Coping With Brachymetatarsia

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March 2010

I can relate… - by DV - (Tue, Mar 09 2010)
So many feelings came back reading these stories. I had the surgery some years back and had forgotten how down I felt about not being “normal” like the other kids. Only my immediate family knew about my feet and like other families they said it wasn’t a big deal but they just didn’t understand. [more..]
Brachyfoot - by bs - (Tue, Mar 09 2010)
Hi, I am 22 years old and i just had my second surgery for bone correction. From the time i was about 13 years old I experienced severe embarrassment from my two short fourth toes. I never knew of anyone else who had them and always thought I was the only freak out there. Nobody in my family had it. [more..]
brachymetatarsia - by Latoya - (Tue, Mar 09 2010)
i had a short 4th toe on my right foot for as long as i could remember and was very self conscious. i wouldn’t show anyone my feet, not even my family. as i got older it become more painful to wear shoes so me and my mom decided to see what i could do to fix it. [more..]

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