So I told a couple of my closest friends that I am considering a surgery to become 4-5 cm taller and their first reaction was like : OMG, there is such thing...then I explained what is the procedure like and they absolutely freaked out, told me that I have mental issues (this comes from two guys, one is 181 the other said he never though and care about his height but he was around 172, shorter than me). A couple of days later, a third guy (below 170) messaged me on FB, asking if it was true that I will pay 15 000 euro to have my legs broken and suggested he will do it for 1 000 only and started laughing.
I later on messaged one other girl that I used to be friends with benefits with and I started casually then I told her something along the lines of - you know what, I met a guy today that told me he had surgery to become taller and when I explained what it was like she also freaked out and said that the world is full of crazy people 
So, I was wondering, are we really as crazy as people think or we are sort of perfectionists that the other simply cannot understand ?
I would understand if tall guys make fun of me that I am doing LL but when significantly shorter guys than me react the same way, is it then a potential eye opener ?
I need to update my profile. I have always believed, prior to really started researching about LL, that I am 178, based on the accounts of my GP, but I went to another place and I asked now to be measured really professionally and they told me I am 175 (afternoon height, with socks only, no shoes).
I think in that situation the surgery makes sense. I would go from being slightly below average to being slightly above average, moving from around 40th percentile to around 60-65th percentile.
Quote from: TIBIKE200 on January 24, 2016, 02:28:32 PMSee it this way... It means that the people you thought are 3cm highier than you (the 181 guys) are actually 178 guys... It didnt change anything. You are still the same height... Just with a different number.
Regardless of my personal height, whether 178 or 175, 168 or 165, the response would have been absolutely the same so I urge people to keep it secret, even from parents unless you rely for financial assistance from them, as I do.
The problem stems from the idea that if one decides to do that, he is perceived to lack confidence and have complexes about his self. In some occasion, like mine, people think I am a narcissist. The problem is further aggravated when people realize how much pain you go through with this , hence, the lack of confidence and associated complexes are even more serious. That is why it is best to keep that secret. I will tell ppl if they ask where I am that I need to have a knee surgery and it will take me 4-5-6 months to recover and will give example how soccer star recover the whole season.
I will do it with Dr. Milorad Mitkovic in Serbia. He charges 9 300 euro for the surgery and there will be 3-4 more for living expenses.
Anyway, going back on topic, a few days ago I was in an argument with a ''friend'' that i had told about LL plans and he said - you will only be yourself, no matter if u break or legs, arms or head on purpose or if you change your sex, there is no escaping from who you really are.
People will use that against you at any time. Don't share it with them 
It just rirsks outweigh dramatically potential benefits.
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