Femoral Lengthening with Dr. Paley

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Quote from: Android on January 10, 2018, 10:52:46 PMGreat to hear that your recovery is going well, and glad to hear that your job prospects are good. I guess it really is true that taller people make more money!

Thanks for your wishes, Android!

I know you are joking about the height and money thing, but I want to call that study into question. If they did that survey again in the USA the results may be different due to confounding variables (ie. some ethnic groups have above average incomes but below average heights .. Asians and Indians).

I should mention that its not unusual to have a big salary jump every few years in my industry. So far I only interviewed via Skype.

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Update:

I sent my X-Rays to Dr. Paley today. Dr. Paley replied in less than an hour. He says that my bone growth is great. I am fully weight bearing on my legs. I can walk around with 2 crutches (for minimal support) right away. In 2 weeks I can get rid of the crutches.

After getting that email, I walked around the house. It felt great. It was small baby steps. I was walking like a duck. My legs felt really heavy (because of weak muscles).

Yay!!!

Slowly and surely I will get my gait back.

I also went to the gym today (before I sent the pics to Paley). Mostly biked for 40 minutes and did some arm workouts. Nothing unusual. Bicycling is slowly getting easier.

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Quote from: Purushrottam on January 11, 2018, 05:16:48 AMIf they did that survey again in the USA the results may be different due to confounding variables (ie. some ethnic groups have above average incomes but below average heights .. Asians and Indians).

And now I wonder, are the taller Asians and Indians getting paid more than their shorter Asian and Indian peers? As mentioned in the article, taller people tend to be more confident, which leads to more fruitful negotiations.

Excellent news about getting rid of those crutches soon. And good on you for visiting the gym, I've been going every other day for over three years so it'll be tough to slow down once I take the CLL plunge.

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Quote from: Android on January 11, 2018, 06:50:37 AMAnd now I wonder, are the taller Asians and Indians getting paid more than their shorter Asian and Indian peers? As mentioned in the article, taller people tend to be more confident, which leads to more fruitful negotiations.

Excellent news about getting rid of those crutches soon. And good on you for visiting the gym, I've been going every other day for over three years so it'll be tough to slow down once I take the CLL plunge.
Height is Asia is considered a very strong benefit.
I truly believe that a tall Indian or Chinese has way more chances compared toa short one because there being tall is much more rare than in the west.

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I agree, especially in performing arts

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Today is the first full day where I could walk around. It felt awesome. I tried walking without crutches as well. My crutchless gait is better than before but there is still some swaying.

When I use crutches for balance, I can walk like normal. I made every excuse to walk around. At the end of the day my legs are really tired. Progress is really fast.

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Quote from: Android on January 11, 2018, 06:50:37 AMAnd now I wonder, are the taller Asians and Indians getting paid more than their shorter Asian and Indian peers? As mentioned in the article, taller people tend to be more confident, which leads to more fruitful negotiations.

Excellent news about getting rid of those crutches soon. And good on you for visiting the gym, I've been going every other day for over three years so it'll be tough to slow down once I take the CLL plunge.

Hmm. I wonder as well.

It will be a tough adjustment not working out, but once you start working out again, you will get back in your groove. Its only 3-4 months gap.

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Hi Purushrottam, I am in a similar situation to you, so this is an interesting read to me.  Sounds like we have similar body build/height, industry, from CA, .etc, except that I am several years older than you (30's).  I also saved up for this operation, am going to have it done with Paley, and I am going to look for a new job afterwards.  (I initially wanted to do quads, but everybody talked me into just doing femurs.  I don't have enough for quads, anyway.)

Were you doing interviews in consolidation (e.g., while still on crutches)?  How was that?  Did you get any questions about the length of time you were out of work or the nature of what happened to you?

Also, you said you stopped at 6.5cm?  Isn't that roughly 2.5 inches?  In your first post, you said you were about 5 foot 5 1/2 inches, so wouldn't that put you at 5'8 rather than 5'9?

I don't want to get too personal on a public forum, but I might PM you if you don't mind a conversation.

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Quote from: FormerKidd on January 12, 2018, 11:57:06 PMHi Purushrottam, I am in a similar situation to you, so this is an interesting read to me.  Sounds like we have similar body build/height, industry, from CA, .etc, except that I am several years older than you (30's).  I also saved up for this operation, am going to have it done with Paley, and I am going to look for a new job afterwards.  (I initially wanted to do quads, but everybody talked me into just doing femurs.  I don't have enough for quads, anyway.)

Were you doing interviews in consolidation (e.g., while still on crutches)?  How was that?  Did you get any questions about the length of time you were out of work or the nature of what happened to you?

Also, you said you stopped at 6.5cm?  Isn't that 2.5 inches?  Wouldn't that put you at 5'8 rather than 5'9?

I don't want to get too personal on a public forum, but I might PM you if you don't mind a conversation.

Hey NowAnAddult,

    Thats interesting. Good luck to you!

I was doing interviews during consolidation (on crutches). So far I only had technical phone screens. Yes every recruiter asked about that. You have to answer diplomatically. I will be more comfortable answering that in more detail once I accept an offer.

I stopped at 6.5 cm, which is 2.7 inches. I started out at 168 cm, so I ended at 175 cm, which is a hair below 5'9". You can PM me, but I check this thread more often (because I don't have to log on). If you PM me, you can mention it on this thread so that I can log in and check my inbox.

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Update

  I'm getting my strength and flexibility back pretty quickly. I finally became a member of a nearby gym. I was able to cycle around for 30 minutes with minimal fatigue. Walking (with crutches for support) still tires me out after a while, but its getting much better. I think my glute strength is slowly coming back. I tried walking w.o crutches as well. I can walk across the room before I start swaying from the lack of glute strength. According to Paley, I should be able to get rid of my crutches on the Wednesday after next (I'm still going to play it safe and send my X-Rays on that day).

I did some PT stretches with someone helping me. For the Thomas stretch I was able to get the full stretch in. For the knee bend, I got over 110 degrees+ (180 means I can touch my heels to my butt). For the hamstring, I'm able to lift my leg past 90 degrees. Slowly and surely I'm getting there. By the time I start working (late Feb or March), no one should be able to tell that I had any surgery/etc.

On a personal note, I have a date with a cute Indian chick on Friday. Normally I only match with fatties, so this is a pleasant change. I didn't realize it until now, but I lost a lot of weight due to LL. Walking on crutches all the time also made my arms and shoulders jacked. I looked in the mirror and suddenly realized that I actually look good now. I always imagined myself as being a short, "ugly" guy who had to rely on being funny/having a good personality. I haven't changed any pics on my online dating profile (other than updating the height to 5'9").  The girl is going to be in for a surprise when she finds out that her date isn't some chubby dude in the pics.