Hey guys, long time no see. I fully consolidated probably 12-18 months ago. Life goes on normally and you kind of just forget about the forum and LL. My walk is normal, and I can jog and short burst sprint, though not as explosive as before. I can skii, skate, etc just not as nimble as before. i feel that you can’t recover until nail removal. I have a backing/loose screw as well last X-ray I posted, and I have moderate pain when I run so that’s what limits me. Ive been procrastinating the removal. I work as an engineer now, and I was finishing more college while working before so I had to put the removal aside. Now that I’m done I plan to remove the nails asap within the next few months. I really want the hardware out asap so I can become much more active. I’m already talking to multiple doctors and seeing if I can get insurance to partially cover. If not, no biggie I’ll pay out of pocket. I may end up doing tibia if I can get any sort of discount. I have to say that LL mentally did help me so much, but it comes with a lot of physical sacrifices. I used to be so insecure and hateful about my height, even though that was a mental issue on my part. Me considering tibia is more of a temptation if the opportunity presents itself, rather than the feeling I had before when I did Lon femur, where I felt I would subject myself to anything and go through whatever type of pain to grow. Being 5’5 in adulthood really shattered my confidence, and the lifts were crutches to my confidence. I haven’t touched lifts since. It really was a mental issue now that I look back at it. I wish I had been born one of those confident short guys that didn’t care haha. It seems like a crazy dream and poor judgement on my part in hindsight. If I end up doing tibia I will start a new thread, but like I said it’s not that important to me. Instead of buying a sports car or something etc I’d rather spend the money on that, especially if insurance covers some because of nail removal. But I’m not desperate for it like before, and if the opportunity doesn’t arise I’m fine like this. Ill update about nail removal when time comes god willing