Hey everyone,
I have been on this forum for a long time. I rarely post much, except to respond to others post but two days ago, I had finally had my breaking point and decided that I am doing it next year come hell or high water and have moved forward toward having an in person consultation(already had FaceTime consult) with an LL surgeon this year. My plan is to get my credit score up quickly, apply for a loan and move forward with surgery. I will not be wasting anymore time or energy dreaming about something I should have done almost 10 years ago. The only upside to waiting as long as I have was the fact that Stryde came out and changed the game. Before when I initially started looking, only Precice 2.2. was out and that required being wheelchair bound for some months and externals were completely off the table.
One may wonder what was the breaking point? Someone I knew jokingly referring to me as a little boy. Now given that I am in my late 20s and only 5'3, this clearly was the tipping point for me as I am already aware of my height and rather dysphoric about it. My height has been a running gag for years, and honestly, I just put up with it before finding out about LL. And for a little while, I was able to laugh it off when the jokes came my way. But then, as I got older, the laughing at myself got old. The jokes got old. Not being taken seriously got old.
For those who have done it: What was your breaking point and what made you push to have LL? Sure some of you maybe independently wealthy, have your own business, or maybe your parents foot the bill or may be are doing what I am doing and taking out a loan to move forward. But what made you finally say "I am having LL" ?
Thanks Alchemist!
I think it will change my life for the better and to be honest, I look forward to it. I know it is going to be a hard road a head of me but I want to be able to be at peace with myself and right now, I am just not at peace. For a little while, I thought about wearing lifts or something of the sort, but honestly, the thought of lifts just worsen my dysphoria because I know they have to come off when I get home.
Quote from: ghkid2019 on June 17, 2020, 03:09:04 AMDamn I scrolled to page 138 here for fun to check on the oldest posts in the forum a few days ago and saw you posted 6 years ago talking about a consultation: http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=297.0
It's truly time for you to just do it. Godspeed bro
Yeah I have been here for a long time. I have spent a long time lurking and gaining information, but in between that time and now, I have also had a lot of stuff that has happened to me. If I had done it around that time, it would have made recovery that much harder if I had did it around that time. But now I have weathered the storm and ready to move forward and make some major life changes that will benefit me.
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