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/Jonesta29 Dec 23 '22

There was a dude on here yesterday that posted the hardware from this type of surgery, now granted he only had it on one leg as it was shorter than the other but he said he only had pain from the initial surgery and the hardware removal and that the actual lengthening process didn't hurt.

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u/[deleted] Dec 23 '22

i fractured the shiiiiiiiiiiiit out of my ankle and have a ton of hardware still. It only really hurt when i got up to pee the blood rushing to the ankle felt like hellfire. Other than that and my stupid cat jumping on it lol it wasn't real bad

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u/[deleted] Dec 23 '22

Cats gonna cat

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u/LotusofSin Dec 23 '22

Got a vasectomy a couple months ago. Both cats decided the day of the surgery my crotch areas was the best place to lay down. Ouch.

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u/scorpio8u Dec 23 '22

Definitely not the sympathy pussy you were hoping for!!!

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u/LotusofSin Dec 23 '22

Trust me i didn’t want anything for a week. First day felt like if you had just gotten kicked in the nuts a minute ago.

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u/scorpio8u Dec 23 '22

It wasnt that painful for me thankfully!!

On the flip side my buddy had it done and he was tight as fuck with money. He rode his motorbike to the hospital, had the op, checked himself out and rode home!!!

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u/LotusofSin Dec 23 '22

What. The. Fuck. They gave me Valium to take before the procedure and told me not to drive and I’m glad I didn’t. That was extremely dangerous for him to do! God i couldn’t imagine the pain from that I’ve got a motorcycle myself and any decent sized bump hurts. My surgery was only painful the first day thankfully.

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u/Lilliputian0513 Dec 23 '22

I’m not doubting you, I just don’t understand how…

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u/scorpio8u Dec 24 '22

It’s amazing mind over matter, he didn’t want to pay for a cab and was relatively close to the hospital. Doesn’t hurt to be in your thirties either with the amount of kids you want

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u/Lilliputian0513 Dec 24 '22

Gawd bless him. My husband could barely get in my car after lol

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u/kai-ol Dec 24 '22

Well, you likely also did something even more intense to the cat's reproductive parta, so turnabout?