Green:8 facts about my body

1. I’m pretty tall for a woman, I clock in at just under 5′10″. The really WEIRD thing about my height is that I LOOK a lot taller. I think it’s because my limbs are so long. But everyone always tends to assume I’m much taller until they stand next to me.

2. I have a mystery scar in the middle of my chest. It’s about two inches long and a perfectly straight line, somewhat indented. I noticed it when I was a girl one day and asked my parents where it came from and they had never seen it. 

3. I have flat feet. They don’t seem like much of an issue but as you age it can really affect your spine, hips and knees. 

4. I’m double jointed in my knees and fingers. They bend backwards. I have to be very aware of how I’m standing because it’s actually very comfortable for me to sink into my hips and hyperextend my knees. But I’m sure it also looks really weird so I try not to do it.

 5. I have no feeling in my right knee. I got in a motorcycle accident when I was 19 and while the injures were relatively superficial, I suffered nerve damage. Once it healed it was numb. I can actually stick in pin in it and not feel anything. It feels really uncomfortable when I kneel and I don’t like anything touching it. I can feel underneath the layers of skin just not on top. It’s hard to describe. 

6. I’ve mentioned this before but I have scoliosis. My spine isn’t straight. It’s painful for me and has gotten more so over the years, so I pretty much live with pain every day. I just deal with it for the most part.

7. I started going grey when I was in my late teens/early twenties. I found my first grey hair when I was 14. I was, naturally, horrified.

8. I have a very high threshold for pain apparently. I’ve had my wisdom teeth taken out and gone back to work right after. I seem to heal from injuries remarkably fast as well. I’ve had medical professionals react with surprise when they would see how quickly I recover. It’s a little weird but I’m grateful for it.

Thanks for the ask! It was a challenge to think of all of these things but I had fun doing it.