Coping With Brachymetatarsia

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living with Brachymetatarsia
by: Trina on Wed, Jul 23 2008

hey!
my name is trina and i am 17 yrs old.
i am frm jamaica. all my life i’ve been ashamed of my “funny toe”.the only ppl that knows about my toe is my family and my boyfriend. it took him a while to notice and when he did he thought it was cute. =] that pleased me.

on my left foot, my fourth toe is deformed. its shorter that all of my other toes. and it sorta sits upwards.i asked my mom if she ever noticed but she said i wasn’t born like that .she said my bone just stop growing.where im frm in jamaica i kno a few ppl with this problem so i never though of it as anything.but when my family moved to america i noticed that the ppl here are very jugdemental and i’ve hidden my left foot every where i go. ever since 3rd grade i’ve always wore close toe shoes. my freshman yr i was brave enough to wear sandal.

i am now going on to my senior yr and still i hide my toe. its like when im in public i have a feeling that everyone is steering at my toe when no one is lookin. i want to fix my toe but i kno it wont be anytime soon. or mybe i’ll learn to love myself and keep. i was watching t.v and i decided to go check my email when i thought i’d do some research and learn more. so i just wanted to share my story with other ppl in the wrrld like me. =]

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July 2008

From sorrow to hope - by TAMIKA - (Mon, Jul 28 2008)
I never knew what was wrong with me. My parents told me nothing. As a young child you could’nt tell. [more..]
living with Brachymetatarsia - by Trina - (Wed, Jul 23 2008)
hey! my name is trina and i am 17 yrs old. i am frm jamaica. all my life i’ve been ashamed of my “funny toe”. [more..]
I’m a member of your club! - by DH - (Mon, Jul 21 2008)
Hi all! I’ve just read through all of your stories and WOW…you all sound like me. I’m a 41 year old female and I too began to notice a that my 3rd toe on my right foot was becoming shorter as my foot was growing in my early years. [more..]
my little toe - by hc - (Tue, Jul 15 2008)
I am a 32yr old female, I too have this condition affecting my left foot only and my fourth toe, no-one else in my family has this. I noticed my toe changing when I was around 11, I have always felt self consious about it and hated it. [more..]
I finally have an answer…. - by Karen W. - (Tue, Jul 15 2008)
My daughter who is 14 years old has been living with a deformed toe most of her life. She wasnt born with this, it just stopped growing. [more..]
Turtle Toes! - by CeCe - (Mon, Jul 07 2008)
Hi, I am a 49 year old African American female that has struggled with my toe mystery for many years. I do not remember my toes being different until maybe fourth grade. [more..]

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