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[Sibirskiy]

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

[DutchGiant]

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.

[las vegas baby]

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.

[Serilium]

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.

[las vegas baby]

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)

[Bjoern77]

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?

[BelowTheMean]

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.

[DutchGiant]

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.

[BelowTheMean]

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.

[DutchGiant]

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 

The post I quoted referenced to his post earlier in this topic: "Glad at first with more and more regrets over time."