It isn't "super painful" for me, but if it can relieve that much pain for others, surely it should rid whatever effects of LL linger and make me 99 or 100% post removal.
I am DEFINITELY having them removed. No doubt.
The question is when, that's unfortunately 3.5y post op
A bit over a week later, and walking totally normal and pain almost entirely gone. I even dare say that removing the rods/screws got rid of the remaining tiny hip swaying I still had. Not having the rods does feel great (now that the pain has gone down enough so that I can feel the difference). Glad it's behind me.
Quote from: YellowSpike on October 22, 2018, 08:20:30 PMA bit over a week later, and walking totally normal and pain almost entirely gone. I even dare say that removing the rods/screws got rid of the remaining tiny hip swaying I still had. Not having the rods does feel great (now that the pain has gone down enough so that I can feel the difference). Glad it's behind me.
I'm glad to hear that! Did the doctor say anything about how much weight you can bear at the moment Do you still need to send him any X-Rays to confirm if you are fully healed. This must be a great feeling. Literally the complete end of the procedure.
Quote from: Body Builder on May 30, 2018, 09:57:16 AMAnyway, 7.5 cm IS a big difference and being 1.75 to 1.68 is a whole new world. However, when I become from average to tall after my second LL (when I will end up at about 1.82-2) I am sure that everyone will notice how tall I became. But I dont care, on the other hand I want a drastic change so as to finally feel completely ok with my height.
Quote from: Purushrottam on October 23, 2018, 05:08:46 AMI'm glad to hear that! Did the doctor say anything about how much weight you can bear at the moment Do you still need to send him any X-Rays to confirm if you are fully healed. This must be a great feeling. Literally the complete end of the procedure.
Thanks man. No, he just said I could walk immediately, but that I can't run or do weights for a month post-op. I'll probably wait longer than that (like 2 months) just to be extra safe. I'll go in for new x-rays in a few weeks. Get my stitches taken out this week I believe. In the meantime, for glutes, I'll be doing weighted hip thrusts (if you do them properly, there's very little pressure, almost none, on your thighs - should be almost entirely your glutes doing the work).
I have a bit of shin pain in my right shin, but I think it's due to the "newness" of being rod free and also my walking seems to have returned entirely to how it was before I even had LL. I'm hoping (I don't think it is) it's not premature arthritis and that it's just a fleeting thing as my body finally (hopefully!) returns to normal.
Glad to hopefully be out of the woods finally. I'm somewhere between 5'8" and 5'9" depending on the time of day (I seem to be close to 5'9" right out of bed). I'd of course still love to be taller. But there's no way in hell I'd do tibias, so this will have to do. I'm happy 
Got my G-Nails back. When you remove them, I guess depending on the doctor/hospital, you can fill out a form to recover the removed hardware (but it can take a very long time to get them back, almost a year for me after removal). I wanted my G-Nails as a souvenir lol and I might even frame them.
I also wanted them back because the G-Nail has a ruler that tells you exactly how much you lengthened. Many have said that ratcheting nails lengthen somewhat more than we think. My click file had me at like 6.8/7cm, but it turns out I got 7.5cm on one leg, and like 7.7cm on the other. So I did get almost exactly 3 inches in the end (which was what I wanted). That was the final tiny bit of "closure" I wanted.
My girlfriend is 5'10.5". I'm a little over 5'8" after surgery. Her ex was 5'5", so she obviously doesn't care about height. But I did/do. I'm not sure how I would have felt dating her at my old height of 5'5.25". She's beautiful and literally stops traffic. Not sure if I'll ever tell her about the surgery. I actually feel like she'd be ok with it, but we'll see. My few friends who know about it never even mention it anymore, and they never really cared. They were supportive. But people talk, and I'd prefer to keep this in my very close circle.
This will probably be my last ever post in this diary. I'm still not tall at all, but I'm taller than most women (but not my gf lol) and don't feel like a midget next to other guys. And when I'm around men much taller than me, I just don't care anymore. And when life throws other sh*t my way, I remind myself that I was able to survive LL.
I know others like Unicorn have had a nightmare of a time with Dr. Guichet. I guess I was lucky, I had a very good result in the end. I had my rods removed by Dr. Rozbruch and am so thankful I did, because I feel soooo much better with them out.
Life is good. 
Quote from: YellowSpike on August 30, 2019, 03:01:33 PMGot my G-Nails back. When you remove them, I guess depending on the doctor/hospital, you can fill out a form to recover the removed hardware (but it can take a very long time to get them back, almost a year for me after removal). I wanted my G-Nails as a souvenir lol and I might even frame them.
I also wanted them back because the G-Nail has a ruler that tells you exactly how much you lengthened. Many have said that ratcheting nails lengthen somewhat more than we think. My click file had me at like 6.8/7cm, but it turns out I got 7.5cm on one leg, and like 7.7cm on the other. So I did get almost exactly 3 inches in the end (which was what I wanted). That was the final tiny bit of "closure" I wanted.
My girlfriend is 5'10.5". I'm a little over 5'8" after surgery. Her ex was 5'5", so she obviously doesn't care about height. But I did/do. I'm not sure how I would have felt dating her at my old height of 5'5.25". She's beautiful and literally stops traffic. Not sure if I'll ever tell her about the surgery. I actually feel like she'd be ok with it, but we'll see. My few friends who know about it never even mention it anymore, and they never really cared. They were supportive. But people talk, and I'd prefer to keep this in my very close circle.
This will probably be my last ever post in this diary. I'm still not tall at all, but I'm taller than most women (but not my gf lol) and don't feel like a midget next to other guys. And when I'm around men much taller than me, I just don't care anymore. And when life throws other sh*t my way, I remind myself that I was able to survive LL.
I know others like Unicorn have had a nightmare of a time with Dr. Guichet. I guess I was lucky, I had a very good result in the end. I had my rods removed by Dr. Rozbruch and am so thankful I did, because I feel soooo much better with them out.
Life is good.
How do you feel now? Pain? Complication?
Physical strength
Gate
and posibbly complication in the future?
Quote from: goodlucktomylegs on August 30, 2019, 03:42:43 PMHow do you feel now? Pain? Complication?
Physical strength
Gate
and posibbly complication in the future?
No issues at all. Zero pain. I can run, deadlift 445 pounds, squat 350 (and get to parallel, even with longer femurs, just takes some adjustments and weightlifting shoes lol)…no complaints at all. As far as the future, who knows, but I take one day at a time.
very good summary post yellow spike! urs is what a perfect LL outcome would look like.
two pending thoughts in head would remain after full physical recovery = keeping LL secret or not? (because LL is not main stream) and some worry of long term aches (because no long term data on LL) ...
even though i dont believe the 445pound dead lift and 350pound squat claim 
whats ur body weight? its hard to believe a 5foot8 guy can lift this much. u must be very very heavy in weight. i never seen any one lift so much in real life.
Quote from: fodawupa on September 02, 2019, 08:18:26 PMvery good summary post yellow spike! urs is what a perfect LL outcome would look like.
two pending thoughts in head would remain after full physical recovery = keeping LL secret or not? (because LL is not main stream) and some worry of long term aches (because no long term data on LL) ...
even though i dont believe the 445pound dead lift and 350pound squat claim whats ur body weight? its hard to believe a 5foot8 guy can lift this much. u must be very very heavy in weight. i never seen any one lift so much in real life.
Haha you don't have to believe my claims at all 
I have no reason to lie about anything on here. Before LL and still after LL, I have always been a rather stocky (but lean-stocky, not fat-stocky) guy. I have always had naturally muscular calves, thigh and glute muscles. I may only be 5'8 and some change, but I'm quite strong for my height. And no, I don't do steroids, I'm all natty. I am about 175 lbs, fairly lean (don't have quite have abs, sometimes I do - never cared about them, but my stomach is pretty flat). I reached 445 lb deadlift last year (4 years post LL, rods still in) and 355 squat a few weeks ago (almost 5 years after, rods no longer in). It took me years to figure out how to squat properly, still hitting parallel, with longer femurs. But I did it. Wide stance and powerlifting shoes FTW.
I don't think about long-term complications. If they happen, they happen. I can undo LL now, so I'll just enjoy my height. As far as keeping it a secret, my friends who know sometimes forget I had the surgery. I sometimes forget too. It's just not a big part of my life anymore. My current gf if 5'10.5" and she stops traffic. Her ex was 5'5", she's one of those tall hot girls who obviously doesn't care about height. Maybe I'll tell her someday, I feel like she'd be ok with it. But right now, I'm leaning towards not. I'm extremely cautious with things like that.
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