In a message dated 3/8/2006 7:28:38 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
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My  grandfather had not only his tonsils but also 2 wisdom teeth grow  back
after extraction.  We always joked  he must be part starfish  


i have often wondered if ppl who experience this could be carriers of  
polydactyly or some variation thereof... my mother had her tonsils regrow also  and 
my 3rd son was born w/ postaxial polydactyly. after his surgery to remove  the 
extra digits (their bones were already growing at a much faster rate than  
the neighboring ones and would have ended up crowding and causing problems or we 
 probably wouldn't have removed them) when i told my mom the peds ortho 
surgeon  has to see us every yr or two for a while to watch for regrowth of the  
removed bone/tissue, she was appalled. she exclaimed,
 "ooh, how creepy! just like a lizard tail !"
to which i replied very pointedly:
"or your tonsils."
hmph!
~jacqui gruttadauria, bsw in michigan, elated to be following my 17 month  
old's lead in potty training this wk which will leave me with only one in cloth  
diapers ! :-)

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