#leg length discrepancy

[this-is-deformimisia]

I have femoral retroversion and congenital LLD. I lowkey hate it when my friends walk too fast. Like, I use a cane or a crutch, SLOW DOWN

This is deformimisia. It may potentially be unintentional, but they should attempt to be more mindful and accommodating to your needs.

[cripplecharacters]

Guess who’s back. I forgot some basic things I wanted to ask lol. Sorry if it’s a hassle (they hate to see me coming /j)

Same character, my baby boy (if I keep on doing asks we can call him Map), for refresher has leg length discrepancy because when he was a teenager he got bumped by a drunk driver and most of this left leg bones broke.

1. How does sleeping feel? I imagine it varies depending on what side is injured and pains. So like for him specifically would it be better to be on the right side or on the back etc.

2. Stupid question but I just want to ask, how does driving feel? Since you have to press on padels, would it hurt? Would driving long distances hurt? His wife normally drives when they go to their parents or family or just out but idk when he himself goes to work or when she’s gone on work trips.

3. I can’t believe I forgot to ask, how long can you stand. He cooks on good days. If it’s too strenuous either they order something, wifey cooks something basic, or maybe he cooks something basic or sits idk it’s not in depth.

I’m trying to think of more things to ask bc I don’t wanna send too maybe asks and be a bother. Alas I’m a forgetful human, so social anxiety has to get kicked in the ankles and y’all will see me with more asks later maybe. Thank you

Hi!

1. How sleeping feels really depends on the type of pains. I sleep kind of curled up on my side but I think that's partly my scoliosis too. Any injuries or chronic post-injury pain that hurts with pressure will hurt if leaned on while sleeping. However, his pain might not be activated by pressure (mine wasn't until I started experiencing muscle weakness a few years ago). He might also move a lot or have trouble getting comfortable.

2. I don't drive but from my understanding it's the same as for abled drivers, since you control the pedals with one foot and can adjust the seat? I don't remember as a kid ever having trouble with things like bike riding, since I wasn't putting my body weight on my weaker leg. But again, mileage may vary.

Your character was injured in a car crash though--he might be hesitant to drive because of trauma rather than how it feels physically.

3. Again, this will really depend on the specifics of his injury and how it heals, how large of a length discrepancy, which aids he uses, etc. I always found it very uncomfortable to stand still since I was putting pressure/weight on awkward places, but walking around I was usually fine for an hour or two before things started hurting. A stool in the kitchen might be a good aid--he'll be counter height, but can take the weight off his leg.

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[disasteriod]

Incoming rant, tw ableism//

MY SCHOOL IS A DUMPSTER FIRE.

first, the only elevator in the building has to be shut down for maintenance, so they're making me walk up and down the stairs to each different floors despite me being physically disabled. I have LLD, and although I can functionally walk I'm a tripping hazard and I still suffer from the effects of my LLD being untreated for way too long (scoliosis, back and hip pain, limping). They're only getting away with this because I can't complain without people pulling out the 'its just seven floors' and then 'suffering is virtue' and then 'you could walk up the stairs back when you were undiagnosed'. FUCK YOU. IM SO DONE WITH THE NEEDS AND HELL EVEN THR QUALITY OF LIFE AND COMFORT OF DISABLED PEOPLE BEING SQUASHED.

Then they proceed to FUCK UP my EXAM ACCOMODATIONS ON FOUR FUCKING ACCOUNTS. I have dyslexia and dyscalculia and so the accomodations I applied for include a time extension, A3 test and answering paper, a screen reader, one-sided exam sheets and circling multiple choice questions instead of filling the special MC paper privelges.

One. THEY FORGOT TO PRINT MY PAPERS TO BE ONE SIDED. The special Ed exam room has a chart detailing who has what accomodations and it was listed there. They didn't even think to check and I'm literally the only student who has any other accomodations outside of time extensions. Oh my god.

Two. THEY FORGOT TO APPLY FOR MY SCREEN READER. it wasn't even on the chart. So fuck me I guess, I'll have to live without it. I STRESSED HOW IMPORTANT OF A GAME CHANGER IT WOULD BE AND THEY FUCKING FORGOT.

Three. My school decidedly hates disabled folk so while the rest of the schools gets their special notice for exam venues and time slots I have to hunt down my teachers and received the information from word of mouth and live in constant uncertainty because my entire thing is DYSLEXIA. I CANT TRUST WHAT I WRITE EVEN WHEN I'VE LIVED WITH IT FOR YEARS.

And fourth, the most annoying and inexcusable and most damning of all: THEY OVERLAPPED MY EXAMS BECAUSE SOMEBODY FORGOT TO FUCKING DO THE MATH IF WHEN I WOULD BE DONE WITH MY EXAMS. oh, the rest of the school has this test end at 1045 and has the next test start at 1100? And you're still not done? Sucks to suck! WHAT THE FUCK.

[ouchiemyspine]

last 11 mins of disability pride month for me - I'd like to say , hope everyone with limb length discrepancy had a great one 🥳 we are not talked about enough

[saiwestfield]

Went to my like… gait & leg measuring appointment. 8mm difference, nothing too big, I just have a lot of chronic pain and walking issues and balances issues and all of that. Anyways I have to wear slippers for a year which is like. literally my hell. Sensory wise i just hate them and they make me feel super unstable and unsafe. I keep losing my balance and I don’t really feel confident in them (like, doing activities and standing and walking, i mean. Not literal outward appearance confidence, lol.) Buuuuut, you know, anything that lessens my chronic pain is good. Although I doubt they’ll ever truly go away. But yeah it just really dawned on me that I’ll never be able to do anything. Without some kind of aid. I can’t stand for too long ever. I can’t walk without special shoes even within my own house. I can’t stand in the shower for too long I can’t stand while doing work I can’t walk too far etc. (which, these are all limitations everyone has but. You know. Not as big limitations. Some.) Thankfully this is all I have to deal with and I think I really should be grateful. But at the same time. Other people my age are just out here living their lives. They don’t have to worry that much about doing too much walking to trigger their chronic pain or worry that if they attempt to walk down these steps they might lose their balance or trip. I don’t know, im grateful it’s not that bad but I’m also angry that it is anything at all in the first place.

[sillylandmagic]

My physical disabilities/conditions that affect me physically

Mixed spastic triplegic ataxic cerebral palsy

Left sided hemiparesis

Leg length discrepancy

Valgus knee deformity

Ankle pronation

Tracheal stenosis

Pulmonary fibrosis

Severe deviated septum

Scalp eczema

Not trying to ‘catch them all’ but wanted to make a quick post before going to bed.