Iama 17 year old who was dead at birth and born with one foot backwards. AMA.

Born with foot backwards?! You must have been kicking yourself.

Maybe I was kicking the umbilical cord around my neck haha.

How is your foot now? What effect does it have on your gait?

People often accuse me of trying to walk with swag but in reality I have a slight limp and my foot is turned a bit outwards.

I'm a little bowlegged and people say I walk like I don't give a fuck. Luckily I don't.

People have said the same for me haha.

Relevant. http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3sfmrh/

This here made my day.

I broke a few bones after falling down the hill in my back yard, and it pisses me off to no end when people tell me to stop limping.

What kind of arsehole tells someone to stop limping? It's generally understood that people don't limp for a laugh, they do it because they have an injury or disability. Do these same people go up to people wearing glasses and ask them to take them off, or tell people in wheelchairs to start walking?

Now now it's not as bad you think my friend! They don't tell me to stop just merely say "man you got some swag in your walk!" It's an easy misconception because the limp is so faint.

Was it a bunny hill type deal or?

My backyard it about a 70 degree angle, and I fell a good 30 feet into rocks/trees/fence/ect.

How did you manage that?

I'm sorry I'm new to reddit. How to I put up a picture via IPhone?

Would a backwards foot be an advantage in QWOP?

Amazingly enough. Yes, yes it does help.

This is something I have an interest in, as my little boy was born with congential talipes. His case wasn't as severe as yours, though. He is now 6 months old, and has been in a cast since he was 1 week to slowly correct the foot position. He will be in a brace to ensure the correction doesn't undo itself until he is 4, but only at night. I often worry about how this may affect him psychologically, but it seems to have done your confidence and sense of humour no harm... maybe even enhanced them :)

Thanks for the insight... I feel better about his treatment now.

As long as you have a good doctor and/or plastic surgeon (depending on whether he needs surgery) and show your child as much love and support as you can he will make it through :). And I was in braces and had surgery till I was 7.

Do you have any other complications, specifically any neurological ones?

I can barely point my toes and have limited feeling on certain parts of my foot.

I don't really know what you mean by neurological but if you don't mind explaining I'll be happy to answer.

In terms of mental disorders or mental capabilities?

Now are you talking about me being dead at birth or my foot?

Dead at birth. Sorry, should have clarified.

It's all good! No I don't have any complications, well at least that I know of. I was only out for like 20 seconds or something like that.

How is it possible you were dead at birth, but you're alive?

I was supposed to be a natural birth but the umbilical cord was wrapped around my neck so I was what they call a "blue baby". The doctors were able to resuscitate me shortly after they got me out of the womb.

Okay, that's legit because the title kind of made me skeptical.

Sorry for the confusion!

I would like to see a picture of your feet.

I'm sorry I'm new to reddit. How do I post a picture from my iPhone.

I figured it out don't worry haha

Don't worry everyone Overwatcher has it under control.

I got that shit on lock.

You're foot looks great for orignially being backwards. A friend of mine was born with both feet like that and unfortunately has many problems, including practically no muscle on one ankle/lower calf. Has it ever restricted you from running and stuff?

I have very little muscle on my right calf and I get tired way more easily when I run. My running is unaffected it's more of a swag run.

Are you left handed? I read a study that said people who have complicated births are more likely to be lefties. If so, high left five cause we've got something in common!

No. No I am not. Sorry.

Is it difficult buying shoes? How do you make the right foot fit properly?

I FUCKING HATE BUYING SHOES. it's like buying one shoe for a watermelon and the other for a lemon. Sometimes I'll ask for both sizes put the correct shoe from each foot in one box and roll outta the store.

My son was 'clinically dead' for 40 minutes at birth. 20 minutes in utero and 20 being resuscitated. I am thankful he is here. I am darn glad to have him.

I am also glad he is here.

Your right foot is still moderately deformed, isn't it incredibly annoying to go shoeshopping?

i really want to know the answer to this question

If you look up I answered this is a previous reply. Hope that helps.

Do you ever feel like "I shouldn't be here"!

No. I run this shit.

What do you want to be when you grow up?

A gym teacher or a physiotherapist. Not quite sure yet.

My sister was suffocated the same way you were, by the umbilical cord. She didn't make it tho. It happened the day before my mom was set for labor and when it happened inside her, she could feel something was wrong, but the doctors shrug it off as nothing, resulting in my sister dieing inside the womb of my mother.

I'm glad for your family that you made it.

I am so sorry for your loss. My deepest condolences.

You said in another comment that you can't really extend your toes. Does this mean you can't physically, or that your lack of nervous sensation to your feet prevents you from being able to operate your foot like normal? Has your foot taken some wear and tear from limited use?

I just don't have the joint flexion to point them my ligaments won't let me do it. And yes there is a bit of wear and tear. I have a large amount of scar tissue on the bottom if my foot and my right calf is about 1/3 the size of my left. I get tired a lot more easily when I am running because of this.

Not necessarily a question to you, but I think you could answer it as well: How did your parents experience your birth? Did they know of your foot before labor?
I can only imagine being scared shitless if I'd ever become a father of a baby with a backwards foot - not to mention the born dead part.

I have never really asked them actually. But I don't think they knew about my foot before. I can only imagine how scared my father was when they had to rush my mother to the OR to cut me out.

Your foot looks surprisingly healthy, except for it being noticibly shorter than the other it actually looks pretty damn good.

How did this affect your childhood? Except from the obvious swag-walk I imagine you had some complications when it came to sports?

Are you "ashamed" of your foot, in that you don't usually go to the beach with your friends, and if you do, do you wear a sock while swimming etc?

Well I was unable to play any sort of sport till about 7 and to this day I have troubles playing hockey (CanadiEnt). But I stared playing lacrosse at 8 and am now a AAA division 1 lacrosse play who was drafted this year.

If I was ashamed of my foot I probably wouldn't be doing this AMA. At beaches no I don't give any fucks you would be surprised at how many girls I have gotten with this.

Just trying to help but don't google amniotic bands... ugh.

Do you know what it is now or need me to clarify?

Well I would have preferred just a sentence clarifying it but I am afraid the damage is done and I know what it is.

I am sorry we didn't reach you sooner.

r/trees?

Do they know what caused it, is it genetic or just "one of those things?"

I think it's just one of those things. Cause no one else in my family has it but it could very well be a recessive gene.

Did you play any sports, or want to play any sports when you wee younger? Also, how long did it take for your foot to point the right way and look normal? Is there surgeries to make it look more like the other one?

I wanted to play sports so bad as a child especially hockey which I still have troubles with today. It took a lot of surgery I'll post pictures of my scars. But for now my foot is in the best possible shape I don't plan on having anymore surgeries.

if you could create a breakfast cereal what would it be?

Some kind of cereal with pot in it. Maybe shaped like little pot leaves.

would the over all flavour just be pot?

No pot tastes bad. Maybe a honey citrus flavor.

What happened for you to be born dead?

I had the umbilical cord wrapped around my neck cutting off my oxygen supply thus killing me. I was saved clearly.

I had the umbilical cord wrapped around my neck cutting off my oxygen supply thus killing me. I was saved clearly.

I hope you understand that you weren't actually dead. Clinical death is distinct from actual death, and from the latter there's no returning from.

Clinical death is merely a term used to describe the lack of breathing and blood circulation.

I was confused before but now I understand. Thank you for the clarification.

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Not trying to make a pun but you really do need to take things in stride. Plus people make fun of me for my name more than anything else.

can you ride a bike?

Yes. I almost got sponsored for park BMX.

Is this a cool story you tell with your friends around?

It's fun to tell people who I have known for a long time but they don't know about it. It's also super fun to catch randoms in public staring at my calves trying to figure out what's wrong. It's also a decent ice breaker.

How does your foot look at your age now?

There is now a link for you to look at :)

At first glance I thought this was circlejerk.

Me too....

Can you grow a mustache? If yes, please post pic.

I CAN. but I just shaved I'm so sorry

Title should have been: "I am Immortal, AMA."

Fuck that would have been cool as shit.

Proof please?

There is now a link for you to look at :)

Tricky question here: Can you actually be born if you were already dead?

My son says he was born twice. Maybe you feel that way too OP.

I like that haha I think I'll use that now haha

Can you lift bro?

If so do you (even) lift?

I can lift and I go to the gym everyday to strengthen my calf. So the real question do you even lift?

Indeed I do.

Glad to hear that you can lift and it's awesome that you do!

Calves can be a bitch to train but may the gains be with you.

And may the gods of lift be with you.

Have you snorted cocaine?

No only r/trees