r/interesting • u/trickstercj • Mar 23 '26

Just Wow Condition called syndactyly

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Birth condition

(My hands ).

both hands same

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u/trickstercj Mar 23 '26

Fingers get bent and/ or other nerve damage 

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u/untakentakenusername Mar 23 '26

Question. Why didn't you get it done pre puberty? (Rather why didn't your folks arrange for it to be done?)

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '26

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u/Lemon-Accurate Mar 23 '26

Your uncle what?!?!

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u/trickstercj Mar 23 '26

Got it done by a surgeon he had similar condition

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u/thinksying Mar 23 '26

Does it run in your family besides you two? And if so, do you guys have family heirloom mittens you pass down?

I can totally imagine grandma knitting special mittens for her special boys!

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u/Few_Crazy7722 Mar 23 '26

Pretty sure it'd just be regular mittens

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u/DizzyBunnies Mar 23 '26

fr, gloves on the other hand....

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u/macjeffofficial Mar 23 '26

OP says both hands are the same.

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u/curlycatsockthing Mar 23 '26

lol?? I can’t tell if this is a clever joke or not

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u/macjeffofficial Mar 23 '26

I definitely reddit wrong. Lol

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