Topic: I had LL in 2007 and I'm still here. Ask me anything! (Read 49030 times)

Nat369 · « **Reply #217 on:** October 26, 2022, 03:59:29 PM »

Hey,what type of anesthesea do you use general or local and if youre using local are you given something that makes you sleep?cause im really scared of getting it under local anesthesea since most doctors dont offer general

Medium Drink Of Water · « **Reply #218 on:** October 26, 2022, 10:54:09 PM »

I got a combination of general and spinal. I was partially awake.

Nat369 · « **Reply #219 on:** October 27, 2022, 03:10:26 PM »

what if you panicked and move a part of your body during surgery?sorry ive never been to a sugery before

Medium Drink Of Water · « **Reply #220 on:** October 27, 2022, 04:57:51 PM »

Mobility is severely limited by the drugs.

Unknown · « **Reply #221 on:** October 27, 2022, 05:11:49 PM »

Did you do this on your own? Had anyone with you during your time when u did the surgery?

Medium Drink Of Water · « **Reply #222 on:** October 27, 2022, 05:38:26 PM »

This was a full-service clinic so I had their staff 24/7.

SpeedDialer · « **Reply #223 on:** November 04, 2022, 02:34:00 PM »

What are the main things I should know about doing tibias that are different than femurs?

I'm doing gnail femurs now

Mlncholia · « **Reply #224 on:** November 05, 2022, 04:15:37 PM »

Hey, I would also like to do this surgery because my proportions is so bad for me to become fashionable. Is it better to do femurs or tibias when you are wearing clothes ( I tend to wear looser and oversized fitted clothings)?

akc · « **Reply #225 on:** November 07, 2022, 08:18:33 AM »

Hi

I am planning to have tibia lengthening (LON method) but I have some concerns regarding lengthening of fibula bone. So is it necessary to fixate fibula at both lower and upper ends to the tibia? I saw a lot of doctors only fixate it at the lower end.

Is it going to create issues if it is not fixed to tibia at upper end?

1team · « **Reply #226 on:** November 09, 2022, 01:51:39 AM »

Hi MDOW

Since 2007 have you noticed a change in the type of people getting LL surgery? Particularly as it is being advertised far more now than 15 years ago.

Medium Drink Of Water · « **Reply #227 on:** November 09, 2022, 03:07:10 AM »

Quote from: Mlncholia on November 05, 2022, 04:15:37 PM

Hey, I would also like to do this surgery because my proportions is so bad for me to become fashionable. Is it better to do femurs or tibias when you are wearing clothes ( I tend to wear looser and oversized fitted clothings)?

A long loose shirt will cover up elongated femurs. But most fashionable stuff is tight rather than loose as far as I know.

Quote from: akc on November 07, 2022, 08:18:33 AM

Hi

I am planning to have tibia lengthening (LON method) but I have some concerns regarding lengthening of fibula bone. So is it necessary to fixate fibula at both lower and upper ends to the tibia? I saw a lot of doctors only fixate it at the lower end.

Is it going to create issues if it is not fixed to tibia at upper end?

I don't know.

Quote from: 1team on November 09, 2022, 01:51:39 AM

Hi MDOW

Since 2007 have you noticed a change in the type of people getting LL surgery? Particularly as it is being advertised far more now than 15 years ago.

No. It still appeals to the same type of person. I don't think ads matter since that type of person seeks it out, and the ads are few and short-reaching. They just help doctors compete with each other for the same patients.

Fiddlestick · « **Reply #228 on:** November 15, 2022, 09:27:13 PM »

Hi do they still offer this today?
I heard China has banned cosmetic limb lengthening.

Medium Drink Of Water · « **Reply #229 on:** November 15, 2022, 10:33:29 PM »

I don't know.

toyz · « **Reply #230 on:** November 22, 2022, 05:03:07 PM »

was blood transfusion necessary for your case?

back in 2007 in China was it not risky to get blood transfusion ? Were you not worried about this??

sorry my question is not useful in today's time, so I have deleted it

Sy990 · « **Reply #231 on:** December 03, 2022, 03:22:19 AM »

Thanks for help.Do you know Dr. Metin Kucukkaya?I've heard he's a good doctor (recommended by Dr. doonhoon lee), but why can't I find a diary or much info about him on this forum... What is your opinion about him? How would you choose between Giotikas and him?

Medium Drink Of Water · « **Reply #232 on:** December 03, 2022, 06:41:06 AM »

I don't know him. I have no opinion.

Luke · « **Reply #233 on:** December 15, 2022, 11:52:13 PM »

Could you do martial arts if you wanted do?If you would go into fight how much is your athlecism affected by leg lengthening?

Medium Drink Of Water · « **Reply #234 on:** December 16, 2022, 12:35:22 AM »

I didn't do martial arts before so I wouldn't know. A poster here named Sweden did LL and then returned to competitive martial arts.

Rockstarz5 · « **Reply #235 on:** December 20, 2022, 12:15:43 AM »

You didi 3 inches in tibias, all people said thta 6 cm in tibias is enought.. how is it posible? You did lenght slower, I mean how many cm per day? With 3 inches you felt that your nerves or healt in general decrease?

Rockstarz5 · « **Reply #236 on:** December 20, 2022, 12:44:35 AM »

Im planing to do tibias too, with a betznail 6.5-7 cm.. Im afraid I have a tendonitis in my left legs (achilles tendon), you think I should do it less cm or just not doing it?.. I read you had a tendonitis with this surgery it that afects you in the long and term?

Medium Drink Of Water · « **Reply #237 on:** December 20, 2022, 05:28:28 AM »

I didn't lengthen slower. I couldn't, since I would have gotten premature consolidation if I had. The doctors told me to lengthen at different rates throughout the process depending on my bone growth.

I don't have any nerve problems, but the hair on the lateral sides of the lower half of my calves disappeared. I got external compartment syndrome in my tibialis anterior muscles which was treated with fasciotomy surgery due to the huge increase in demand placed on those muscles to move my longer legs. I think if I'd lengthened less I wouldn't have had that problem.

I don't have any experience with Achilles tendon issues. My tendonitis is in the knees, probably caused by the nail insertion and removal surgeries.

lessthanavg8300 · « **Reply #238 on:** December 20, 2022, 02:53:53 PM »

I dont think some people appreciate their healthy body until something goes wrong. People take for granted just being able to wake up and exist peacefully and without pain or issues. I see this in young people especially because they've never had an injury that permanently changes the way they operate, while its common once you get over 30 to have something and you realize you're not invincible. Important to solve height related issues but also be reasonable.

1team · « **Reply #239 on:** January 08, 2023, 05:56:50 AM »

Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on December 20, 2022, 05:28:28 AM

I didn't lengthen slower. I couldn't, since I would have gotten premature consolidation if I had. The doctors told me to lengthen at different rates throughout the process depending on my bone growth.

I don't have any nerve problems, but the hair on the lateral sides of the lower half of my calves disappeared. I got external compartment syndrome in my tibialis anterior muscles which was treated with fasciotomy surgery due to the huge increase in demand placed on those muscles to move my longer legs. I think if I'd lengthened less I wouldn't have had that problem.

I don't have any experience with Achilles tendon issues. My tendonitis is in the knees, probably caused by the nail insertion and removal surgeries.

Why did the hair on part of your legs disappear?

Medium Drink Of Water · « **Reply #240 on:** January 08, 2023, 07:00:00 PM »

I don't know. It's the skin that covers the muscles that got really big.

SpeedDialer · « **Reply #241 on:** January 09, 2023, 08:49:37 PM »

deleted post, I already asked this question, accidental repeat question

SpeedDialer · « **Reply #242 on:** January 17, 2023, 08:11:21 PM »

1. What objects do you notice that most LLers forget to bring/regret not bringing with them for LL?

2. What objects do you notice LLers bringing with them that they probably should not bring/not waste luggage space on?

I did gnail femurs. Offhand, I didn't use the massage gun nearly as much as I thought I would. And the hotel TV was way smaller than I originally thought and so I never used my HDMI cable or wireless keyboard for it. And I thought I would game more with my gaming keyboard but I didn't like the lag spikes I got in the hotel in Athens. So I just ended up using my laptop in bed mostly.

Trying to think of some other ideas to pack smarter/bring what really matters, any other ideas or observations from your personal experience?

One idea I had was to buy a like 28 inch 4k monitor after going to Athens from skroutz (similar to amazon for Greece) and then trashing it when I'm done, wonder if that's a bad idea

Medium Drink Of Water · « **Reply #243 on:** January 17, 2023, 08:38:46 PM »

I don't know. It depends on your situation.

toyz · « **Reply #244 on:** January 21, 2023, 08:21:28 AM »

what was ur nail removal proceess like? did you got anesthesia? wont it hurt to pull pins from bone without anestheisa?

did you not concern abt risk of bone infection with LON method?

SpeedDialer · « **Reply #245 on:** January 25, 2023, 08:41:20 PM »

In your memory on either forum, have you ever seen a situation where someone doing 5cm precise tibias instead of like 4.5 cm precise tibias made a difference in terms of complications/a worse outcome?

craigs · « **Reply #246 on:** January 27, 2023, 02:41:28 AM »

Firstly, thanks for being active and responding to questions all these years later!

~My question is how much has LL changed your life?

~To what degree did your height neurosis get alleviated?

~Do you feel like a new man after the surgery versus before?

~Do people really treat you better, and how has it impacted your romantic life since finishing lengthening?

~How has your mental state changed since before and after getting the surgery done?

~Do you feel like you could have improved your life without CLL and that you could overcome being short or are you 100% happy having spent the money on surgery?

Thank you in advance for responding, I am a 5'4.5" and 23. I have achieved a lot and went to a good college, but my sense of self worth is still zero. I'm curious how satisfied CLL patients are because on most websites anytime anyone mentions leg lengthening, people are quick and overwhelmingly likely to say how bad this surgery looks and that it is pointless and too expensive.

Medium Drink Of Water · « **Reply #247 on:** January 27, 2023, 04:00:59 PM »

1. My live changed a lot but I don't know how much of that was due to LL.

2. I don't have height neurosis anymore. I tried to do bodybuilding before LL and now I just don't care. All I do now is light cardio, body weight calisthenics, and yoga. I don't feel the need to compensate for a shortcoming that doesn't exist anymore.

3. I turned over a new leaf in terms of my interaction with the world. I have a lot more confidence now that people don't literally (and by extension metaphorically) look down on me anymore. I feel less afraid going out in public, like the target on my back marking me as an easy victim was erased by LL.

4. Everyone treats me much better. I went back to college after LL, and a girl in one of my classes actually had a crush on me. That hadn't happened since the 4th grade. It wasn't only due to height: my behavior in the class made me come off as intelligent, funny, and outgoing. I was really comfortable in the classroom like never before. But she was above average in height, so I have some doubts that she would've felt that way if I hadn't done LL. Men treat me better too. There's a scene in a documentary movie called Short & Male of an experiement in which a short guy gets bumped and pushed around on a crowded sidewalk, and a tall guy walks the same path and people move out of his way. There is just a general, omnipresent, in many cases unconscious, background physical intimidation and bullying against small men in society.

5. My mental state improved a lot. Less fear and discouragement, more hope and optimism.

6. As of right now I don't have anything going for me that I wouldn't have without LL. The benefits seem fleeting and geared towards the young. You're probably too young to remember this but there was a comedy show called Married With Children (the other mod is a big fan) about a guy named Al Bundy who used to be a popular star athlete in high school, got all the girls, bought himself a sweet car with the money from a part-time job selling shoes at the mall, and ovedrall had a great youth. Now he's a miserable middle-aged shoe salesman who doesn't like his wife and is still driving that same car.

My biggest concern now is my mobility in the future. In many ways LL is like buying something wonderful with a high-interest credit card.

P.S. Please use the default font. That one is a little hard on the eyes.

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