‘Folded man’ stands up straight after 28 years following surgery that broke bones
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Published 2020-09-10
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A man suffered from a form of ankylosing spondylitis so severe that his upper body folded onto his thighs. Three parts of his body were ‘connected’ – his chin to his chest, his breastbone to his pubic bone, and his face to his thigh bone. After undergoing four operations at Shenzhen University General Hospital, in which his bones were literally broken and reconstructed, he finally stood straight – after 28 years.
Credit: 二更深圳/深圳大学总医院
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All Comments (21)
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Props to his mom for not giving up on him for all those years
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"what if i die, but he's still sick? who will take care of my son?" im sad.
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Doctors really broke this man's bones and reconstructed the bones back. They spent hours in surgery with this man. They deserve a huge round of applause for there hard work
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Seeing things like this makes me so happy, this is humanity at its finest. The son literally lifting himself up, his mother's love for him, the medical team achieving this incredible feat, the technology that makes it possible. It's so heartwarming to see them all!
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"I could finally take a closer look at mum. She has grown old and her hair has turned grey" That broke my heart
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"He has already endured so much pain for 20 years, this is nothing. He can do it." Underrated line.
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The first minute of this saddened me greatly. I was diagnosed in 2016 as having Ankylosing Spondylitis 😢 and in 2020 was told I have Cervical Spondylosis, both cause me a lot of pain. I can hardly move my head, I can't look up or side to side but I can look down. I take an injection every month to suppress the immune system to slow down the progression of the Ankylosing Spondylitis. I hope this man is doing well, it would have changed his life so much.
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It's really quite amazing how far medical technology and knowledge have come. I'm very happy that the skilled surgeons were able to give this man a better life.
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Props to his mom for not giving up on him for all those years.
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This is a true example on why you should never give up
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I simply can't imagine the agony he must have been in. Amazing surgeons and his mother is a special person.
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The purest form of love comes from a mother 😢
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I started crying when he said "I could finally take a closer look at my mum"
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This makes me appreciate the fact that I can stand up straight.
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You can tell how tired that doctor was. I appreciate how much they cared for him.
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This guy took "stand up for yourself" VERY seriously... Props to the medical team, to the mom and to him!
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The mans suffering was longer than my entire life. I can't even imagine.
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they literally did the IMPOSSIBLE im so proud of the hospital and the doctor
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THE DOCTOR AAND HIS CREW DESERVE MUCH RESPECT AND APPRECIATION
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No one should suffer that much. I hope he is doing fine!
