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[18yo]

Dear all,

I am an 18 year old Indian male living in Europe.  I have been considering LL for some time and am 172cm tall. Ideally, I want the most lengthening but I want to prioritise safety first. For these reasons, I am currently considering  4cm femur and tibia lengthening followed by another 4cm some years later. I hope that with enough flexibility before the procedure, and healing peptides during the recovery, this can be a viable option for me. Unfortunately STRYDE is still not out so PRECICE will have to do.

However, my biggest concern is how I will manage university while recovering. For those reasons I am looking for some guidance. I read in a study by Dr Paley that weight bearing capability for a single nail (PRECICE 2.2)(12.5mm) version is 34kg. Since I weigh 50kg, would it be possible to use crutches for a lot of the consolidation phase instead of being wheelchair-borne.


Your help is appreciated sincerely 

[HateLAPELoveSTEM]

You can tell lies to everyone who is curious about why you are using wheelchair that your bones got injuried by random accidents and at least in the respect of reputation you will not get influenced negative a lot by LL.
I don't know what your college major is but if you are studying PE then LL is very devastating to your college life.
But if you are studying something else like Computer Science as I do then it's just a breeze.
Stryde nails will come back withint 2 yrs btw as I heard from Paley's Chinese assistant（I also shared it on this forum in my last post but I have yet to translate it)
But you gotta find someone who can cook, take you to the toilets, caregive, and etc if you are determined to heal your bones in your university, bc you are unable to do these things when you are wheelchair-borne.

[AimHigh]

yes You can use crutches for partial weight bearing, and you will be able to stand without crutches at 50 kg (you will prob  lose some wieght during LL too - I lost 5 kg). Keep in mind the 34 kg limit is based on 8cm of lengthened nail, so ur 4cm plan should allow you an increased weight safety before nail bending or failure.

[Delorcha234]

There seems to be a big misconception on this forum that you are wheelchair bound when doing precise2.2. You get to walk with a walker, and then advance to forearm crutches. Dr. D advises you use wheelchair from 6cm onwards, as that’s highest risk for bending, but other than that, you should be fine with walker.

[JamesBrown]

As a computer science undergraduate student who is about to graduate in Dec. 2022, I barely had time to complete all of the homework for my studies and socialize with friends (I have bad time management but still).

I can't imagine the physical pain and mental exhaustion from having to do all of these things at once. LL is not a joke, it requires all of your focus for at least 6 months. You'll be so tired it'll be difficult to take your studies seriously.

[tallerwouldbenice]

Better take time off completely as the bad grades you are guaranteed to get due to mental impairment will follow you for the rest of your life

[BelowTheMean]

Better take time off completely as the bad grades you are guaranteed to get due to mental impairment will follow you for the rest of your life

Meh, bad grades don’t matter as long as you graduate and find a job. Your second job isn’t even going to check your GPA.

[AimHigh]

I struggled to even read during LL (I am an Engineer), the pain and painkillers really slow you down mentally. It isn't all about the immediate grade you obtain during CLL, if your subjects are foundational  (eg stats/calculus/programming) then you may set yourself up for failure in subsequent subjects because you never achieved a solid foundation.

[tallerwouldbenice]

Meh, bad grades don’t matter as long as you graduate and find a job. Your second job isn’t even going to check your GPA.

Actually the first job is the most important and prestigious jobs require the highest GPAs.

I run a large corporation. Your first job being at Apple or Goldman Sachs can be the difference between being a millionaire by age 30 and having a "decent job" making a "mere" 200k a year at a random tech company.