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Re: Yellowspike - Dr. Guichet, Internal Femurs, Late 2014
« Reply #775 on: November 17, 2015, 03:33:43 PM »

so you plan to re-break it for 2cm?

or do tibs for 4.5cm?

i am at 7cm now and may go to 7.5cm, so we are in the same situation, what to do i don't know, seems a lot fo people do 8cm as maximum safety limit but i just don't know.

will be 172 at 7.5cm, but i don't mind wearing some mild lifts.

goldenegg what are your stats, new height etc.

I don't know what I'm going to do. I'm terrified doing 2cm more will destroy my proportions, yet I wonder how things would've been if I got 8cm in one go (and then wonder if another cm on top of that would really make it that much worse).

If your doctor thinks you can safely get 8cm, good luck. I was told to stop at 7cm. I didn't want to, but it was in line with my initial goal. This takes a very long time to recover from. If your consolidation is solid (at this point), and your flexibility still has some wiggle room, then go for it! Although you're doing tibias...they are going to take a LONG time to heal, man. I know a good amount of people have done 8cm (and even more, with Dr. Guichet) in femurs in one go...but recovery takes a long time (even worse with tibias). I'm mostly happy I stopped when I did for that reason alone.

I just don't know what to do. My God, I don't want to do tibias...but I feel like I'm backed into a corner and have no choice. I need to be at least 5'9" flat footed (at night), I just don't know how the f*ck to get there.
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Re: Yellowspike - Dr. Guichet, Internal Femurs, Late 2014
« Reply #776 on: November 17, 2015, 03:53:17 PM »

yes i know the whole process will take 1 year for me as it's tibias.

you want 2.5cm to 5 9? tibias is the only way to go, wouldn't the whole process take just 4.5 months maximum? pretty sure 5cm takes about 7 months with tibias.

ye back then when you stopped at 7cm, i wouldn't do more than 8cm, as i know that is recomended maximum, never exceed that as height is not more important than health.

with that being said you need to respect the biomechancs or your body and go for tibias, no way 9.5cm on femurs would be appropiate for a guy who was 5 5 to do.

how long did it take to walk normal for 7cm with you on femurs?
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Re: Yellowspike - Dr. Guichet, Internal Femurs, Late 2014
« Reply #777 on: November 17, 2015, 04:06:58 PM »

yes i know the whole process will take 1 year for me as it's tibias.

you want 2.5cm to 5 9? tibias is the only way to go, wouldn't the whole process take just 4.5 months maximum? pretty sure 5cm takes about 7 months with tibias.

ye back then when you stopped at 7cm, i wouldn't do more than 8cm, as i know that is recomended maximum, never exceed that as height is not more important than health.

with that being said you need to respect the biomechancs or your body and go for tibias, no way 9.5cm on femurs would be appropiate for a guy who was 5 5 to do.

how long did it take to walk normal for 7cm with you on femurs?

It took me a very long time to walk normally. Like 8 months post-op. I had hip swaying that last a long time (still do, thanks to one of the screws on my left hip). But it's almost gone now, and I'm no longer embarrassed by it. But I walked much sooner unaided (maybe 4 months post-op?).

Dr. Guichet has had many patients that started shorter than me (I was 166) who did more than 10cm on femurs, and apparently they have no problems and look relatively ok. Sometimes I think about doing 1.5cm more and then just call it a day...which I know doesn't make a lot of sense...just me bargaining with myself I guess.

But yeah...I know...now I'm stuck. Gotta break my tibias...
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Re: Yellowspike - Dr. Guichet, Internal Femurs, Late 2014
« Reply #778 on: November 17, 2015, 04:37:07 PM »

I don't think Yellowspike should do another surgery but I can see where he is coming from.

It's frustrating being just a few cm's below average, so close and yet so far. What a happy world it would be if we were all the same size.
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« Reply #779 on: November 17, 2015, 04:45:37 PM »

I don't think Yellowspike should do another surgery but I can see where he is coming from.

It's frustrating being just a few cm's below average, so close and yet so far. What a happy world it would be if we were all the same size.

As much as I question if I should do so...I'll post a picture on here that shows my current proportions, and with an inch or so added to femurs and an inch added to tibias. I actually don't think the femurs look that terrible, but of course, tibias look better. I just feel like you guys are gonna rip me to shreds lol

Another LL is definitely in my future, whether I accept bad proportions or suck it up and do tibias. I'm too close to average to stop now.

And I agree with you. The world (in many ways, but not all, of course) would be a much happier place if men were all the same size. It would completely eliminate that factor from dating, and there'd be no height discrimination otherwise.

But this is life, and life's a bitch.
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Re: Yellowspike - Dr. Guichet, Internal Femurs, Late 2014
« Reply #780 on: November 17, 2015, 09:19:59 PM »


Hi Yellowspike

I have been very quietly following your diary which is great thanks for all the info.

I am intending to have the surgery with Dr G at the Princes Grace Hospital London in December 2015.

I wanted to ask, having been through it all and knowing what you know now would you have considered IT Band Release?

After speaking to a few doctors IT Band Release is a same day in/out operation that takes approx 20mins per leg which if opted for the minimal release can give up to 2cm of length to the IT Band - So I wanted to know why you preferred not to do this?

Thanks

S.Souten
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Re: Yellowspike - Dr. Guichet, Internal Femurs, Late 2014
« Reply #781 on: November 17, 2015, 10:03:25 PM »

In a word, yes.

However, it is my understanding that Dr. G does not perform ITB releases. This may have changed (if it has, I don't know)...but if you have the option, I'd say go for it. It will make lengthening easier and less painful. I may have gotten 8cm with it.

The two main things that limit how much you can lengthen are your soft tissue and (depending on how risk averse or risk loving you are) your bone consolidation throughout the process.
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Re: Yellowspike - Dr. Guichet, Internal Femurs, Late 2014
« Reply #782 on: November 17, 2015, 10:33:24 PM »

Thanks for the swift reply.

Can I ask how many days were you in the Princes Grace Hospital for and who if anyone took you home/wherever you were staying - I ask because normally you have to have someone escort you from the hospital to your home if you have had an operation or did you just call a taxi?

Also where exactly did you stay while in London - I am planning on staying in a Hotel for the first 10 days after being discharged and then commute via train as I live approx. 40 miles from London. - what are your thoughts?

Regards

S. Souten
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Re: Yellowspike - Dr. Guichet, Internal Femurs, Late 2014
« Reply #783 on: November 17, 2015, 11:05:11 PM »

Congrats on getting 8cm! How do your proportions look? Maybe you could send me a picture of your proportions? I wish I could have gone to 8cm, but my left leg was just done at around 7cm. The pain got really bad, consolidation in my left leg wasn't great, and I think the soft tissue (at that time) had reached its limit.

I think my proportions are ok, but when I look down my femurs do feel pretty long.  sure thing, lemme figure out a way to take a decent photo of myself and I'll send it you. would be great to get your opinion too


It took me a very long time to walk normally. Like 8 months post-op. I had hip swaying that last a long time (still do, thanks to one of the screws on my left hip). But it's almost gone now, and I'm no longer embarrassed by it. But I walked much sooner unaided (maybe 4 months post-op?).

I fear that it'll end up take me a long time to walk normally too. my consolidation has been so slow that at least 2 people I know who had their surgeries after me started walking unaided weeks before me.  I just started and my walking looks just terrible
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Re: Yellowspike - Dr. Guichet, Internal Femurs, Late 2014
« Reply #784 on: November 17, 2015, 11:07:25 PM »

goldenegg what are your stats, new height etc.

hey microman, I went from 5'2 to 5'5
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Re: Yellowspike - Dr. Guichet, Internal Femurs, Late 2014
« Reply #785 on: November 18, 2015, 12:08:13 AM »

I think my proportions are ok, but when I look down my femurs do feel pretty long.  sure thing, lemme figure out a way to take a decent photo of myself and I'll send it you. would be great to get your opinion too


I fear that it'll end up take me a long time to walk normally too. my consolidation has been so slow that at least 2 people I know who had their surgeries after me started walking unaided weeks before me.  I just started and my walking looks just terrible


Yeah I know what you mean. We'll talk offline. I feel like my proportions definitely could have handled 8cm in one go, but I'm actually happy I stopped when I did. This makes me question doing 2cm more on femurs (Dr. G is adamant that my proportions could even handle 5cm more, lol, but I think he's a bit crazy with that remark, maybe 2cm more max). Walking after lengthening 7cm and up on femurs looks ugly for a long time (and this is something that I don't think is discussed or disclosed nearly enough as it should be). Only recently have I become satisfied with my walking. I can jog, and stairs are now no problem too.

With regards to consolidation, that and soft tissue elasticity are really the deciding factors for how well and how fast we can recover. And it has nothing to do with age...I've seen young patients (young 20s) take forever to consolidate while older men above 40 consolidated super fast. They need to come up with a way to make the bones consolidate faster to make this a more viable surgery (aside from the astronomical costs).
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Re: Yellowspike - Dr. Guichet, Internal Femurs, Late 2014
« Reply #786 on: November 18, 2015, 12:16:52 AM »

Yellow, has anyone actually pointed out your proportions in anyway? Considering you are returning to normal life now for the time being, have you taken greater note of your proportions compared to others? It's practically a reason why I recommend going tibia route (even though I am in the camp of 5'8 is fine for life). What's your cycling inseam btw?


I think my proportions are ok, but when I look down my femurs do feel pretty long.  sure thing, lemme figure out a way to take a decent photo of myself and I'll send it you. would be great to get your opinion too


goldenegg, do you think I could also possibly see your proportions. I can promise wholesomely that I won't show anyone else the pictures, a reference might help me out here. Thanks

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Re: Yellowspike - Dr. Guichet, Internal Femurs, Late 2014
« Reply #787 on: November 18, 2015, 05:33:28 AM »


Yeah I know what you mean. We'll talk offline. I feel like my proportions definitely could have handled 8cm in one go, but I'm actually happy I stopped when I did. This makes me question doing 2cm more on femurs (Dr. G is adamant that my proportions could even handle 5cm more, lol, but I think he's a bit crazy with that remark, maybe 2cm more max). Walking after lengthening 7cm and up on femurs looks ugly for a long time (and this is something that I don't think is discussed or disclosed nearly enough as it should be). Only recently have I become satisfied with my walking. I can jog, and stairs are now no problem too.

With regards to consolidation, that and soft tissue elasticity are really the deciding factors for how well and how fast we can recover. And it has nothing to do with age...I've seen young patients (young 20s) take forever to consolidate while older men above 40 consolidated super fast. They need to come up with a way to make the bones consolidate faster to make this a more viable surgery (aside from the astronomical costs).

How long post-op did it take you to be able to walk up stairs? I'm 4.5 months post-op and I have trouble even standing up and getting off my bed. Is it mainly lack of leg muscles that prevent you from doing these things or bone consolidation?
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Re: Yellowspike - Dr. Guichet, Internal Femurs, Late 2014
« Reply #788 on: November 18, 2015, 07:57:43 AM »

yellowspike you must do something as soon as possible, otherwise you will go crazy.

hey microman, I went from 5'2 to 5'5

ah okay, did you say you are planning tibia.
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« Reply #789 on: November 18, 2015, 01:54:57 PM »

yellowspike you must do something as soon as possible, otherwise you will go crazy.

As if I haven't already microman?  :P

There is no way I'm going to be happy until I'm at least 5'9". I never would have thought that an inch would make so much of a difference...but I feel like that last inch would have made me legit average (or so minutely beneath it, that it would be hardly discernible in most situations). And even though I know I told you guys that I was happy I stopped when I did (for safety/recovery reasons, I actually still am), I still beat myself up for maybe not working as hard as I should have. I really thought I gave this my all, and never missed a single session of PT. I wonder how I would have felt if I made it to 7.5/8cm. But whatever.

Whether I accept bad proportions for a lower cost and super fast recovery (only 10 days to click to get 2.5cm...super tempting...) or break my tibias remains to be seen. But definitely, definitely will be more broken bones in my future. And it's just as well...LL was actually the third time in my life that I've suffered from broken legs. I'm like Humpty Dumpty who has (so far) been able to been put back together millions of times. I've broken my ankles twice before in the past, but was also a lot younger (and braver).


How long post-op did it take you to be able to walk up stairs? I'm 4.5 months post-op and I have trouble even standing up and getting off my bed. Is it mainly lack of leg muscles that prevent you from doing these things or bone consolidation?


Oh yeah, you're gonna be having issues for a while. I was doing stairs where you are now (4-4.5 months post-op) but was doing them VERY slowly and carefully. My apartment has stairs, so I had lots of practice with and without crutches. It's only been in the past 2 months (8-9 months post-op) where both of my legs began to feel strong enough where I trusted them to do stairs exactly as I used to before the surgery (fast, and without holding any railings). And it's only in the past 6 weeks where my legs and ass have started to look like their old muscular selves again ;)

The two things that make recovery from femurs (as far as normal walking) take forever are bone consolidation and soft tissue, but the soft tissue is much worse. My bones consolidated faster (although slow per Dr. G's high standards), but to give you an example...my left leg (the evil leg) had this scary pain at the end of clicking. It was this freaky, worrying pain that would literally shoot down my entire leg when I moved it certain ways, and only just stopped about 2.5-3 months ago (fairly recently). I think that my left leg's soft tissue had been stretched to its limit at the time, but has recovered nicely.

If I were you, I would now focus on stretching your hip flexors and strengthening your gluteus medius. Hip swaying is caused by weak glute medius muscles as well as hip flexor tightness (and to a lesser extent, duckass is kinda involved too).
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Re: Yellowspike - Dr. Guichet, Internal Femurs, Late 2014
« Reply #790 on: November 18, 2015, 03:39:04 PM »

but when must you decide, surely you will have to make a decition before he takes the nail out, can you do tibias while the femur nail is in place?

if you do tibia which doctor will you go with.
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« Reply #791 on: November 18, 2015, 03:58:39 PM »

but when must you decide, surely you will have to make a decition before he takes the nail out, can you do tibias while the femur nail is in place?

if you do tibia which doctor will you go with.

If I do tibs, the only choice for me is Dr. Monegal as far as I'm concerned. And by the time I'm ready for tibias, the screws might be out. The sucky part is that I just started a new job...so while I'll get a bonus this year it's gonna be lower than what I would normally get. And I'm still only about 60% recouped from what I spent on Dr. G. I want to at least get my cash savings to what they were before I potentially lose this job for tibias (although based on new information, that might not be necessary, but I'd need to be working here longer to earn some more clout). 

At some point soon I'll post a picture of my proportions. I know everyone's gonna rip me to shreds (I think the people on here are bit more Nazi-ish when it comes to proportions than I am), but I feel like I'm so borderline. I even toy with the idea of doing 1.5cm more so I'm at least a super strong 5'8", because it would be super fast...I just don't know...
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Re: Yellowspike - Dr. Guichet, Internal Femurs, Late 2014
« Reply #792 on: November 18, 2015, 04:29:27 PM »

you already did post a picture of your proportions.

oh right so it will be internal tibia, cool stuff.

5 8 to 5 9 is a big percentile jump for sure.

so when then, in the next few months.
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« Reply #793 on: November 18, 2015, 04:36:22 PM »

you already did post a picture of your proportions.

oh right so it will be internal tibia, cool stuff.

5 8 to 5 9 is a big percentile jump for sure.

so when then, in the next few months.

Yup, sure is. Every inch below 5'10" counts for a lot. Men 5'10" and above simply cannot appreciate this. They simply do not realize how good they have it. Any woman (or anyone, really) who refers to someone 5'10" and above as "short" is a c**t/a**hole and needs to get their head and eyesight examined.

I did, but I have a much better (and truer) pic, also showing both scenarios (femurs vs. tibias).

It wouldn't be for at least another year. Which kinda sucks that it's gonna be hanging over my head until then. But at least I know there's hope and that someday, this will be over once and for all and nothing will be holding me back anymore.

Anyway, I've ranted enough for now 8)
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« Reply #794 on: November 18, 2015, 04:45:35 PM »

If you're doing this again, I'd do it soon instead of being miserable for a year or more before the pain pain even starts. Life is too short to be miserable between LL's and then take the long time to do LL. if money is such an issue, maybe consider LON or LATN. Same price as externals more or less, but you get a weight bearing nail in each of your legs that expedites walking and recovery a whole lot.
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« Reply #795 on: November 18, 2015, 04:55:54 PM »

Yup, sure is. Every inch below 5'10" counts for a lot. Men 5'10" and above simply cannot appreciate this. They simply do not realize how good they have it.

why not go for 5' 10" then, or are you worried about being more than 5cm taller than wingspan?
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« Reply #796 on: November 18, 2015, 05:00:03 PM »

If you're doing this again, I'd do it soon instead of being miserable for a year or more before the pain pain even starts. Life is too short to be miserable between LL's and then take the long time to do LL. if money is such an issue, maybe consider LON or LATN. Same price as externals more or less, but you get a weight bearing nail in each of your legs that expedites walking and recovery a whole lot.

You're absolutely right, but I just can't swing it until next summer at the earliest I don't think. So it just is what it is for now, even though it sucks (and I'm still pissed that I have to do it, and yes, I have to do it, no question).

why not go for 5' 10" then, or are you worried about being more than 5cm taller than wingspan?

Nope, 5'9-5'9.5" is fine. Tibias take an eternity to heal, and I'm still kinda even scared to do them (but I got over my fear the first time and was fine), so I want to keep the risks in check as much as possible. So I'm only looking for another 1-1.5 inches more max on tibs.

Thank you guys for hearing me out. I know I rant a lot. But you don't know how it feels to put all your resources on the line, do this, and still be objectively short. I know I have to do another LL in order to be fully happy with my body, but I am PISSED (in case you haven't noticed) that this is the case. I want nothing more than to get the f*ck on with my life, find a wife, etc. but that can't happen until I'm fully happy with myself.
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Re: Yellowspike - Dr. Guichet, Internal Femurs, Late 2014
« Reply #797 on: November 18, 2015, 05:06:42 PM »

The biggest thing man is you don't trade one neurosis for another (proportional).
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« Reply #798 on: November 18, 2015, 05:13:12 PM »


The two things that make recovery from femurs (as far as normal walking) take forever are bone consolidation and soft tissue, but the soft tissue is much worse. My bones consolidated faster (although slow per Dr. G's high standards), but to give you an example...my left leg (the evil leg) had this scary pain at the end of clicking. It was this freaky, worrying pain that would literally shoot down my entire leg when I moved it certain ways, and only just stopped about 2.5-3 months ago (fairly recently). I think that my left leg's soft tissue had been stretched to its limit at the time, but has recovered nicely.

If I were you, I would now focus on stretching your hip flexors and strengthening your gluteus medius. Hip swaying is caused by weak glute medius muscles as well as hip flexor tightness (and to a lesser extent, duckass is kinda involved too).

sounds more like nerve damage? shooting pains...
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« Reply #799 on: November 18, 2015, 06:42:11 PM »

I want nothing more than to get the f*ck on with my life, find a wife, etc. but that can't happen until I'm fully happy with myself.
Why not try to find a wife now? I was super serious about LL 3 years ago. But having a loving girlfriend who made me happy and who didn't care about my height was what stopped me from getting LL for the past 3 years. Perhaps you should try finding the wife first, and then maybe you wouldn't care about your height so much anymore. Unless you're specifically into girls who are 5'9", I don't see how being 5'9 vs 5'8 could be that much of a difference to a girl. I honestly can't tell much difference between someone who's 5'8" and 5'10" while I'm 5'9", unless I'm purposefully standing shoulder to shoulder with them and comparing heights. At that point, the types of shoes we wear will eliminate the difference.
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« Reply #800 on: November 18, 2015, 06:53:20 PM »

Why not try to find a wife now? I was super serious about LL 3 years ago. But having a loving girlfriend who made me happy and who didn't care about my height was what stopped me from getting LL for the past 3 years. Perhaps you should try finding the wife first, and then maybe you wouldn't care about your height so much anymore. Unless you're specifically into girls who are 5'9", I don't see how being 5'9 vs 5'8 could be that much of a difference to a girl. I honestly can't tell much difference between someone who's 5'8" and 5'10" while I'm 5'9", unless I'm purposefully standing shoulder to shoulder with them and comparing heights. At that point, the types of shoes we wear will eliminate the difference.

Nope. Absolutely not. Remember...a woman/wife can leave you IN AN INSTANT. Woman have it a million times easier and just have be decently attractive (we as men have to be tall/average, confident 24/7/365, make money, etc.). The minute a woman starts to get bored or there are problems, they slowly start detaching and making their decisions behind the scenes.

I do agree having an attractive girlfriend/wife would help me a lot (believe me, I've been there), but it's a temporary fix (just like therapy). I've learned the hard way to NEVER RELY ON A WOMAN OR EVEN A WIFE FOR HAPPINESS. And if you are 5'9" (can't remember what your exact measurement is, I remember your starting height was very similar to mine), you made the cut and are officially average or so minutely beneath it, it doesn't matter (you're average). But you have a girlfriend (I think Sweden did too), so maybe your sentiment is just different right now.

That last inch/inch and a half means everything to me. I still feel like a failure for not getting 8cm in one go, and this will help erase that feeling too.

I have to repeat once again - do not ever, ever rely on a girlfriend or even a wife for happiness. They love you until they don't. Women are very different and are never as loyal or committed as men (once the man has fallen in love and attraction is established).

I personally am very sentimental and a hopeless romantic (as much as I hate to admit that), and I believe that people need people. However, we live in this world where there is so much pressure put on "YOU DON'T NEED ANYONE TO BE HAPPY," and most of that pressure is put on men. If I loved a woman I wouldn't care if she felt partially (not entirely, that would be crazy) dependent on me. But maybe it's just me.
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« Reply #801 on: November 20, 2015, 11:27:59 PM »

I still feel like a failure for not getting 8cm in one go, and this will help erase that feeling too.

this statement is making me think on doing 8cm, i am at 6.8cm atm.
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Re: Yellowspike - Dr. Guichet, Internal Femurs, Late 2014
« Reply #802 on: November 20, 2015, 11:56:36 PM »

this statement is making me think on doing 8cm, i am at 6.8cm atm.

You're doing tibia with the monorail...I wouldn't push it.

My 2 cents
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Re: Yellowspike - Dr. Guichet, Internal Femurs, Late 2014
« Reply #803 on: November 22, 2015, 08:23:45 PM »

Yellowspike

Are you able to tell us your Cybex scores pre and post training.

I have just completed my post training Cybex test and at 60/60 I get:-

Left Leg 179/125 (Avg Peak Torque) and 184/130 (Peak Torque)
Right Leg 173/137 (Avg Peak Torque) and 181/156  (Peak Torque)

I have not spoke to Dr G yet but wanted your opinion.

Thanks
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Re: Yellowspike - Dr. Guichet, Internal Femurs, Late 2014
« Reply #804 on: November 22, 2015, 08:27:16 PM »

Hey, Yellowspike, How do you feel showing proportion images since you have had time to regain muscle mass.

Hope you are well.

Sunflower
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Re: Yellowspike - Dr. Guichet, Internal Femurs, Late 2014
« Reply #805 on: November 22, 2015, 10:50:27 PM »

Nope. Absolutely not. Remember...a woman/wife can leave you IN AN INSTANT. Woman have it a million times easier and just have be decently attractive (we as men have to be tall/average, confident 24/7/365, make money, etc.). The minute a woman starts to get bored or there are problems, they slowly start detaching and making their decisions behind the scenes.

I do agree having an attractive girlfriend/wife would help me a lot (believe me, I've been there), but it's a temporary fix (just like therapy). I've learned the hard way to NEVER RELY ON A WOMAN OR EVEN A WIFE FOR HAPPINESS. And if you are 5'9" (can't remember what your exact measurement is, I remember your starting height was very similar to mine), you made the cut and are officially average or so minutely beneath it, it doesn't matter (you're average). But you have a girlfriend (I think Sweden did too), so maybe your sentiment is just different right now.

That last inch/inch and a half means everything to me. I still feel like a failure for not getting 8cm in one go, and this will help erase that feeling too.

I have to repeat once again - do not ever, ever rely on a girlfriend or even a wife for happiness. They love you until they don't. Women are very different and are never as loyal or committed as men (once the man has fallen in love and attraction is established).

I personally am very sentimental and a hopeless romantic (as much as I hate to admit that), and I believe that people need people. However, we live in this world where there is so much pressure put on "YOU DON'T NEED ANYONE TO BE HAPPY," and most of that pressure is put on men. If I loved a woman I wouldn't care if she felt partially (not entirely, that would be crazy) dependent on me. But maybe it's just me.

I agree with everything you say here.  I'm a strong believer that the right time to get involved with a woman is when you honestly don't need one....... Once your life is put together (to whatever standard you believe in), you will no longer feel the need or urgency to get involved in a relationship to be happy....and once that happens you will naturally become more attractive to the right woman instead of the "basket cases".   

If LL is still in the back of your mind, I think this might sabotage your relationships......but remember, no theory is 100%.
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