The Shortening
One of the biggest problems with being tall is finding clothes that fit. At 6'6", most clothing manufacturer's simply don't think about making you clothes. The market simply isn't big enough.
Now, I'm not talking about normal clothes, I'm talking about cool clothes. I can go to a big and tall store and buy suits and nerdy lookin stuff, but if I want to wear clothes that have style I either have to wear them small (removing their stylistic appeal), or have the custom tailored or made from scratch.
Long Sleeve shirts are the biggest problem. I can find pants just fine because I tend to sag anyway, and with short sleeve shirts it doesn't really matter how long your arms are. If I buy and Extra Large shirt then the sleeves might just be long enough, but the shirt is wide enough for an african family of pigmies to use as a tent.
Jackets are the worst. I bought a new jacket at Savers yesterday and it's so freakin sweet but the sleeves are not long enough. Fortunatly it's a style that allow me to roll up the sleeves a bit and you can't really tell. But because of limited material, and alteration would be very difficult.
That is why I have gone through with an arm shortening operation. The doctors removed 3 1/4" sections of my radius and ulna and 4 1/4" section out of my humorous. This removes almost 2 inches from each arm, and makes large and some medium shirts fit by default.
At first, living with shorter arms was difficult. As soon as my arms healed up I went for a drive and had to move my seat up closer to my steering wheel. Now my legs are more cramped up while my arms are comfortable. Automakers do not consider people who have abnormal body size ratios when they make cars.
Basketball also became more difficult. Not that I play a lot, but now I have to bounce the ball higher to reach my hands, or hunch over more to bring my hands closer to the floor. Shooting has not changed noticably.
The shirts that I DO have that fit are now too long. They will need top be altered to go back to their original sizes, or I will have to roll them up.
My muscles look much bigger now. They did not shorten those, so they are the same size as before, but bunched up by an inch or so each. Pushups and pull ups are also much easier, not because my muscles are bigger (they are still the same strength), but because I have less distance to travel.
From looking at me, you can't really tell the difference (except for the bigger muscles). Usually your arms hit you in a certain place, but since I sag my pants a little, and my shirts aren't always long enough, I don't look quite proportional anyway.
You would be suprised how shorter arms bring you closer to everything. When I used to hug people, especially girls, my arms would go all the way around them and then come back on themselves. It was like I was hugging myself. This can cause some embarassment when hands go places they shouldn't (at least not when youre hugging someone). My arms were long enough that I could cop a feel while I was hugging a girl.
Now hugs are less akward (I still have to bend down), but my arms go to the right places.
I think the operation was a good idea. The doctor let me keep the sections of bone that were removed and I used them to make beads for a necklace. Now I wear my arm areound my neck.
are you joking?
are you joking?
You have to be the most
You have to be the most FANTASTIC person I have ever met!
lol, outta control. I can
lol, outta control. I can relate to your problems, ESPECIALLY WITH PANTS. When i got shopping and i have a bad experience i get incredibley ornery and i can rant for HOURS. All girls are apparentely supposed to be under 5'9 and the size of a rail. Even longs arent long enough for me, unless they are special expensive jeans. Dress pants are impossible, especially colored ones, and khakis...for the most part... you can forget about it. Jackets are an occasional problem because my shoulders are wider than the typical girl, but over all, i dont have problems with shirts too much. Sometimes my boobs are too big or shirts are too short, but girl clothes are supposed to be tight i guess...... Since your arm shortening operation went so well, i think im going to finally go through with my leg shortening procedure. The entire world will be a happier place, and i will no longer intimdate men. (I wore 2 1/2 inch heels today, and you cant imagine all the comments i got)
Well I have no sympathy for
Well I have no sympathy for you if you are already monsertously tall and then you wear heels to tops it off.
I would suggest the leg shortening procedure. They actually started out on legs and it's a lot easier for them to do (not as many bones as arms). The ula and radius prove to be a special difficulty.
how do you get the operation
how do you get the operation done
never wish your extremities
never wish your extremities were shorter...esp if you're a boy. I on the other hand (being 6'1) think of killing myself constantly because of it. but even I know I'm not allowed to wear heels.
Ya. But i like to prove that
Ya. But i like to prove that i dont give a poop about what other people feel by wearing high heels. Plus heels are just so darn sexy to me.
but what about the children?
but what about the children? I don't wear heels cause I hate having little kids cry because of me. "MOM! why is that girl taller than daddy!?????! ::sobs::"
Awwww. LOL. well i dont have
Awwww. LOL. well i dont have any children, and luckily my bf is 6-4 lol. But ive definitely dated boys shorter than me before, and i admit i wouldnt wear heels during that time period.
Could you please tell me
Could you please tell me where you got this done,how much it costs and give me contact phone number.
Sorry Trent, I wasn't
Sorry Trent, I wasn't serious. However, if you want to get the procedure done it would most surely be considered experimental and I'm certain you would have to go out of the country to do it without a bunch of red tape. I'd start with Inida. Let me know how it goes. Cheers.
What's your height Sam? I
What's your height Sam? I had the same problem with my height ('bout 1.94) and with hunting fot clothes. But it's rather about mental state. And man can solve it just with changes in its head, even if it is not always easy. But i was thinking about shortening operation for long time too. And to this day I don't know if it is even possible to do my legs and arms shorter and what about risics. Suregery operation makes me scared, so I changed my vision just in my head. But I also heard about only X-ray procedure (without any operation), whitch can makes your bones shorter too. If it would be possible, I surely try it, but for now I have to compense It only in my head. Who doesnt have this problem, can't understand this progress. But I think, its nothing better, than be average (average body, mental functions could be better :)).
What's your height Sam? I
What's your height Sam? I had the same problem with my height ('bout 1.94) and with hunting fot clothes. But it's rather about mental state. And man can solve it just with changes in its head, even if it is not always easy. But i was thinking about shortening operation for long time too. And to this day I don't know if it is even possible to do my legs and arms shorter and what about risics. Suregery operation makes me scared, so I changed my vision just in my head. But I also heard about only X-ray procedure (without any operation), whitch can makes your bones shorter too. If it would be possible, I surely try it, but for now I have to compense It only in my head. Who doesnt have this problem, can't understand this progress. But I think, its nothing better, than be average (average body size, mental functions could be better :)).
Can anybody who has had a
Can anybody who has had a leg shortening op please tell me what i have to do to get it done? Does it have a name etc? Should i go to my gp and just come out with it? I find it so hard to talk about, ive been picked on for years. My legs are about 3 inches too long for my upper body and it looks odd. I hate myself and dont want to be like this anymore. IM a 38 year old man.
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