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To: coalminersson

My great-grandson has something like polydactyly, he’s never been officially diagnosed. The inside of his left leg and foot overgrow like crazy. The left big toe is almost as big as a grown adult’s foot. The left leg is already about 4 in longer than his normal leg. Sooo, their plan of attack from the beginning has been to kill and retard growth plates as needed and suck out fat anytime they can. The first operation was not a success but it looks like the second operation has been pretty successful but they actually want to amputate his leg and his parents are so confused and anxious.

He’s already four and he deals with it quite well most people don’t even notice it unless he has shorts on or he takes his shoes off. The operations are so hard on him because he has a cast up to his hip and it’s none weight-bearing and then he has to recover from wearing a cast for 6 weeks and normally it dislocates his hip. If this was actually a reality it would sure make it easier for them to make a decision.


12 posted on 03/05/2024 10:49:15 AM PST by tiki
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To: tiki

Wow. Thanks for sharing. Prayers for the boy.


18 posted on 03/05/2024 1:51:36 PM PST by subterfuge (I'm a pure-blood!)
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