Stand Taller diary - The first day of the rest of my life (Betz Bone 14.01.2022)

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Quote from: Stand taller on July 18, 2022, 06:02:43 PMI'm in my mid 30's (you'll find my stats in my signature)

I took a look back at some photos I took, and here I am at around 171cm. In this photo I basically have no duck ass.

https://freeimage.host/i/wvSutf

This photo is at around 173,5cm and I have a little more duck ass, but still not very visible.

https://freeimage.host/i/wvSMtj

So I think after I reached this length my duck ass got progressive worse. If I slowed down the click-rate I probably would have been able to keep it to a minimum. But that also means I would have prolonged the lengthening process more. But I'm guessing my duck ass probably would have gotten worse either way.
Thanks for the response!

Interesting, so it didn't really take until over 8cms before your duckass started becoming pronounced.

Did you tell your family that you underwent LL?

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Quote from: thankscience on July 19, 2022, 04:03:57 AMThanks for the response!

Interesting, so it didn't really take until over 8cms before your duckass started becoming pronounced.

Did you tell your family that you underwent LL?

That is correct, no noticeable duck ass before around 8 - 8,5cm, but I did have wide legs quite early. Maybe after 2-3cm. I did stretching exercises about an hour every day at this point, and went to physio two times a week.

I told my close friends and close family around 8-10 months before my surgery, and more friends and family right before and after surgery. I would highly recommend this, because you will need help and moral support.

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I just sent you a message, please have a check. Thank you in advance

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Quote from: Stand taller on July 19, 2022, 09:09:27 AMThat is correct, no noticeable duck ass before around 8 - 8,5cm, but I did have wide legs quite early. Maybe after 2-3cm. I did stretching exercises about an hour every day at this point, and went to physio two times a week.

I told my close friends and close family around 8-10 months before my surgery, and more friends and family right before and after surgery. I would highly recommend this, because you will need help and moral support.
What was your preparation like before the surgery? Were you very flexible?

How did your family/friends react?

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Out of curiosity. Whats is your sitting height?

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Quote from: thankscience on July 19, 2022, 12:42:04 PMWhat was your preparation like before the surgery? Were you very flexible?

How did your family/friends react?

I did around 30-40 minutes of stretching every day two months prior to surgery. I had okay flexibility, but I wish I had focused more on my hip flexors - because I probably wouldn't have had this much duck ass.

My family and friends were really supportive.

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Quote from: doomsday on July 19, 2022, 10:52:11 PMOut of curiosity. Whats is your sitting height?

I haven't measured, but in the image below (me to the left) I have the same sitting height (maybe even half cm more) than my friend who is 178cm tall.

https://freeimage.host/i/wrlAgf

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Quote from: Stand taller on July 20, 2022, 04:19:09 PMI haven't measured, but in the image below (me to the left) I have the same sitting height (maybe even half cm more) than my friend who is 178cm tall.

https://freeimage.host/i/wrlAgf

Congrats on everything. My frame and height is similar to yours so it's inspiring to see you achieve this. Would love to see a side by side comparison once you've resolved your duckass and an insight to how it feels once you're officially at 1.77 height.

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Day 199 (Day 41 Post clicking)

Hey guys!

Here with another update, but before that I want to correct the angle of duck ass measured in my last duck ass angle update. In that post I measured the angle of duck ass to be 43,3 degrees. But after taking photos almost every day the last 16 days I've gotten more precise at measuring the angle, meaning the actual angle in that photo was actually 46,9 degrees. I've also measured the angle from photos the days before and after, and they are all around that same angle. The angle does change a litte from day to day, and not all days are progress.

After upping my stretching game at home and doing different stretching exercises with my physiotherapist, I've been able to improve! The angle of my duck ass is now for the first time since reaching my height below 30 degrees, and the actual angle is 29,8 degrees. An improvement of 17,1 degrees in 16 days! (see photo below)

https://freeimage.host/i/SvxpWJ

If I continue improving at this rate I will have a normal anterior pelvis tilt of around 4-7 degrees in around 23 - 26 days. For me this is great news and for a long time I felt that it would take many months for me to stand straight and potentially walk. As my duck ass has improve so has my mobility. I am able to walk more and more at home without crutches, though my gait is nothing to write home about. At least I am able to move around, and this also seems to be improving little by little every day.

In the past six weeks since I reached my height I've had 12 accidental clicks on my left leg and none in my right leg. But this also seems to be over since my bone are now consolidated so much that accidental clicks should no longer be possible. Lastly I stopped all pain medication around a week ago, I was using paracetamol three times a day up until a few weeks ago. I reduced the dosages until I stopped all together. Though I do occasionally have some nerve pain here and there, I have not pain from the bones at all.

With the improved duck ass I am also standing a little taller every day, still not at my full height I am getting closer. I hung out with a friend of mine yesterday who is 180cm tall, and I have never felt this close in height to him ever. It was such an interesting feel having been almost a head shorter than him, I now felt I was almost eye level.

Lastly I'll leave you guys with a photo of me and my physiotherapist, she is 172cm and you can see how much taller I am than her now.

https://freeimage.host/i/SvIOu9

I'm gonna keep on pushing and will keep you guys updated on the progress!

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Hello,
Congratulations on your new height! Really inspiring.
We will continue to follow your updates, your proportions look really good. Would love to see a before and after picture if you can.

Please keep in touch.