Preface
In a hospital in 2014, Li Yanuo, who had just turned 20, was lying on the operating table, not only not scared, but very excited, because he was going to have to wait for the long-awaited "broken bone height" surgery.
Thinking that when he woke up, his height would increase by 7.2cm, and he realized his dream of being a pilot, Li Yanuo showed a happy expression.
But he never thought that this "broken bone" operation would make him regret it for the rest of his life...
The source of this article is from the official media [Nandu Weekly/Health Times/Beijing Daily] published in 2020. In order to improve the readability of the article, there may be polishing of the details, please read sensibly, for reference only!
Failed to test the pilot to check the reason for height
At a class meeting, Li Yanuo expressed his dream of becoming a pilot.
But as soon as the words fell, he was ridiculed by the classmates in the audience.
For no other reason, it is that he is only 167 tall.
It's just that his classmates laughed at him, and Li Yanuo's homeroom teacher even advised him to think about it.
It seems that he is also worried that he will not be able to enter the Air Force because of his height.
But Li Yanuo did not believe in evil, and when civil aviation pilots came to their school to enroll, he immediately filled out the registration form and prepared to take the exam.
Before the official exam, there is a round of physical tests.
Among the people who participated in the test, Li Yanuo turned out to be the shortest.
He was desperate to take the test, thinking that he would definitely lose, and the truth was just as he expected.
However, whether it is because of height or not, Li Yanuo blames the reason for not having enough height.
In fact, he also wondered, his height has not grown since junior high school, and now that he is about to graduate from high school, why has there been no change?
For this reason, Li Yanuo's parents were also very anxious, and at his begging, they decided to take him to the hospital for a comprehensive physical examination.
See what the reason is, if it is a lack of nutrition, then they will quickly supplement him with nutrition, and always find a solution.
However, after the examination, the doctor told the family that Li Yanuo had passed the stage of bone development, the epiphyseal line had long been closed, and the height had basically been fixed.
Hearing this, Li Yanuo was very devastated.
Thinking about the classmates scolding him for being crippled, he couldn't get angry.
He obviously knew that some people could still grow taller in their twenties, but he didn't believe that he had no possibility of growing taller when he was only in high school.
So he had reason to doubt the accuracy of this report.
In order to verify his idea, Li Yanuo asked his parents to take him to several hospitals.
But without exception, the result was that he couldn't grow taller.
Li Yanuo had to accept the established facts, but at the same time, his whole person began to change.
In the past, Li Yanuo was optimistic, cheerful and studious, but after that, he began to become irritable and irritable.
Academic performance began to regress, and every day I was either complaining or looking for a way to grow taller.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that he had suffered the blow of not being able to grow taller, but he blamed all this problem on being too short.
In his opinion, it seems that just growing taller can solve all problems.
Since he wanted to grow taller so much, why didn't he solve the problem earlier?
Obsessed height
94-year-old Li Yanuo was born in a family with good conditions, and because he was an only child, he was regarded as a baby bump by his parents.
Although his parents gave him everything, they also taught him the etiquette of dealing with others.
Li Yanuo did not abandon his studies because he was pampered, on the contrary, he was very serious about his homework.
He has always been a good student at the top of his class.
He also naturally grew up to be someone else's child in everyone's mouth.
Although he has been known as "someone else's child" by his neighbors since he was a child, Li Yanuo's troubles have come one after another as he grew up.
One of the things that worries him the most is the height problem.
When he was in junior high school, everyone was about the same height, and Li Yanuo was even taller than the rest of his classmates, so he didn't have any worries.
But the attentive parents found that Li Yanuo did not grow taller in three years of junior high school.
They were afraid that the child was deficient in nutrients, so in the third year of Li Yanuo's junior high school, they followed the doctor's advice to eat calcium supplements every three days a day.
For a whole year, Li Yanuo ate countless eggs, beef, and milk, but his height did not improve.
At that time, Li Yanuo felt that his parents were worrying about the sky, and he had not yet grown taller.
When the time comes, he will naturally be able to jump.
However, his parents were still very worried, so in addition to letting him take calcium supplements, they always dragged him out to exercise.
For example, running, adjusting height, playing basketball, etc., after tossing for a long time, Li Yanuo is still 167cm that can't be beaten.
Seeing that his parents were so anxious, Li Yanuo even comforted them to relax.
However, Li Yanuo's relief was quickly thrown aside by himself, and this time he was replaced by his daily anxiety.
After entering high school, Li Yanuo found that he belonged to the ranks of the shorter people in the class.
This made him very inferior, and in order to catch up with everyone's height, he even took the initiative to ask his parents to increase calcium supplementation.
But even the doubling of calcium still didn't make him any taller.
What made him even more frustrated was that in the first year of high school, even those boys who were about the same height as him began to sprint, and gradually grew taller than him.
Li Yanuo pulls the tape measure every day and looks at his height and worries, and now even some female classmates have caught up with him, how can he have a face to see people?
Seeing that Li Yanuo was worried, his parents followed to find a way.
Since dietary supplements don't work, then use medication.
There are so many height-increasing drugs on the market, there is always one that has an effect.
Buy some height training equipment, which can always help him grow a few centimeters taller.
But it turns out that whether it is medicine or equipment, it is boasting more than effect, and Li Yanuo has not changed anything.
After suffering a pilot selection elimination, his resentment of height reached its peak.
So much so that it affected his grades, and he ended up only going to an ordinary undergraduate college.
But do you think he's dead set on growing taller?
Not only did he not, but he also planned to try the broken bone enhancement method.
Broken bone surgery
Li Yanuo has always brought the obsession of increasing height to the university.
By chance, he learned a good way to increase height from a netizen in a group.
According to this netizen's description, he used to be a little dwarf, and because he tried the method of increasing the height of broken bones, he has now grown nearly 10 centimeters taller.
10 cm?!
Seeing this number, Li Yanuo thought to himself, if he also grows 10 centimeters taller, won't he have 177?
Thinking of this, Li Yanuo excitedly added the contact information of that netizen.
And the netizen also generously recommended the experts he knew to him.
After getting what he wanted, Li Yanuo immediately told his parents the good news, saying that he would be able to grow taller soon.
The parents thought that their son was stunned, and they didn't take his words to heart at all.
Seeing that his parents didn't take this seriously, Li Yanuo was anxious, and he hurriedly took screenshots of the chat records with netizens to show his parents.
But seeing this, the parents were only skeptical.
In order to convince his parents that he had found a way, Li Yanuo decided to go to the hospital where the specialist was located.
When they searched for the address, they found that the place looked more reliable.
Although business in the hospital is not so hot, there are patients who are undergoing renovations.
Li Yanuo took his parents into this hospital, and along the way, the walls of the hospital were full of successful cases.
Undoubtedly, Li Yanuo believes in this expert even more.
But his parents, as people who came over, beat drums in their hearts.
Even a big hospital can't do anything, can such a small hospital solve it?
Before they could figure it out, Li Yanuo took the two to find the expert.
After the expert examined Li Yanuo, he told him that he could grow at least 7.2 centimeters taller after bone breaking surgery.
A little shorter than ten centimeters, but also 174, he is content.
But then, the expert also told them that if they decided to do this surgery, they would have to prepare 160,000 yuan for the operation.
160,000 yuan is not a burden for their family, but their parents are more worried about whether the operation will have bad consequences.
But Li Yanuo didn't care what the price was, he just wanted to grow taller.
So, at his strong request, Li Yanuo signed an agreement for surgery.
Because of the effect of the anesthetic, Li Yanuo was still asleep after coming out of the operating room, and he couldn't tell whether it was good or bad at all, but the doctor said that the operation was successful, and they were a little relieved.
Li Yanuo quickly woke up, and although there was a piercing pain in his legs, his face was full of excitement.
Just as he was complacent about his height of 174, a nightmare followed.
Depression, semi-residual disease
Every day after the operation, Li Yanuo was almost killed by pain.
Even if he was given painkiller injections later, it didn't relieve his pain.
But that wasn't the most painful, the surgery just gave him room for bone growth.
It will take nearly half a year for him to fully grow 7.2 centimeters in length.
During these rehabilitation periods, in addition to enduring pain, he also had to insist on stretching and rehabilitation, so as not to grow taller and become disabled.
For this reason, he also took a leave of absence from school and turned the door to rest at home.
But the whole recovery process was very tortuous, and before Li Yanuo could recover from the operation, he encountered a wound infection.
If he didn't deal with it in time, he wouldn't even be able to save his life.
Finally healed the wound, and Li Yanuo began to stretch and rehabilitate according to the expert's instructions.
But he didn't expect to pull the two legs out of different lengths during the stretching process.
If it's stereotyped, even if it grows taller, won't it become a cripple?
Li Yanuo hurriedly contacted the doctor for help, and fortunately, after some effort, the two legs reached the same length.
And the 7.2 centimeters he wanted also grew as he wished.
Should Li Yanuo, who has fulfilled his wish, jump up excitedly?
The truth is that he can't jump anymore.
His leg still needs to be secured with steel nails, otherwise it could break at any time.
For a year, he experienced a lot of pain, but he could only barely get up from his wheelchair.
If you are not careful, you may fall.
It can be said that he is no longer a sound person.
At this moment, he regretted the broken bone surgery very much, and he hated the expert even more for not telling him the sequelae at that time.
But when the doctor took out the surgical agreement he signed, he was helpless against others.
Li Yanuo knew that he had been deceived, and the huge price made him no longer believe in any way to grow taller, and whenever he saw an advertisement for increasing the height of broken bones, he would report it backhandedly, and use his personal experience to persuade others to stop the precipice.
epilogue
If Li Yanuo had realized that health is more important than height a day earlier, perhaps he would not have suffered this kind of experience.
But there are some people who don't hit the south wall and don't look back, and only after experiencing it will they grow.
I just hope he can have some success in the future.
Resources:
1. Nandu Weekly- In order to grow 7.2 cm taller, I spent 160,000 yuan at home
2. Health Times- Broken bone heightening, this "height enhancement surgery" that is expressly banned by the state, some people are still doing it
3. Beijing Daily - Is it advisable to "increase the height of broken bones"?