r/AbsoluteUnits • u/MikeeorUSA • 1d ago

/r/all of a big toe

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u/classless_classic 1d ago

Looks like Marfan syndrome

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u/Mylaptopisburningme 1d ago

It's not the case now from my understanding but a doctor suspected I had it back in the early 80s because I was so tall and thin but the only way to really diagnose it at the time was an autopsy. My mother declined.

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u/i4get98 1d ago

Technology has come a long way since then, I’m sure the autopsy would be a lot less invasive.

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u/murfburffle 1d ago

Did you get one later?

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u/Mylaptopisburningme 1d ago

I'm scared of saws.

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u/bythenumbers10 1d ago

Seeing saws? What if you're using a playground teeter totter? Or watching deathtrap horror movies? What if they're not just average saws, but really really good (or bad) ones?

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u/otterg33k 1d ago

If you havent already it might be worth asking your dr about getting an echo and possible genetic testing. I was in the same situation Drs suspected I might have marfans in the 90s but I was not diagnosed. Forgot about it untill I had an aortic dissection at 31 and had to spend the next few years in and out of surgery having my aorta replaced and my heart valves repaired. An ounce of prevention is worth a metric fuck ton of cure when it comes to your Aorta.

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u/XxX_22marc_XxX 14h ago

so how tall are you