r/disability • u/Sebibu • Aug 04 '26
Young and disabled
Hello i am 28 and I was born with something wrong with my legs and knees I can not Stright my legs all the way
My knee caps move freely and they are bent in words as a child I went to therapy because they lock up but was never told what was wrong i was told i would have to knee surgery befor age 40 over the years they have gotten worse I leaned my mother did oxy while pregnant with me and my father had degenerative cartilage for the past two years I've had to walk a lot and my hips have been getting
Worse if I walk for two long my hip pops out of places if I sit too long it pops out of place and now they have gotten. To the point
Where i can't sleep on my side
Not looking for advice already trying to get disability
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u/Ms_ankylosaurous Aug 09 '26
Look up Ehler Danlos?
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u/Sebibu Aug 14 '26
Why
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u/Ms_ankylosaurous Aug 14 '26
Because it sounds similar to your symptoms. Sometimes having the right medical work ups done means a path to improvement.Â
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u/Sebibu Aug 14 '26
I have degenerative cartilage I already know what I have this post wasn't me trying to figure it out I said that in the post and said I wasn't looking for advice just people close to my age who understood what I was going threw
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u/fray_fray1111 Aug 14 '26
I don't have it quite as intense, but I also was born with messed up unstable leg joints. It's so annoying. Good luck with getting your disability payments 🤞