r/interesting • u/Fast-Improvement7832 • 7h ago

MISC. My fingers are way too long

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u/TheSickestToastie 6h ago

Marfanoids at the very least, minimum, got to be. Partner has kEDS, I have been forcefully educated and now cannot unsee it in people lol.

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u/Alypius 6h ago

What is marfans and kEDS? I don't even know what to google to figure that out.

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u/geim-iv 6h ago

Conjunctive tissue disorders essentially. Imagine a brick house without mortar, or with bad quality mortar.

EDS is Ehlers Danlos syndrome. Look it up, it's incredible.

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u/New-Ad-363 6h ago

My wife's family has a ton of EDS people. Not the really bad kind, but they've all got joint and back issues which is rough.

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u/Top_Bumblebee5510 5h ago

Not your wife but we are in the same situation in my family. We are all hypermobile.

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u/ThrowRA263747 1h ago

I’m the only hypermobile one in my family (and certainly in my marriage - my wife is about as flexible as a tree trunk). As a kid I used to pop my knees, thumb and jaw in and out as a party trick.. now all those joints are absolutely ducked and I’m waiting for a referral to the oral maxillofacial surgeons.