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[InFullStryde]

Here is a question that I don't believe many of us have really asked ourselves or have the answer to.  While in the CLL process when is it a good time to stop lengthening? What signs will come from your body?

I know that the safe limit on femur is 5-8cm and Tibia is 4-5cm....but it could even be sooner than this.

Those are just numbers put out there based on the law of averages.   In your opinion...when is it time to consider stopping the lengthening process? What are some signs that we should all consider? 

[myloginacc]

The signs are all there, but people go into this with specific numbers in mind. Equinus contracture being the obvious one for tibial lengthening.

[Cr7]

Lengthening is hard right? I just know this after all the research I have been doing on my own and after reading almost all the diaries but I just know the theoretical aspects and you my friend on the other hand is going through the cll process. I would say that when suddenly it becomes very hard to lengthen that’s the signal that your body is telling you to stop. It’s like your body saying that’s the maximum I can go. Think of it like a rubber band, you can stretch both the ends to some extent and it will hold its elasticity and strength but stretch it a bit more it won’t be the same.

Listen to your body, don’t take it too far, lengthening sensibly and you will have a great outcome.
Good luck.

[Cr7]

The signs are all there, but people go into this with specific numbers in mind. Equinus contracture being the obvious one for tibial lengthening.

Absolutely agree with you.

Cr7

[Purushrottam]

Here is a question that I don't believe many of us have really asked ourselves or have the answer to.  While in the CLL process when is it a good time to stop lengthening? What signs will come from your body?

I know that the safe limit on femur is 5-8cm and Tibia is 4-5cm....but it could even be sooner than this.

Those are just numbers put out there based on the law of averages.   In your opinion...when is it time to consider stopping the lengthening process? What are some signs that we should all consider?

When I was doing LL, there were 4 other patients at the hotel with me. We all had different starting heights (5'1", 5'5", 5'2", and 5'6"). 3 of us stopped at 5'9" regardless of where we started. That was a height where you weren't 'short' anymore. A lot of other patients stopped lengthening prematurely when they got around that height.

A good time to stop lengthening otherwise would be whenever your doctor tells you. (ie. you are losing flexibility too fast, losing function of your legs, etc). For me, at 6.5 cm it started getting relatively painful. I could have stuck it out for 15-20 more days to get the full 8cm but it didn't really seem worth it. The signs for me were increasing pain during the PT. However, that pain was always there during PT so it was up to you when it got too unbearable.

I know my answer was probably more ambiguous than what you wanted but its the truth.

[TemakiSushi]

Considering the info I’ve learned from veterans and ongoing patients I’ve been chatting with,
it seems the slower the lengthening rate, much less pain you experience and your body will adapt to the new length more easily
One said the pain dropped drastically like one tenth after decreasing the rate from 1mm to half a mm a day
So now he can aim more centimeters

[InFullStryde]

Great replies to all.    As i have crossed the 3cm mark; all is still feeling okay to continue; but I'll post about those tell-tell moments where it may seem that the time to discontinue has come. Looking forward to more posts on this subject.

[shottrue]

5'11" - 6'2" are the ideal heights for physical attraction for men in North America.
I would try to lengthen tibia and femurs to achieve that though, so if you are just femur I would stop 50% from that mark (like 5'6 to 5'9) then get tibias done later

[heightconsultant]

Quite possible to go up to 6 or 7 cm on tibia. Have seen several patients do this, and without any Achilles tendon problems or other difficulties. Of course only with the condition of doing physio and enough exercises.