March 01, 2017, 04:09:33 PMActually, during my severe height neurosis days I read a lot of articles. And it seems that the height average has maxed out.

Sorry, let me clarify - I believe the shift will be one of perception of height of what is perceived as 'good and bad' rather than an actual increase of height. I agree and have also read research that suggests average height has reached a plateau in developed countries due to better healthcare, nutrition and lifestyle. I believe the perception of height will shift 2" i.e. 6'0" will be perceived as 5'10" is now and become relatively average, 6'2" as the new 6'0" and so forth. This is purely hypothesis or it may just be that society is becoming more height obsessed and superficial.

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Quote from: 682 on March 01, 2017, 04:13:30 PMSorry, let me clarify - I believe the shift will be one of perception of height of what is perceived as 'good and bad' rather than an actual increase of height. I agree and have also read research that suggests average height has reached a plateau in developed countries due to better healthcare, nutrition and lifestyle. I believe the perception of height will shift 2" i.e. 6'0" will be perceived as 5'10" is now and become relatively average, 6'2" as the new 6'0" and so forth. This is purely hypothesis or it may just be that society is becoming more height obsessed and superficial.

This will be my last comment on this diary (not wanting to hijack it).

 I don't believe that will be the case as even today, 6'2 or 188cm is considered very tall (in a good way I mean). If the average height has indeed plateaued, than 5'7 will still be 5'7 and 5'10 will still be 5'10.
 Since I was a kid I remember 180cm being a desired height and even now 20 years later it remained the same in non netherland and Aryanic Europe...

Also, since getting "cured" of this neurosis I started to notice that there are also a lot of older folks who are tall (almost just as much as the young generation). So again, this "young generation is getting much taller" is bull  (in the developed world).

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I honestly care very little about height anymore. I'm quite happy with 5'8". No issues attracting women now whatsoever (even did pretty well before LL). At this point, no more LL. I just need this recurring knee pain to go away. Then I will be good to go.

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I don't see why, unless people were growing much taller, people's perceptions of "ideal" heights would shift up. Height is a relative sort of thing.

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Been doing PT, and my right knee pain is getting better. It seems to have been a trifecta of weak hips, lack of internal rotation of my hips and tight ankle muscles all playing a part. I still get it from time to time, but it's not as painful. Don't want to remove the rods as I don't want more surgery and more scarring...but I'll probably look into it next year.

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Hi YellowSpike. Very good news that you are improving and that your problem is something you can solve by working at it and you don't require a surgery. PT is the most
important aspect after/during lengthening! I'll keep it in mind, perhaps we'll meet while removing the nails. Good Luck.

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Quote from: YellowSpike on March 01, 2017, 05:09:33 PMI honestly care very little about height anymore. I'm quite happy with 5'8". No issues attracting women now whatsoever (even did pretty well before LL). At this point, no more LL. I just need this recurring knee pain to go away. Then I will be good to go.

Hey Yellow were you a smoke before the surgery?

in the scale of 0 to 10 how much do you give your knee pain?

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Quote from: The Kaiser on April 15, 2017, 10:58:08 AM
Hey Yellow were you a smoke before the surgery?

in the scale of 0 to 10 how much do you give your knee pain?

I was a light smoker, like on average 2 cigarettes a day. I quit right before the surgery, but went back to 1-2 a day about 8 months post-op. Dr. R said that probably didn't cause my very slow consolidation of my left leg, since I was such a light smoker.

The knee pain varies greatly. Sometimes it's very livable (1-2), sometimes it would be as high as an 8 or a 9 and I'd temporarily be unable to walk. Knock on wood, the past month has been pretty good and I haven't had to take any ibuprofen. I think the PT is really helping. I really hope this continues. If I can fully resolve this knee pain, I will have been very satisfied with the outcome of the surgery.