by Raggamuffin » Thu Feb 15, 2018 7:10 am
Canary wrote:Raggamuffin wrote:Nucks wrote:jp761 wrote:Canary wrote:The 7 feet tall people whose pics are posted on the previous page - I feel so very sad for them :(
It was bad enough to be stared at and pointed at, everywhere they went.
But to be in such chronic pain too. Yet they remained dignified and just shrugged and got on with life as best as they could.
I salute them. Bless 'em!
I agree.
But some 7ft plus people are perfectly fine health wise, The Big Show from WWE for example, I'm not sure many people point and laugh at him.
Being of large stature will be different than having gigantism, which is what Sandy Allen had. She would have kept growing had it not been for surgery to remove a tumour on her pituitary gland. Many basketball players are over 7’ tall and seem to lead normal lives, other than it probably being difficult to buy clothing and footwear.
Some tall people have a condition called
Marfan Syndrome. There's not much awareness of it, but it can cause other problems as well. It's a genetic, inherited, condition which affects connective tissue, and can affect the heart, eyes, and joints.
Klinefelter's is another syndrome where the men are taller than average. They have chromosommal, infertility and behavioral problems.
Marfans & Klinefelters are sometimes confused with each other, tho they have nowt whatsoever in common apart the height issue.
Yes. I wonder why the extra X chromosome makes them taller.
[quote="Canary"][quote="Raggamuffin"][quote="Nucks"][quote="jp761"][quote="Canary"]The 7 feet tall people whose pics are posted on the previous page - I feel so very sad for them :(
It was bad enough to be stared at and pointed at, everywhere they went.
But to be in such chronic pain too. Yet they remained dignified and just shrugged and got on with life as best as they could.
I salute them. Bless 'em![/quote]I agree.
But some 7ft plus people are perfectly fine health wise, The Big Show from WWE for example, I'm not sure many people point and laugh at him. :mrgreen:[/quote]
Being of large stature will be different than having gigantism, which is what Sandy Allen had. She would have kept growing had it not been for surgery to remove a tumour on her pituitary gland. Many basketball players are over 7’ tall and seem to lead normal lives, other than it probably being difficult to buy clothing and footwear.[/quote]
Some tall people have a condition called [color=#FF0000]Marfan[/color] Syndrome. There's not much awareness of it, but it can cause other problems as well. It's a genetic, inherited, condition which affects connective tissue, and can affect the heart, eyes, and joints.[/quote]
Klinefelter's is another syndrome where the men are taller than average. They have chromosommal, infertility and behavioral problems.
Marfans & Klinefelters are sometimes confused with each other, tho they have nowt whatsoever in common apart the height issue.[/quote]
Yes. I wonder why the extra X chromosome makes them taller.