In the world of sports, some men are obsessed with practicing giant arms as a symbol of strength, but Shamashamam is suffering because of a pair of huge arms.
Shama Shaman is a Thai woman who lives in Surin Province in northeastern Thailand, and although her appearance is not outstanding, she is in the spotlight wherever she stands because of her huge arms.
How big is Shamal Shaman's arm? In terms of appearance, if you just look at the photos, you must think that her arms must have been specially treated, what special effects were used, or brought props; in terms of weight, she can weigh 9.5 kilograms in one arm, which is heavier than a baby!
This strange arm made it impossible for Shamasaman to live a normal life since she was a child, and since she had a memory, her arm was different from others, thick and large, and it was extremely incompatible with her thin body. As soon as she appeared in front of people, she would definitely receive curious and frightened glances from others.
As a sensitive girl, Shama Shaman could not face it calmly, she was inferior and timid, hated why her arms were so different, she shut herself at home, did not go out, did not see people, did not go to school, and lived an isolated life. Although the parents are worried about their daughters, but because of the limited economic conditions at home, the surrounding hospitals have not been able to find out the cause of the disease, this matter is not resolved, the only thing they can do is to follow the daughter's wishes and let her hide.
Fast forward 20 years. As the parents who could shelter her daughter grew older and the elderly parents needed care, Shamasaman had to step up and take over the grocery store business at home, which brought her back to the crowd once again.
Her arms grew as she grew older, and there was nothing from her shoulders to her fingers that wasn't swollen. This makes it difficult for her to do even the small things in daily life, such as tying her hair and washing her hair, which is just a gesture of raising her hand for others, but it is full of bitterness for her, and even changing clothes is a big problem.
Imagine if it were on our arms, with sandbags weighing nearly 10 kilograms, we would not be able to lift our arms.
Shamashammam's condition eventually caught the attention of medical experts, who examined Shammasaman and determined that she had lipomatous nutritional abnormalities with gigantic developmental disorder, an extremely rare disease so rare that she was the only patient in the world. The reason why the arm is swollen is because a lot of fat accumulates in the arms and hands.
Unfortunately, the cause was found, but I didn't know how to treat it.
At first, some people suggested reducing the swelling by surgery, but everyone had no experience, just opened their arms to see, did not dare to move easily, Shamashammam said: "They did not take out the fat, because they were afraid of destroying the nerves." ”
The back of the arm pain is unbearable, the doctor after several discussions, finally decided to try to operate for her, the operation is carried out twice, the doctor carefully removed a small amount of fat and blood, a total of about 700 grams, but the operation less than a month, the fat grew back, so everyone is helpless, can not think of a feasible treatment.
Later, a doctor gave advice that you can try amputation, directly cut the grass and remove the roots, although there will be two fewer arms after amputation, but you can walk freely and will not bear weight at all times. But Shama Shaman has not been able to make this decision,
After all, no matter how inconvenient the giant arm is, it will not endanger life for the time being, if it is amputated, there is really no way back, and the situation after amputation is unknown.
Now, Shamma Shaman lives with her sisters and nephew, only to hope that one day a miracle will happen in medicine that will restore her giant arm to normal.
Text| Zhao Kaiying Picture | Network Editor| Anecdote