I got off the phone with the surgeon booker today and I am officially calling to book my surgery for tomorrow. I had a consultation with Dr. Paley when 8 years ago, but I was too young and nervous to pull the trigger.
Background
Age: Late 20's
Current Height: 162cm (5'4)
Goal Height: 170cm (5'7)
Why I am doing it
Honestly I have always wanted to be taller since I was younger. I will admit I am more on the shallow side when it comes to looks and searching for a female partner. I don't think I have a real chance at the kind of girls I am interested in at this height. I am pretty outgoing and have asked a lot of girls out with little success. I have a lot of other things going for me like financials, decent face, etc so I am hoping this is the missing piece. I feel pretty confident in most areas of my life except for this one part. I also plan to start working out as I always felt weird trying to be a 5'4 muscular guy since I thought it looked weird proportionally.
Another reason I am doing it is I don't value my athleticism anymore. I tore my acl and meniscus a few years ago and feel like I will always be around 95% of what I once was. To sacrifice another 5% of athleticism is fine with me. Plus, I feel like doing over a year and a half of combined PT for it has prepared me well for what this journey will entail.
How I currently feel
Tbh I am very nervous about doing the surgery, but I feel like I don't have a choice. I'm not excited about it, but I know when I am on the other side of it all I will be happy I did it. I'm not even sure is making me so nervous. I know the surgery will go smoothly cuz Paley is the best. And I should be able to avoid complications for the same reason. I guess I'm just nervous about permanently changing my body, or maybe not liking my proportions. I have a short torso and have the same sitting height as people who are like 5 ft. I don't think people will really notice proportions though and if I am taller standing I will have to live with having a short sitting height on dates.