Since I was young, I didn't eat well and just felt a little short as I grew up, but I felt uncomfortable while living my social life. My mom looked around and met Professor Song through an acquaintance's introduction. When I first went to the hospital and saw the Ilizarov device, I was so surprised. After receiving the surgery date, the tension gradually increased. After being admitted to the hospital, I wondered, "Can I really get through the surgery?"

But even after hearing my mom say I had suffered after the surgery, the pain continued, and even if I took painkillers, it hurt again after a while. I stayed in the hospital for a week and then was discharged. 

From now on, the battle with myself began. I had to keep turning the screws, and my legs were so heavy that it was hard to even move while sleeping at night. But I thought that my bones were growing as I turned the screws three times a day, and every two weeks, I went to the hospital to take an X-Ray and saw the growing shape, which made it bearable even though it was difficult.

Then the first ordeal came. Even though I disinfected and paid attention every day, inflammation started to occur and I started to get a fever. So I got an injection and endured it. Fortunately, it wasn't severe and I got better. Next, I continued to exercise at home, but my ankle was slightly touching the floor, so I removed the pin. The day I went to the hospital was the only day I went out, so it was difficult, but my heart fluttered.

The only outing, a trip to the hospital

I wanted to eat famous duck soup, so I remember eating it in the car. I still go to that place sometimes, but it doesn't taste as good as it did then. My parents had a hard time moving my heavy body in and out of the car, but they continued to believe in me and encourage me until the end. I wanted to increase it by about 10 centimeters, but I had to be satisfied with 8 centimeters. I was a little disappointed. I had surgery to remove the metal pins a year later. It's already been 14 years since the surgery. In the meantime, I worked for about 8 years and wore high heels. I had a job taking care of children, and it wasn't very painful or difficult to put the children in and out of the car.

 Now I'm married and have children. I wore a baby carrier for my child, and even though our house was on the 3rd floor after 100 days, it wasn't very inconvenient to go up and down. Now I carry my child, who weighs 15kg, but I haven't had any particularly painful experiences yet. When I'm in my 50s, it would be a natural degenerative phenomenon if I had knee joint pain. I don't think there are many years left.

I was very worried about the scars because I was a woman, but I think they were red for about 3 years, and now you can't tell unless you look closely. I also like bathhouses and saunas, so I go there often. Has the plastic surgery technology for surgical marks improved much more than when I had surgery?

If you ask me if I could have surgery again, I was so desperate back then and I think I'm satisfied with a height of 140 centimeters now. It's still short, but it's not a bad look to others. I am happy now living as a mother of a child and a wife of a man.

Professor 송해룡! I haven't been able to visit you due to the excuse of being busy, but I hear news from the media from time to time and I am always grateful.