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Originally Posted by Clodfobble
Interesting. By crooked fingers, do you mean little stuff like this, or more severe?
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yep. pretty much exactly like that. Well, one of her fingers is a little more severe, but close enough. And she bruises really easy. She also has the soft skin. She never had knee problems though.
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Originally Posted by Clodfobble
On the other hand, the wiki article doesn't mention any treatment options other than pain medication for the painful joints. So it's not like they could do anything about it even if it turned out I had it, right?
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Yeah, the deal with Ehlers-Danlos is that you just realize that you are more susceptible to certain types of injuries because your connective tissue is messed up, so you learn to be aware of your joints and don't stress them. There is no cure.
My mom doesn't have it too bad, but there are really severe cases of it out there.
The key though is that it's hereditary, so you should think about if any relatives have similar symptoms. And it's quite rare, so statistically speaking, your chances of having it are slim. You may just have something similar.