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By TonyLee123 | Jul 28, 2008

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I have rickets from my mom

Im 16 right now and i have rickets on my right arm the bones are curved and it has bumps on it my finger lengths are not normal my pointing finger is longer than my middle finger is there any way to cure it

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SeriousSam

Aug 02, 2008

Aren't rickets from a dietary deficiency? how did you get them from your mom? She fed you poorly?

alicianbodway

Mar 16, 2009

To: SeriousSam

No rickets CAN be dietary but it can also be herreditary. I have herreditary rickets but i have it from my dad. My rickets is in my legs most and a little bit of my thighs. You cant cure rickets but you can have surgurys. I have has 2 and my 3rd is next week.

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