Comments on: Foot Freaks http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2002/08/06/foot-freaks Random musings of a Southern geek Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:29:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-almost-rc-9965 hourly 1 By: Dougal http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2002/08/06/foot-freaks/comment-page-4#comment-154770 Dougal Fri, 26 Jan 2007 16:36:01 +0000 //?p=#comment-154770 I'm closing comments on these blog posts in favor of the forums that I set up for this purpose. The forums will allow you to have discussions in a more structured format. Go: <a href="http://dougal.gunters.org/forums/" rel="nofollow">Geek Ramblings Forums</a> I’m closing comments on these blog posts in favor of the forums that I set up for this purpose. The forums will allow you to have discussions in a more structured format.

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]]> By: Lita http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2002/08/06/foot-freaks/comment-page-4#comment-153728 Lita Sat, 20 Jan 2007 23:11:45 +0000 //?p=#comment-153728 I too have webbed toes on both feet. My dad had them and my daughter has them. We are absolutely special people! I too have webbed toes on both feet. My dad had them and my daughter has them. We are absolutely special people!

]]> By: elle http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2002/08/06/foot-freaks/comment-page-4#comment-153172 elle Thu, 18 Jan 2007 06:06:39 +0000 //?p=#comment-153172 I am yet another person with second and third toes on both feet webbed almost all the way up, and as a child I used to be very self conscious, but now I love my fabulous toes! I was adopted, but I know that my mother was of English descent. They have no negative affect on me at all, and I would never separate them. Another famous web toe is Dan Ackroyd. Be proud, webbed ones, we are unique! I am yet another person with second and third toes on both feet webbed almost all the way up, and as a child I used to be very self conscious, but now I love my fabulous toes! I was adopted, but I know that my mother was of English descent. They have no negative affect on me at all, and I would never separate them. Another famous web toe is Dan Ackroyd. Be proud, webbed ones, we are unique!

]]> By: Jackie http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2002/08/06/foot-freaks/comment-page-4#comment-149218 Jackie Sat, 06 Jan 2007 09:07:34 +0000 //?p=#comment-149218 Oh thank you so much for doing this site. I have a lovely baby granddaughter Natalie who has twin toes on both feet and we dont have anyone in our family with this "little quirk of nature". I did worry about it, thinking it might be related to another foot disorder. At 4 months old one foot has started to arch in half way down, therefore I think we will have to seek treatment. Seeing your site,I realise the toes dont matter any more. Oh thank you so much for doing this site. I have a lovely baby granddaughter Natalie who has twin toes on both feet and we dont have anyone in our family with this “little quirk of nature”. I did worry about it, thinking it might be related to another foot disorder. At 4 months old one foot has started to arch in half way down, therefore I think we will have to seek treatment. Seeing your site,I realise the toes dont matter any more.

]]> By: Rebecca http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2002/08/06/foot-freaks/comment-page-4#comment-144286 Rebecca Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:58:32 +0000 //?p=#comment-144286 oh, and I was also born with a heart condition, which I outgrew. I really wonder if they are connected. Maybe we should all list our health conditions... hehe oh, and I was also born with a heart condition, which I outgrew. I really wonder if they are connected. Maybe we should all list our health conditions… hehe

]]> By: Rebecca http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2002/08/06/foot-freaks/comment-page-4#comment-144285 Rebecca Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:56:45 +0000 //?p=#comment-144285 This is wonderful! I have the exact same toes as in the photo, except 'pretty girl feet'. When I was a child, I would make up excuses in P.E. to get out of taking off my socks, (which is gross anyway.) I am almost 31 years old, and have just come to accept and love my feet in the last several years. It wasn't until I was about 25 that I started wearing flip-flops, and I still can't wear some styles of open-toed sandals, just because it looks goofy. I feel sorry for the people that have opted to surgically alter what they were born with, when it really isn't such a 'deformity'. I realized that most people don't even notice my toes, and if even when I point them out, it takes them a second to understand what I'm talking about. I am also of Irish decent, but I'm the only person in my family that I know of with 'stuck-toes'. I can't swim to save my life, as I have developed a water phobia after two near-drowning incidents, but I used to be able to swim well. It's also funny that people mentioned the toe socks... if anyone asks me 'do they hurt?' 'doesn't that feel weird', I always reply "The only problem I have is that I can't wear those cute stripey toe socks" (and I've always meant to modify a pair just for laughs!) It is somewhat ignorant of people to ask if it feels 'weird', what other way should they feel? This is all I know. This is wonderful! I have the exact same toes as in the photo, except ‘pretty girl feet’. When I was a child, I would make up excuses in P.E. to get out of taking off my socks, (which is gross anyway.) I am almost 31 years old, and have just come to accept and love my feet in the last several years. It wasn’t until I was about 25 that I started wearing flip-flops, and I still can’t wear some styles of open-toed sandals, just because it looks goofy. I feel sorry for the people that have opted to surgically alter what they were born with, when it really isn’t such a ‘deformity’. I realized that most people don’t even notice my toes, and if even when I point them out, it takes them a second to understand what I’m talking about.
I am also of Irish decent, but I’m the only person in my family that I know of with ’stuck-toes’. I can’t swim to save my life, as I have developed a water phobia after two near-drowning incidents, but I used to be able to swim well. It’s also funny that people mentioned the toe socks… if anyone asks me ‘do they hurt?’ ‘doesn’t that feel weird’, I always reply “The only problem I have is that I can’t wear those cute stripey toe socks” (and I’ve always meant to modify a pair just for laughs!) It is somewhat ignorant of people to ask if it feels ‘weird’, what other way should they feel? This is all I know.

]]> By: Anne http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2002/08/06/foot-freaks/comment-page-4#comment-143520 Anne Tue, 19 Dec 2006 09:56:32 +0000 //?p=#comment-143520 Hi everyone, My son was born with webbing between the 2nd and 3rd toes on the left foot only. I don't know anyone in mine or my husbands family who has this. He was also born with a heart condition and has had lots of genetic testing and chromosome tests which have all come back normal. The drs seem to think that because he has the webbing with a heart condition that he must have some syndrome.........they don't know which one though. I think he is fine. I had problems early on in the pregnancy, and started to have a miscarriage at 6 weeks, and then it stopped.........it was such a miracle. I feel that this caused my sons problems. Does anyone else have it only on one toe, not on both? it seems most people have it on both feet. I'm from Australia :) Anneliese - anne@winarta.net Hi everyone,

My son was born with webbing between the 2nd and 3rd toes on the left foot only. I don’t know anyone in mine or my husbands family who has this. He was also born with a heart condition and has had lots of genetic testing and chromosome tests which have all come back normal. The drs seem to think that because he has the webbing with a heart condition that he must have some syndrome………they don’t know which one though. I think he is fine.
I had problems early on in the pregnancy, and started to have a miscarriage at 6 weeks, and then it stopped………it was such a miracle. I feel that this caused my sons problems.

Does anyone else have it only on one toe, not on both? it seems most people have it on both feet.
I’m from Australia :)

Anneliese - anne@winarta.net

]]> By: Anne http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2002/08/06/foot-freaks/comment-page-4#comment-143519 Anne Tue, 19 Dec 2006 09:56:13 +0000 //?p=#comment-143519 Hi everyone, My son was born with webbing between the 2nd and 3rd toes on the left foot only. I don't know anyone in mine or my husbands family who has this. He was also born with a heart condition and has had lots of genetic testing and chromosome tests which have all come back normal. The drs seem to think that because he has the webbing with a heart condition that he must have some syndrome.........they don't know which one though. I think he is fine. I had problems early on in the pregnancy, and started to have a miscarriage at 6 weeks, and then it stopped.........it was such a miracle. I feel that this caused my sons problems. Does anyone else have it only on one toe, not on both? it seems most people have it on both feet. I'm from Australia :) Anne - anne@winarta.net Hi everyone,

My son was born with webbing between the 2nd and 3rd toes on the left foot only. I don’t know anyone in mine or my husbands family who has this. He was also born with a heart condition and has had lots of genetic testing and chromosome tests which have all come back normal. The drs seem to think that because he has the webbing with a heart condition that he must have some syndrome………they don’t know which one though. I think he is fine.
I had problems early on in the pregnancy, and started to have a miscarriage at 6 weeks, and then it stopped………it was such a miracle. I feel that this caused my sons problems.

Does anyone else have it only on one toe, not on both? it seems most people have it on both feet.
I’m from Australia :)

Anne - anne@winarta.net

]]> By: Sean http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2002/08/06/foot-freaks/comment-page-4#comment-142487 Sean Sat, 16 Dec 2006 05:29:46 +0000 //?p=#comment-142487 Thank you very for the forum. My wife just gave birth to a lovely little boy with webbed toes - second and third toes. You can't really tell from the top of the feet. You have to look at them from the bottom. I tried to do a search on web md about this genetic anomoly and a lot of scary syndromes came up. Is this a pretty common thing? You all seem pretty normal to me! I don't know anyone else in my family with this condition. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Sean Thank you very for the forum. My wife just gave birth to a lovely little boy with webbed toes - second and third toes. You can’t really tell from the top of the feet. You have to look at them from the bottom. I tried to do a search on web md about this genetic anomoly and a lot of scary syndromes came up. Is this a pretty common thing? You all seem pretty normal to me! I don’t know anyone else in my family with this condition. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Sean

]]> By: Tina http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2002/08/06/foot-freaks/comment-page-4#comment-134528 Tina Sun, 19 Nov 2006 07:03:28 +0000 //?p=#comment-134528 Well,I have some shocking news for you all. I have the exact toes in the above picture, so does my mother and sisters and some of my nephews. Well I gave birth to a beautiful boy 5 years ago and he was born with six fingers on each hand and 7 toes on each feet with a lot of webbing! This was quite a shock to us, with some surgeries the extra toes have been removed, but the webbing in the feet were left, due to not necessary. Anyways, being told this is how this deformity in the gene can change and do what it wants. Well,I have some shocking news for you all. I have the exact toes in the above picture, so does my mother and sisters and some of my nephews. Well I gave birth to a beautiful boy 5 years ago and he was born with six fingers on each hand and 7 toes on each feet with a lot of webbing! This was quite a shock to us, with some surgeries the extra toes have been removed, but the webbing in the feet were left, due to not necessary. Anyways, being told this is how this deformity in the gene can change and do what it wants.

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