Webbed toes & flat feet

2009 October 30

Since my childhood, I always thought that the reason that 2 of my toes on my left foot are joined together is because according to my mom, I was born early 20 days than expected. So my layman mind thought that it was a very perfect logical reason. That probably my toes didn’t had enough time to properly form. How little did I know then (and probably a bit naive :) )

But that change since I met Ayu because every now and then she performs some medical examination on me. I discovered that I infact have syndactyly. But it’s an incomplete syndactyly, the skin is only joined part of the distance to the tip of the toe.

Not only that, I’d discovered that I also have Pes Planus. Flat feet. For the longest of time, until now I didn’t even know that it was a medical condition. No wonder that I always feel pain when I’m walking especially around the arch of my feet. So the next thing is I’m going to get myself a special insole that can support my arch. Hopefully this could at least lessen the pain that I feel every time I go out for a walk (or the occasional jog).

 

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  1. 2009 October 30
    aliya permalink

    berguna ada doctor in the family heheheh!
    you’ll discover more medical ailments in the future :p
    it’s not because we are more prone to it, just because we are more alert to it and take notice.

  2. 2009 October 30

    A’ah.. one of the many conveniences marrying a doctor. ;p

  3. 2009 October 31

    clears many things that we thought we know about our anatomy/ biological situations.

    by the way, you’d be able to swim faster with those feet wouldn’t you? :D

    did you spend plenty of time near water (like in island or near river) when you were little?

  4. 2009 October 31

    Lol, I don’t know if it able me to swim any faster but I did learn how to swim in a swimming pool. I won’t say plenty of time near water but there were the occasional family trip to the now defunct Mimaland, picnis at Ulu Yam & Port Dickson.

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