Yellowspike - Dr. Guichet, Internal Femurs, Late 2014

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Quote from: YellowSpike on May 30, 2018, 03:07:18 PMOne negative side effect of this surgery, at least for me, is that I sorta avoided certain people because I didn't want them to know I had the surgery. Some people I told, some I didn't. It really depended on the person and what I thought their reaction would be.

I've told a few people IRL that I'm doing this soon, and I find it much easier to tell women or men that are taller than me. I've yet to tell my very close male friends that are about my height because it feels like I'm betraying them in a weird way. They'll find out eventually, looking forward to the reactions!

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Quote from: YellowSpike on May 30, 2018, 03:07:18 PMIt's funny you guys have been having this convo in my diary...here's an interesting story..

Just this past weekend, I hung out with a friend I hadn't seen in a long time. One negative side effect of this surgery, at least for me, is that I sorta avoided certain people because I didn't want them to know I had the surgery. Some people I told, some I didn't. It really depended on the person and what I thought their reaction would be.

Anyway...this guy is about 5' 7.5". So he was definitely taller than me pre surgery, and I'm a little taller than him after the surgery. I've noticed that women (almost all of them, no matter what their own height is - since they instinctively value or are attracted to height) and guys around my height (either a bit shorter, the same or a bit taller pre-surgery) tend to notice the most. Guys 5'10" and up haven't seemed to notice. I was worried this guy would notice both because he wasn't that much taller than me, and also because I figured he'd react negatively. Thankfully, I think just the fact that I'm a lot more well-built and have different facial hair and longer hair in general (and the fact that it had been years) all threw him off. But a few times, I caught him looking at me with confusion in his eyes. He looked at me a few times as if he knew something was different about me, but he couldn't quite figure out what it was. But I loved it!  And I loved being taller than him. I know I only lengthened 7cm, but I'm wondering if yoga has given me some more (even if only temporary). My doctor recently measured me at 5'8.5", although I think my evening height is closer to 5'8" or maybe a tad above that.

http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=5552.msg86400#msg86400

You can definitely squeeze maybe up to 2 extra centimeters if you want!

Stretching has definitely given me 1 extra centimeter. I don't mind it if it's temporary, as I do the stretching exercises everyday, anyway.

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Quote from: YellowSpike on May 30, 2018, 03:07:18 PMBut a few times, I caught him looking at me with confusion in his eyes. He looked at me a few times as if he knew something was different about me, but he couldn't quite figure out what it was.

Exactly !! This has happened a few times to me.  Funny!

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Fxck the reactions and what people who I know think. If they see me they see me. Not going out of my way to see anyone I knew just so I can see their reaction to my height even if it would be positive. Fxck them.

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Just had my rods taken out on Friday. Someone on here mentioned not to underestimate the rod removal surgery, and boy were they right. I feel like I’ve been hit by a truck and my walking is now back to penguin status lol. But at least the surgery went well and had no complications. Happy to be hardware free. Just need this soreness to go down! Ugh!

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Quote from: YellowSpike on October 14, 2018, 11:30:13 AMJust had my rods taken out on Friday. Someone on here mentioned not to underestimate the rod removal surgery, and boy were they right. I feel like I’ve been hit by a truck and my walking is now back to penguin status lol. But at least the surgery went well and had no complications. Happy to be hardware free. Just need this soreness to go down! Ugh!

Hello Yellowspike3, why you waited so long for removal?

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Quote from: Mariobro on October 14, 2018, 10:24:42 PMHello Yellowspike3, why you waited so long for removal?

I had delayed consolidation on my left femur and the timing just was never right. I considered keeping them in, but didn’t want to deal with the pain I always got on airplanes. And everyone who has had them removed says you feel so much better after the soreness from the removal surgery wears off. So I chose this month, as I’d rather be sore/moving slowly during fall/winter as opposed to spring/summer.

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Hope you get recovered soon YellowSpike!

Any chance you can post a deadlift / squat video because I read that you lift insane amounts. I want to see how it looks with lengthened femurs.

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Quote from: cool on October 15, 2018, 01:18:36 PMHope you get recovered soon YellowSpike!

Any chance you can post a deadlift / squat video because I read that you lift insane amounts. I want to see how it looks with lengthened femurs.

I’ll think about it. I do have some vids of my heavy lifts, but obviously have to take it easy for a while as I recover from nail removal 

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Congratulations!

I looked at your May 30th entry. I saw that confused look so many times when I met people who used to be taller than me (and were now my height). I think I'll never forget that. I have traveled a lot in the past year and have met most of my friends/family from before LL. I can't wait to meet he last group of friends who haven't seen me after LL to see their reactions.

The people who were taller than me before and who are still taller didn't notice anything. The dudes who were my height/are my height now noticed and were confused. The ladies DEFINITELY noticed.

Did you have your rods removed by Dr. Rozbruch? I'm thinking of doing the same. I have really good insurance. How much did it cost you (with and without insurance)?