Limb Lengthening Forum
Limb Lengthening Surgery => Limb Lengthening Discussions => Topic started by: ronuco on May 21, 2020, 11:20:47 PM
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Anyone who has had lengthening, are you glad you did it? Or do you regret it? Why? I would love to have just a short answer, one way or the other, from as many people who have had procedures as possible. I'm hoping I might learn of pros and cons that I hadn't thought of. Are you satisfied with the lengthening you obtained?
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8 Cms femurs gained here, only regret is not doing it sooner. but super glad I went through with it.
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wow 8cms is quite a lot. Do you have any problems? aches, knee pain, can you run, do sports, lift weights?
I thought 6-7cm is kinda the safe zone on femur. How much have you paid for surgery and how long has it taken to
return back to work? Havee you stayed in a hotel for the whole process or consolidated at home?
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8 Cms femurs gained here, only regret is not doing it sooner. but super glad I went through with it.
My exact same sentiment. One of the best decisions of my life. Cured me of height dysphoria and gave me the freedom to live the life I've always wanted!
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My exact same sentiment. One of the best decisions of my life. Cured me of height dysphoria and gave me the freedom to live the life I've always wanted!
Couldn't have said it better Alchemist. Thumbs up
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Best decision I ever made. I wish they had come up with the Stryde technology back when I was 17. I have yet to see one negative result related to Stryde performed by Paley, Rozbruch, or Mahboubian.
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Out of all the stories I read, never heard anyone say they regretted the surgery (unless they were crippled by it due to mal practice). Can't wait to get my surgery next summer. If all goes well I'l be going from below average height to above average. I'm sure I would concur with others here and probably think to myself best life decision I ever made and just wish I got it done sooner.
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Even though I didn't get it done for solely for stature, I often get asked if I regret spending over a year going through the rigorous therapy and rebuilding my muscle mass etc. And every time I agree with everyone here...best decision of my life and should done it sooner. Although the PRECICE had just gotten released so timing was just right I guess 8)
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No regret. Best thing I did in my life.
As everyone said, my only regret is not doing it earlier.
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Glad at first with more and more regrets over time.
For a young man trying to get a position in society, the appeal is there of course. But once one's position is reasonably fixed, and all that's left are potential problems that might develop, the appeal goes away. My tight right Achilles, the tendonitis in both my knees: when will these go from minor annoyances to life-changing problems? Lots of elderly people who never had invasive, drastic leg surgery have problems walking. How much earlier is that going to happen to me, and what did I get for it? I slightly improved some people's opinion of me; most of whom I'd rather not be around anyway and increasingly am able to avoid because of technology.
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I feel amazing so far. Full of positive energy now. But I could only answer this question in-full when I can evaluate how much effect this has on my athletic ability.
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Glad at first with more and more regrets over time.
For a young man trying to get a position in society, the appeal is there of course. But once one's position is reasonably fixed, and all that's left are potential problems that might develop, the appeal goes away. My tight right Achilles, the tendonitis in both my knees: when will these go from minor annoyances to life-changing problems? Lots of elderly people who never had invasive, drastic leg surgery have problems walking. How much earlier is that going to happen to me, and what did I get for it? I slightly improved some people's opinion of me; most of whom I'd rather not be around anyway and increasingly am able to avoid because of technology.
I understand that with age and the attainment of status and success, there comes a certain serenity about things like your physical apperance in comparison to others. However, from my early days of height dysphoria I always had a sense that it outreaches the pure unhappiness with your own looks. There were times when standing next to taller men simply felt not like I was shorter/less attractive but that I was a lesser man than them and the horror came with the thought that there was nothing I could do about it. If this feeling persists, I could imagine it would be distressing even when a person is comfortably settled, older and in a good position in life. If you hadn't done the surgery, at your current age, do you think you could truly be content with being around taller men?
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I slightly disagree with medium drink of water. It's everyones duty to take care of their body. With that said it's important to be hydrated, take supplements religiously (or else they won't work), eat proper, stay moderately active. People wonder why their body is falling apart while they don't take supplements and eat like crap, hmm I wonder why.
With that in mind it's a personal choice. Am I willing to make myself more prone to issues with my body to live a happier more fulfilling life at a taller height? I am. This is the body you were given and if you can change it and be happier with it why not imo.
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I’m not regretting that I did it. Even though I read about it for several years I still had knock knees and bad ballerina.
Only my left leg is still a little twisted inwards. Other than that all is well.
The gym and staying with a healthy diet helped me through it all.
I’m 40+ now and I train every day at a competitive level. Life is better than ever. I’m tall, I’m rich, I’m married to a wonderful woman, I have everything I want and get a lot of attention from other women.
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I’m not regretting that I did it. Even though I read about it for several years I still had knock knees and bad ballerina.
Only my left leg is still a little twisted inwards. Other than that all is well.
The gym and staying with a healthy diet helped me through it all.
I’m 40+ now and I train every day at a competitive level. Life is better than ever. I’m tall, I’m rich, I’m married to a wonderful woman, I have everything I want and get a lot of attention from other women.
Glad to know you're happy but I don't see how someone with even a slight deformity like twisted inwards knee could excel in competitive sports where even a millisecond of added response time makes a massive difference.
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Glad at first with more and more regrets over time.
For a young man trying to get a position in society, the appeal is there of course. But once one's position is reasonably fixed, and all that's left are potential problems that might develop, the appeal goes away. My tight right Achilles, the tendonitis in both my knees: when will these go from minor annoyances to life-changing problems? Lots of elderly people who never had invasive, drastic leg surgery have problems walking. How much earlier is that going to happen to me, and what did I get for it? I slightly improved some people's opinion of me; most of whom I'd rather not be around anyway and increasingly am able to avoid because of technology.
Think of all the friendships and relationships you created and enjoy to this day due to your improved mindset after surgery. People can sense optimism and happiness in other people and that is a huge force of attraction in friendships and relationships.
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honestly i dont think its worth it after all. im sill thinking about doing it thou.
i feel like most people on here have self esteem issues. they are ready to lose their health
and we dont even know what the long term consequences are of LL for a couiple more cm of height.
they go through insane pain and long recovery, spend a lot of money for a couple cm.
its crazy and most people think we are crazy.
often times i read on here. i am successful now, earn much money and have a wife. you can
have all that without LL aswell. My friend is 5''7 and he has a family and works for a big auto
company in my country as an engineer....
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honestly i dont think its worth it after all. im sill thinking about doing it thou.
i feel like most people on here have self esteem issues. they are ready to lose their health
and we dont even know what the long term consequences are of LL for a couiple more cm of height.
they go through insane pain and long recovery, spend a lot of money for a couple cm.
its crazy and most people think we are crazy.
often times i read on here. i am successful now, earn much money and have a wife. you can
have all that without LL aswell. My friend is 5''7 and he has a family and works for a big auto
company in my country as an engineer....
It's a drastic measure for sure. The pain is tough. But if you have height neurosis, you know how difficult it is. A few months in excruciating pain and suffering, versus a lifetime of a different kind of emotional pain because of height neurosis. Which would you rather have?
Each answer is completely acceptable. Some people would go through with it. Some people would cope with it. There's no wrong answer imo. You get to choose. And that's the beauty of LL. You choose.
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Glad to know you're happy but I don't see how someone with even a slight deformity like twisted inwards knee could excel in competitive sports where even a millisecond of added response time makes a massive difference.
The body works just like before and adapts to the new situation.
It’s martial art, not Track & Field.
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The body works just like before and adapts to the new situation.
It’s martial art, not Track & Field.
Aren't your legs more prone to being broken? Even with normal legs, this has happened many times in mma. The most famous one being Anderson Silva's injury.
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Don't your bones come back stronger?
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yes the new bone actually fuses thicker and stronger than the original bone
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The longer bone will in some situations be subjected to more torque and could therefore be broken even though the breaksite is healed strong. So you should be careful of anything involving the leg being horizontal and bearing weight.
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Bone strength shouldn't be a problem 3-4 years after surgery assuming good callus growth and normal recovery. I remember one guy programdude poor guy removed his rods with callus barely dense and broke his leg in the middle of a gym just stretching. I saw the x-rays, Rozbruch fked up and okayed the removal. This was only a year post surgery- so definitely leave the rods in for longer until x-rays show bone as thick as the rest of the bone. It's absolutely not necessary to remove the rods in a timely manner imo. Maybe even 2+ years you should leave it in if your xrays look bad. Safety over everything.
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One of my most favoritest threads on this forum.
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@MDOW:
Do you equate your physical problems to the sheer trauma of rod insertion/osteotomy or lengthening a full three inches on your tibias?
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Wow, three inches on tibia. The achilles tendon must be f**ked up goddamn.
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It's been 3 years for me. Wish I could have done it sooner in life.
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It's been 3 years for me. Wish I could have done it sooner in life.
nice to see old members back here! how are you doin' LAGrowin'? What is your recovery like?
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Glad cause I pushed it to the absolute max of 8 cm on tibias. I would definitely have regretted doing less than 8 cm ( I thought about stopping at 6 cause of neuropathy and ballerina) cause I would never have reached 6'0 ; thank God I didnt stop. Also cause long term, I feel great functionally, I almost forget I did LL. These days, the only times I remember I ever did LL is when someone compliments my height or when I notice my scars.
My regrets? Not doing enough physical therapy and timing (which disrupted certain aspects of my life)
Out of 10 I give my experience 80 mm, would do again XD
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Glad at first with more and more regrets over time.
For a young man trying to get a position in society, the appeal is there of course. But once one's position is reasonably fixed, and all that's left are potential problems that might develop, the appeal goes away. My tight right Achilles, the tendonitis in both my knees: when will these go from minor annoyances to life-changing problems? Lots of elderly people who never had invasive, drastic leg surgery have problems walking. How much earlier is that going to happen to me, and what did I get for it? I slightly improved some people's opinion of me; most of whom I'd rather not be around anyway and increasingly am able to avoid because of technology.
I hear alot of overwhelming positivity, but your post has drawn my interest.
I read through your topic a bit, but couldn't find some answers.
I'm highly motivated to do the surgery, but my main worry is losing mobility at a later age.
From what and to what lenght exactly did you lenghten? And was the positive effect from your extra height not what you hoped for?
And might it have to do with having a 3 inch LON tibia in China? I can imagine that a femur Stryde patient won't have such a lasting impairment, especially if done with a more reputable doctor.
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I think the ones who get married and have families and do very well in their careers after leg length surgery will be the happy ones.
otherwise you would think you did all that and took a great risk and have risk of long term side effects all so a bunch of strangers noticed you were 2 inches taller.
Im takin' about the younger set of people in their 20s doing the surgery. not sure about the psychology of older married people doin' this.
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I think the ones who get married and have families and do very well in their careers after leg length surgery will be the happy ones.
otherwise you would think you did all that and took a great risk and have risk of long term side effects all so a bunch of strangers noticed you were 2 inches taller.
Im takin' about the younger set of people in their 20s doing the surgery. not sure about the psychology of older married people doin' this.
Ultimately it shows, height neurosis rises to be a self-esteem issue and personal issue. You can be married, have millions, but when you look in the mirror and feel upset at your body, when you go out and feel eclipsed by everyone and feel like your mouth doesn't deserve to open due to being "less manly", when you attend therapy to try to fix this mental issue to no avail- that- that is when older folks decide f**k it, and to do the surgery.
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Ultimately it shows, height neurosis rises to be a self-esteem issue and personal issue. You can be married, have millions, but when you look in the mirror and feel upset at your body, when you go out and feel eclipsed by everyone and feel like your mouth doesn't deserve to open due to being "less manly", when you attend therapy to try to fix this mental issue to no avail- that- that is when older folks decide f**k it, and to do the surgery.
yea I agree, but once u solve this neurosis thing theres no escaping from fear of long term side effects and possibly social stigma of doing this (even if u keep it private I think some people will always find out). so I think after this, u should work extra hard and get every thing in life in order. because once this scapegoat reason of height neurosis goes away u will have to face the facts and explain why things are not right in life.
u gotta take it as a challenge that no matter what I will succeed and show that someone can take such extreme measures to make 1self happy and then be successful (and also that leg length surgery does not cause long term side effects)
this also means that when u get premature arthritis at 50 u still smile when ur knees hurt and never let any one know that it hurts. (this is a joke for humor)
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I hear alot of overwhelming positivity, but your post has drawn my interest.
I read through your topic a bit, but couldn't find some answers.
I'm highly motivated to do the surgery, but my main worry is losing mobility at a later age.
From what and to what lenght exactly did you lenghten? And was the positive effect from your extra height not what you hoped for?
And might it have to do with having a 3 inch LON tibia in China? I can imagine that a femur Stryde patient won't have such a lasting impairment, especially if done with a more reputable doctor.
Do you get more attention from women?
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Do you get more attention from women?
I just started online dating again. So far it seems like I get more matches, but the quality of conversation is just as bad as before and girls still don't really take it seriously. (Basically as a guy you still have to entertain the girl and even if you successfully have a flirty conversation with her she's almost certainly going to flake on an actual date.) Hopefully IRL dating will be better, but the pandemic isn't really a great time to socialize and meet new people.
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I hear alot of overwhelming positivity, but your post has drawn my interest.
I read through your topic a bit, but couldn't find some answers.
I'm highly motivated to do the surgery, but my main worry is losing mobility at a later age.
From what and to what lenght exactly did you lenghten? And was the positive effect from your extra height not what you hoped for?
And might it have to do with having a 3 inch LON tibia in China? I can imagine that a femur Stryde patient won't have such a lasting impairment, especially if done with a more reputable doctor.
I'm curious if you can elaborate @MediumDrinkOfWater. Since you are one of the few negative reactions.
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I'm curious if you can elaborate @BelowTheMean. Since you are one of the few negative reactions.
Did you quote the right post? What do you want me to elaborate on? I’m not exactly out there collecting data points on dating right now. The pandemic is still raging on and I can’t walk normal yet. I’m not far enough out from surgery to have an unbiased opinion of the prodcedure.
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Did you quote the right post? What do you want me to elaborate on? I’m not exactly out there collecting data points on dating right now. The pandemic is still raging on and I can’t walk normal yet. I’m not far enough out from surgery to have an unbiased opinion of the prodcedure.
Oops, I was meant to say @MediumDrinkOfWater ;D
The post I quoted referenced to his post earlier in this topic: "Glad at first with more and more regrets over time."