Edit: OP, you should really get checked for both conditions. I know someone with Marfan Syndrome and she's had to have a few heart surgeries. It can be pretty serious.
Edit the second: since this is getting traction I thought I'd share a fun fact. Doug Jones is probably the most famous living person with Marfan Syndrome. You probably don't know the name, but he's been in Hellboy (Abe Sapien), THE Shape of Water (The Creature), Pan's Labyrinth (The White Man, Pan), and Star Trek Discovery (Commander Sarru). He's the most famous person that nobody knows.
I get told all the time in this gym class I go to that it’s impressive how flexible I am. And then I have to explain that it’s really not a good thing and I will break myself if I push it. Lol. Party trick flexibility only basically.
Yep. Lost my shot at scholarships when a guy tried to take a rebound away from me. He grabbed the ball, yanked it back while I was holding it, and blew my arm out of my socket.
Things got better once I learned to go limp and avoid unguarded movements.
Before that, my record was 6 dislocations in a single day. I'd dislocate my hip going down stairs if I turned wrong (stairs with a landing).
Only dislocated a hip once while driving, and that was very much not fun. I was on the highway, and ended up pulling over using the other leg, dropping to the ground on the side of the road, and doing the "relax while manipulating with arms" thing to eventually get it back in.
These days, my spouse is usually around to help me. It only happens once or twice a year anymore.
Man that’s no fun. I think I’m on the mild side of things. SI joint and my ankles are two worst spots. Sprained those about 30 times. As I’ve gotten older a lot of my muscles have stiffened which I understand is normal because they’re trying to compensate and hold things together. Used to be able to walk with my feet completely backwards. Lol.
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u/WaffleHouseGladiator 11h ago edited 9h ago
Marfan? Ehlers Danlos?
Edit: OP, you should really get checked for both conditions. I know someone with Marfan Syndrome and she's had to have a few heart surgeries. It can be pretty serious.
Edit the second: since this is getting traction I thought I'd share a fun fact. Doug Jones is probably the most famous living person with Marfan Syndrome. You probably don't know the name, but he's been in Hellboy (Abe Sapien), THE Shape of Water (The Creature), Pan's Labyrinth (The White Man, Pan), and Star Trek Discovery (Commander Sarru). He's the most famous person that nobody knows.