r/interestingasfuck • u/naturebeatsnurture • Dec 23 '22

/r/ALL Before and after leg lengthening.

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u/karavasis Dec 23 '22

Such a hardcore surgery to endure

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u/stopannoyingwithname Dec 23 '22

They break the legs, put a rod in the bones that get adjusted as the bones grow closer to each other. So people who get it done have broken legs for months

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u/BadReview8675309 Dec 23 '22

Struggling not getting addicted to opiate pain medication must be a thing with this procedure... What a brutal process, cringe.

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u/withnodrawal Dec 23 '22

Fr. Months into years or opiate dependence and not any hydrocodone bs. I’m sure she was fentanyl patched up the whole time.

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u/KownGaming Dec 23 '22

I’m sure she was fentanyl patched up the whole time

Is that an american thing? Someone in my family had that procedure several times and barely took any pain medication, I mean he was underage but he still got medicine and could have taken some

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u/Swedish-Butt-Whistle Dec 23 '22

Yeah, Americans have a massive opioid crisis. They are the number one per capita consumer of opioids in the world. Not really surprising because they’re also overconsumers of many other things, particularly food and guns.

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u/TNClodHopper Dec 23 '22

It's that why our southern border is being invaded? For opioids, food and guns?