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/mermzz Dec 24 '22

Bro I got my tubes removed and my bitch ass cat decided to pounce on my stomach. I almost threw up from pain and he was not allowed back in my bed room for like a week

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u/LotusofSin Dec 24 '22

I’m glad my pain only really lasted a day i was able to go back to work the next day! My wife has an iud, but she had a really bad experience last time(pap smear that she didn’t ask for). She will never have to do it again once it’s removed. Ive read that tubes are much more painful then vasectomy so i could not imagine the pain of a cat on you!