Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[thoughtful]

Hello,

I am posting this just for some perspective.

I recently turned 28 and stand 5'4". I first of heard of this surgery when I was 17 and it sounded ridiculous back then. I slowly warmed myself to the idea of it and by the time I was 19 I had decided I wanted to do it. But I was in school and had to finish it before doing LL. That's when I started telling my family about it. My parents took 2 years to accept my decision although very involuntarily. They would repeatedly tell me about how their lives were worse and that there are poor people in India and that I was being superficial.

By the time I got out of college I had already saved up $30k from doing freelancing and internships. I got a very good job out of college and saved up another $70k over a couple of years. So by the time I was 23, I was fully ready to get LL.

However it has been 4 years since then and a total of 10 years since I first decided to do it. I have been stuck in this state of limbo for 6-7 years, not wanting to do anything important in life but at the same time not getting enough courage to do LL. I have tried to remove LL from my mind completely several times but it just keeps coming back. For 6 years, I didn't date a girl, I didn't change jobs, I didn't get an advanced degree, because to me LL was always 6 months away. So I could not commit to anything serious in life. My relationships with many people have gotten cold because of this.

Now I feel like a useless person for wasting several wonderful years of life being indecisive. I could have been way happier had I done LL or even if I had completely decided against it. Being stuck on the fence has drained the life out of me.

My advice to anyone younger is to either just jump in and do it or forget about it completely. I can't describe how worthless I feel about myself. I already feel too old. Every year I waited, everything got worse about my life including the benefit of doing LL.

Just for the heck of finding out what this surgery could have given me I am going to do it this time. Whether I piss my pants in the hospital's waiting room or even if my parents ask me for the 100th time if my legs will be same again, I am going to it. Fcck it.

[Ghostfish]

Hey thoughtful

First, YOU ARE VERY YOUNG!!  In this forum, you can find so many cllers over 30s including myself.  I understand your feeling that you are stuck somewhere in your life.  I was there too.  You need to decide whether you go ahead for cll or forget about height completely and move forward for the better life.  Having height concern in the brain is quite a drainage of energy that can be used for more productive ways. 
Hope you find the solution soon!  In anycase, stay positive and be happy!  We all deserve to be happy!

[Movie]

dang bro I feel like I've been on the same shoes but not for that long man! I'm 22 learned about this at around 18... been saving up since and now my business took off and I have almost a million bucks to do what I want with them. I want to invest it and make more money but also really want to be taller, so I'm on the fence as well

[BeYourBest]

Hey buddy,

You are not alone in this. I am also a few years younger than you but have always had this surgery in mind. I remember the first time I heard about it was when I was 17/18 and I thought w t f, do people do this?

I also feel I have the same problems with my parents, actually I have only told my mum and recently my younger brother and they both think I am absolutely ludicrous. Convincing my dad is almost impossible. He will just not understand but I have made up my mind and will do this with or without his support. I am yet to inform him but this is inevitable. Maybe if I pus*y out i'll get my mum to tell him lol.

But I will say to you what I say to my family: the technology has improved a lot! Nevertheless, I also have concerns like your parents whether my legs will be the same post surgery. To be honest, I am doubtful that they will 100% like now, however, I am extremely motivated and will do whatever it takes to ensure my post LL legs is as close to my current ones.

Lastly, if your height really bothers you that much, just do it! As long as you do it safely.

All the best, friend.