Day 18 (Sunday, Aug. 9) - 10.89 mm Taller I focused on minimizing the difference between my left and right legs in terms of the pain level. I figured if I find out for which stretching exercise(s) my left is lagging behind my right, I would have a good trace to follow and try to push my left to improve. I found a couple of moves that involved bending knees, where l had a much harder time with the left; and I tried to push a bit more on the left to make it catch up. I hope this works.
What I can tell is that there is certainly a big progress; from the early early days when I would scream or even cry of pain to now that I don't scream or cry
Crutches: Walking with crutches has certainly slowed me down. I am extra careful: with my left and right feet and legs of the two crutches we've got 4 base/balancing points. I make sure they are never aligned in one straight line. Worst case, they may form a triangle on the floor, but I try my best to make a quadrangle; this makes me feel more secure. While sitting or standing I make sure I use the crutches on one side ONLY. For the other side, I find a solid spot (say edge of a bed, chair, vanity, etc.). That would give you a nice balance, and also prevents me from falling forward or backward (which is likely if you use crutches on both side with no support from a fixed spot.
I feel like those stretches that involve lying on your knees, thighs and belly, help a lot with the condition of my left leg.
Suggestion: I learnt how to use crutches by trial and error back in old times when I got a sprained ankle. But I think if I had watched a video like this one, it would speed up the learning for me:
Should you go for CLL (Cosmetic Limb Lengthening) : I wanted to say this at some point: Life is so very fragile and short. You should under no circumstances waste even a second of it regretting silly stuff like doing or not doing CLL. Should you make sure you cherish every moment you have with your dad and mom? yes, cause you would regret it later for your whole life if you did not do that. But if you finally decide to not go for CLL, would it be something to create moments of regret later on? ABSOLUTELY NOT. Please keep this in mind: We have only one life and we have to live it happily, prospering while helping others. That's how I look at life. Now in this game, would it matter if someone thinks you are short, tall, handsome, ugly, etc.? NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT. Life is not about what others think about you; it's about whether you think you did the right thing!
CLL is a very painful process. For someone who embraces challenges, I would say this is certainly one of the toughest things I have done in my life. Did I ever feel regret when the pain level was around 9 and I was almost crying! NEVER; cause I wanted to experience this challenge! On the other hand, if back in time somehow for some reason, my CLL plan were cancelled, I would NEVER EVER regret not doing CLL. Another scenario: Let's say my CLL procedure goes terribly wrong! say this Friday Dr. M, tells me "SNC, unfortunately we have to cut your legs from the femur level, otherwise you would lose your life on this!!!" ... Shall I then waste whole my life thinking about why I made the decision of going for a CLL that ended up paralyzing me with no legs? NO, once again, life is too short to waste on thinking about stuff like that, even if they look serious (like losing legs). For a moment let's all think we have no legs, no hands and we are blind. Can we find a way to survive and be happy. Let's all try to develop that mindset to be able to do that, should such worst case scenarios happen to any of us!! Sorry for this long writeup, but I hope this helps all of us to be a bit better in planning for our lives.
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