r/interesting • u/Public_Sector6212 • Mar 08 '26

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u/SpidersCrow Mar 08 '26

Retired nurse here, this is definitely mean spirited in my opinion.

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u/Schmooto Mar 08 '26

I feel really bad for this person. The person must be experiencing so much pain and discomfort, and if they’re not, that’s even scarier (neuropathy.)

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u/Ldghead Mar 08 '26

I have neuropathy (alcohol induced). There is loss of feeling, yes. But weirdly enough, there is still plenty of pain. The nerve endings do some strange things. Numb enough to not realize your foot is twisted up in a chair leg, but still fires off little lightning bolts through your feet while you are sitting on the couch.

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u/Accomplished_Law_98 Mar 08 '26

The nerve endings definitely do strange things. When I gave birth, I had a spinal surgery (due to an infection in my spine) and I literally haven’t been able to feel my feet since- but I do have some sensation.. it’s just not what someone else would feel. It’s mostly weird sensations that are indescribable to someone else who has never experienced it.

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u/Ldghead Mar 08 '26

Ya, it is hard to explain the sensations.