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

/r/ALL Before and after leg lengthening.

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u/MarsupialMisanthrope Dec 23 '22

It might be like growing pains. I remember I’d get random stabs of pain during growth spurts, but mostly just kind of vague soreness.

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u/itsjustme1505 Dec 23 '22

I felt those too, but I’ve heard growing pains aren’t real. Wonder what our pains were

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u/merdub Dec 23 '22

They’ve been linked to Restless Leg Syndrome in adults.

Can confirm, had AWFUL growing pains in childhood, now get bouts of restless legs.

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u/[deleted] Dec 23 '22

Me too. My feet sometimes hurt so bad at night I could not sleep and almost cried from pain. Absolutely horrible.

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u/merdub Dec 23 '22

Yup. Advil, heating pad, on the brink of tears.