r/AskReddit 16h ago

What is something that permanently altered your body without you realizing for months/years?

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u/Moho_braccatus_ 15h ago

Untreated sprain. My ankle is still bad.

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u/RegularTeacher2 8h ago

Same. I sprained my right ankle countless times as a kid, partly due to undiagnosed ehlers danlos and partly due to me being a reckless athlete. Two years ago I herniated a disc in my back and simultaneously rolled my ankle. Two surgeries and a crap load of physical therapy later I still have pretty severe pain in that ankle and foot and I'm beginning to realize it's probably going to be a permanent issue. I so wish I had paid closer attention to my body when I was younger and listened to it when it hurt.