Nail Removal Surgery +28 MonthsAnother year has passed, and I'm at >3.5 years post-surgery and >2 years post-removal now. I signed in to reply to some PMs and thought that I'd post a quick update. I also saw that Precice Max is available in the US now, so I thought it would be good to bump up this weight bearing diary (seeing as most people did Precice 2.2 in the last few years).
Random Thoughts on Height: Since my last post I already stopped thinking about height 99% of the time. I think subconsciously knowing 100% that I would not do another LL surgery has helped me suppress it passively. If I was pre-LL I might still think about it because I'd subconsciously still have hope that I could be taller. Nowadays, I don't even care if other guys I hang out with are taller than me (and there are a lot of them in my social circles). While I don't regret doing LL, it has helped me see that there are a lot more important things than height in life. However, a statement like that is a lot easier to say that when you don't have to worry about your height (or rather be forced by society to worry about height) all the time. I only talk about height here because that's what this forum is about. I have fully moved on from height concerns in my day-to-day life.
Athletics: Athletically I don't think I've recovered any more than I did a year ago. I still hate cardio and haven't done any running in a while since pushing too hard gets my heart rate too high. I still hit the gym and lift weights frequently and I still have a very good physique and that's all that's important to me. I can do the elliptical and stationary bike for cardio heh. I still play in the amateur tennis and golf a lot with friends. At this point I don't expect that I will ever recover more than I currently have and I'm content where I am athletically.
Nerve Issues: It's very hard to notice any shin numbness now, unless I press very hard on them. It even feels normal when I brush them with my hand.
Scars: Unfortunately my scars are still very red and darker than I thought they would be by this point. Since laser removal didn't do anything I've pretty much given up on them now and I'll just leave them as is. It is a little annoying since I need to be careful when wearing swim trunks or shorts around people I don't want seeing my scars. At least they've never been a problem with girls since the girl would already have to be hooking up with me to even see them in the first place
LL Finances: With some recent career wins and the surge in equities this year I finally feel like I'm fully recovered from the ~$100K I dropped on CLL and I don't think about how spending that money impacted my financial goals anymore. If you have a solid foundation in your finances (like being on track for FIRE) then I think CLL is worth it.
Dating: Dating-wise I had my post-LL fun phase and dated and hooked up with ~20 girls starting from when I finished consolidating over two years ago. I found that post-LL I didn't really gain any more exposure to hotter girls; it just became way easier to get with the types of girls who I could already get pre-LL. For the hotter girls, even tall guys have trouble with them so I don't think it was 100% just height holding me back. In the end it's just a market with supply and demand and you just need to know where to look and what you want out of it to maximize your chances. Also, on dates I stopped getting passive-aggressive comments from girls about being short, which was definitely a bonus.
So after I got all that messing around out of my system and realized that being a slightly taller and better playa was not the be-all and end-all to life, I went back to dating seriously to try and find a wife. Through a friend's house party last year I met a girl who I would consider to be a total unicorn (8/10 face, 9/10 body, 166cm, great chemistry, shared hobbies, elite university grad) who is ~10 years younger than me and had just moved into the city. I went for it straight away and we really hit it off right from the start. I know I got super lucky here and I certainly feel as though I would not have had a shot with her pre-LL. I invited her to move into my place when her sublet expired less than 3 months after we started dating and we've been living together since. Afaik, she has never heard of CLL and I told her my scars were from a major sports injury (like I've told everyone else who has seen them IRL) and that it gave me too much PTSD to talk about it
Anyway, I'm going from mid- to late-30s now and ready to settle down and felt like she was in the same boat since she hinted to me that she wanted her first kid before turning 30. As a guy who was red pilled for almost a decade I didn't think I'd ever get to this step, but I pulled the trigger on a fat engagement ring and successfully proposed to her on holiday in Bora Bora earlier this year. She's open to a pre-nup but I'm actually not too concerned about it since I'm in an equitable division state and have already taken steps to protect the pre-marital assets that I don't plan on comingling. Plus she has good earning potential in her field. I know it's TMI but I'm totally ready to have a kid ASAP. If it's a girl the height won't matter, and even if it's a boy he's still got a shot at his maternal height genes kicking in harder than mine lol
Conclusion: Anyway, after CLL life moves on, folks! If you had told me all this a year ago I would not have believed you at all. I'll try to come back someday to make another update on here. Hopefully none of this will have blown up in my face by then
I still have absolutely no regrets doing CLL and now that Precice Max is available I would recommend it to younger folks who have both the time and money to get it done right.
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Topic: BelowTheMean – Stryde Femurs w/ Dr. Debiparshad – Nov 2020 (Read 43030 times)