[eli_flower]

Originally Posted by mrpuck ↗

It's called the Proteus syndrome:

Named for the Greek god who could change his shape, this rare hereditary disorder is characterized by multiple lesions of the lymph nodes (lipolymphohemangiomas), overgrowth of one side of the body (hemihypertrophy), an abnormally large head (macrocephaly), partial gigantism of the feet, and darkened spots or moles (nevi) on the skin. Merrick's appearance, and especially his skeleton, carry all the hallmarks of the disorder, although apparently an extremely severe case. His head was so large that the hat he wore measured three feet in circumference.

Basically, every time you hurt yourself, the body regenerates bone instead of the right tissue.

Nop, fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva FOP.

[TwistedPrincess]

Surgical removal of the extra bone growths has been shown to cause the body to "repair" the affected area with more bone.

The best known FOP case is that of Harry Eastlack (1933–1973). His condition began to develop at the age of ten and, by the time of his death from pneumonia in November 1973, six days before his 40th birthday, his body had completely ossified, leaving him able to move only his lips.

Currently, there are approximately 450 confirmed cases of FOP in the world.

There is no known cure for FOP. Attempts to surgically remove the bone result in more robust bone growth.

no gore in the following two videos but may be interesting to some.

[Pyramid_Head]

Man that must be so painful.

[TwistedPrincess]

imagine being held prisoner by your own bones. your bones slowly locking you into position, one that you will forever be in. how cruel the human body can be to its resident. no bones about it, this disease has got to be a mother fuckin bitch.

it's sorta like our economy... the more they try to fix it, the worse it seems to get.

[Djurplagare]

Does he drink milk more than often??

[Christian-M]

Originally Posted by Kaboom ↗

Looks more like that condition that makes your muscles turn to bone the sufferer has to tell doctors which position he wants to live in and they build a chair for stand up or sit down position once there an adult they are stuck the arms and legs or head cant move.

I would choose the position easiest to pull the trigger.

[TwistedPrincess]

you and me both!