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I don’t think that this is a good thing to have. Leprosy patients lose their fingers because of lack of pain.
by hi41 8y ago
I don’t think that this is a good thing to have. Leprosy patients lose their fingers because of lack of pain.
- PhasmaFelis 8y agoI know that's part of it, but there's got to be something more going on with leprosy patients. Random bruises and scratches do not normally fester until things start falling off, even if you ignore them.
- jfk13 8y agoPaul Brand's book Pain: the Gift Nobody Wants (also published as The Gift of Pain), which I mentioned in another comment, deals with this at some length -- he worked in India and was a pioneer in leprosy understanding and treatment.
- crooked-v 8y ago> even if you ignore them But you don't ignore them. If you have a bruise on your shin, you may not think much about it, but it's pretty unlikely that you'll bump your leg just as hard again on the coffee table on the same spot.