LL - the right decision?

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Quote from: Alu on December 27, 2015, 12:57:24 AMhuh....you and I have the exact same proportions mate.

Anyways, yes I consider 8 cm to be my max for proportion sake; which is nice since I'm going to go to 5'7 with just 8. As for the method, I'm thinking 4 + 4 CM on both Tibia and femurs.

I totally would go that way. But for me the factors a) money, b) time, c) risk of tibia procedure and d) doubling general risk seem crucial.

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Also I just realized you made your inseam to height ratio wrong. It's supposed to be 80/170 not 80/162.

Yeah I can understand those constraints but considering that this is permanent I'd rather have the absolute best proportions between Femurs and Tibia. Also I'm sure you can only measure your tibia and femurs with X-rays

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Quote from: Alu on December 27, 2015, 01:48:18 AMAlso I just realized you made your inseam to height ratio wrong. It's supposed to be 80/170 not 80/162.

Yeah I can understand those constraints but considering that this is permanent I'd rather have the absolute best proportions between Femurs and Tibia. Also I'm sure you can only measure your tibia and femurs with X-rays

Ahhhhh... Thanks so much for discovering that error! 

You are right. Maybe one should go that way. Do you have already a specific plan?

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Well considering everything I want to get it all done in one go; so Quadrilateral form. I know people constantly say that it's a bit unrealistic but considering my motivation and will I'm going to to do everything I can to get it done.

So in truth I only have 2 options so far: Paley (like Iamready) or M (like Glenn). All things considering, I am leaning Paley, but taking it terms of cost benefit analysis, he's the most expensive option (and one that is arguably not worth it considering my minimal gain of 4 in each segment; total cost would be 170K), but he's one of the most experienced doctors with what seems like good protocol and care in regards to limb lengthening (which is the absolute most important thing for me). I know I can fit a time frame for me to do this in the next 3-4 years, so that's not much a problem. At the same time there are bound to be improvements with the current nails and possibly introduction of new nails that give a better experience.

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I see. You seem like you have figured out what you want.
Does Quadrilateral LL require a specific preparation process? And do you think it is do-able in the same time frame, as bilateral? (f.e. 4 cm each in one month)

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QL is basically the same preparation as bilateral: with the preparation of more pain to boot.

As for the time frame, I'm still trying to figure that out; I would assume it would be very different since tibia and femurs regenerate at different rates from what I've seen.

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Do you guys think that going from 5'4'' to 5'7'' will make a difference in ones life? I sometimes think that being 5'7'' would still feel being short, and I am not quite sure if this would "cure" my height neurosis.

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Quote from: Madmax_01 on January 03, 2016, 03:44:36 AMDo you guys think that going from 5'4'' to 5'7'' will make a difference in ones life? I sometimes think that being 5'7'' would still feel being short, and I am not quite sure if this would "cure" my height neurosis.

From my personal experience, although I still feel below average (since I still am), I feel one hell of a lot better at 5'7 than just under 5'5. You might not cure your neurosis completely but I think you'll feel better about yourself and people will subconsciously treat you better than before even if they don't quite know why. LL might not completely erase your neurosis, but it's about improvement. Your dating pool will increase a great deal as well.

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Going from 162 to 170 would make a HUGE difference. Its like being significantly below average to being somewhat below average. I remember a few months ago I went to Prague (Central Europe) and I was overwhelmed by how tall the young people are. Eastern and Central European nations are like the tallest places on Earth, except for Holland. The average in Croatia for example is above 180. And these averages are somewhat biased because they include many Roma (gipsies) that have Indian background and are significantly shorter than average. So I would really look forward that surgery if I were you.
btw, do not forget that once you hit 170, you can always do 5-6 cm tibia and become even closer to average Good Luck

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Thanks guys for your encouraging words and your feedback!!
You are absolutely right, about what you said about central Europe. If I even would have been born in the US or in the UK, I think my neurosis would not have been that bad, because people here in central europe are that tall. (Only places worse would have been Sweden or Netherlands).
Moreover, I think if I would have been born in the decade of my parents, I also do not think that height would have been that kind of problem, since people are getting taller and taller.
I sometimes think that the 162 cm today would have been the 172 cm of the 70's-80's.