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[YungGud]

If  you were interesting in height of course you have to hear story about Adam Rainer who was during his life a midget and a giant

the most crazy thing about him that at the at of 18 he was about 4 ft 5  and at the age of 25 he had dramatic growth spurt and reach 7 ft 2 and after that he continuied growing till the end of the life
his had a  a pituitary tumor

the question is how he could grow for such a long amount of time ,ok i can imagine his growth plates were open at 18-25 but after?! things happen

[Rlover]

If he continued to grow till the end of his life then that's because his growth plates never fused? Can that be possible? That's clearly a case study.

[CaptainAmerica]

"Adam Rainer was born in Graz, Austria to average-sized parents in 1899. When WW1 broke out, Rainer tried to enlist in the army, but at 4’6.3’’  ("average height for British recruits in WW1, 1914, was 5'5)

"Rainer (pictured right) suddenly began growing at an alarming pace. Over the next decade, he grew from just under 4’10’’ to a shocking 7’1’’. During this period, Rainer also began developing a severe spinal curvature." (While Acromegaly does cause spinal curvature, spinal curvate could also be brought on by scoliosis from having low estrogen).

". A few months after surgery, Rainer was measured again. His standing height had remained the same, though his spinal curvature was more severe, indicating that he was still growing, albeit at a much slower rate."

"He died, aged 51, measuring 7’8’’ "

What causses epiphyseal fusion is still unclear: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4397276/

but doctors *may* think it's estrogen (can't believe it's 2017 and we still don't understand this)

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Hypothesis 1: The tumor originally caused hypothyroidism (which can cause lower testosterone and lower GH) which was the original reason for his dwarf height. Then, as the tumor grew, it started pressing up against the thyroid in a different way and caused the overproduction of GH (but perhaps still no testosterone)

- But what about the 7 inches he grew after the tumor was removed and was after maturity? Was this simply growth happening because his growth plates had never fused from having low testosterone the whole time? Could be, this would've placed him from 4'10 to 5'5, meaning the ~7 inches he was originally missing out on all along. Hazy theory though.

Hypothesis 2: There was far more wrong with him, and the doctors of the time just couldn't diagnose it.

Hypothesis 3: The dude stopped growing and newspapers & old media just didn't report any of this accurately and probably focused on the hyperbole.

Whatever happened, sounds interesting.

Also to note: Rich Piana started using HGH at the age of 24 (http://www.naturalheightgrowth.com/2016/10/12/bone-growth-effects-growth-hormone-rich-piana/) and has had no height increase (but other HGH side-effects). For Adam Rainer to suddenly begin producing HGH at 25 and still grow really does seem too late for someone with a normal hormone system. Something else had to be off.

[0184946]

that sounds awfully similar to robert wadlow's story. he died 8'11 at 22 and showed no indication of having an end in growth at his time of death. seems like giants growth plates never fuse lol. this was his timeline with age and height increased.


Age   Height   Weight   Notes   Size of   Year
Birth   1 ft 8 in (0.51 m)   8 lb 6 oz (3.8 kg)   Normal height and weight   Average   February 22, 1918
6 Months   2 ft 10.5 in (0.88 m)   30 lb (14 kg)      2 year old   August 22, 1918
1 Year   3 ft 6 in (1.07 m)   45 lb (20 kg)   When he began to walk at 11 months, he was 3 ft 3.5 in (1.00 m) tall and weighed 40 lbs.   5 year old   February 22, 1919
18 Months   4 ft 3 in (1.30 m)   67 lb (30 kg)      8 year old   August 22, 1919
2 years   4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)   75 lb (34 kg)      10 year old   1920
3 years   4 ft 11 in (1.50 m)   89 lb (40 kg)      12 year old   1921
4 years   5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)   105 pounds (48 kg)      14 year old   1922
5 years   5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m)   140 pounds (64 kg)   At 5 years of age, attending kindergarten, Robert was 5' 6 1/2" tall. He wore clothes that would fit a 17-year-old boy.   15 year old   1923
6 years   5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)   146 pounds (66 kg)      15 year old   1924
7 years   5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)   159 lb (72 kg)      Height of adult male   1925
8 years   6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)   169 lb (77 kg)         1926
9 years   6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)   180 lb (82 kg)   Weighing 180 pounds, he was strong enough to carry his father (who was sitting in a living room chair) up the stairs to the second floor.      1927
10 years   6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)   210 lb (95 kg)         1928
11 years   6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)   241 lb (109 kg)         1929
12 years   7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)   287 lb (130 kg)         1930
13 years   7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)   301 lb (137 kg)   World's tallest Boy Scout, averaging a growth of 4 inches (10 cm) per year since birth and wearing size 19 (U.S.) shoes.[12]      1931
14 years   7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)   331 lb (150 kg)         1932
15 years   7 ft 10 in (2.39 m)   354 lb (161 kg)         1933
16 years   8 ft 1.5 in (2.48 m)   374 lb (170 kg)         1934
17 years   8 ft 3 in (2.51 m)   382 lb (173 kg)   Graduated from high school on January 8, 1936 and was 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m).   Height of Sultan Kosen, the tallest living man.   1935
18 years   8 ft 4 in (2.54 m)   391 lb (177 kg)         1936
19 years   8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)   480 lb (220 kg)         1937
20 years   8 ft 7 in (2.62 m)   488 lb (221 kg)         1938
21 years   8 ft 8 in (2.64 m)   492 lb (223 kg)         1939
22.4 years   8 ft 11.1 in (2.72 m)   439 lb (199 kg)   At death, he was the world's tallest man according to the Guinness World Records.[2]      June 27, 1940

[Knik]

I don't wish you this life. He was handicaped his whole life.

[YungGud]

that sounds awfully similar to robert wadlow's story. he died 8'11 at 22 and showed no indication of having an end in growth at his time of death. seems like giants growth plates never fuse lol. this was his timeline with age and height increased.


Age   Height   Weight   Notes   Size of   Year
Birth   1 ft 8 in (0.51 m)   8 lb 6 oz (3.8 kg)   Normal height and weight   Average   February 22, 1918
6 Months   2 ft 10.5 in (0.88 m)   30 lb (14 kg)      2 year old   August 22, 1918
1 Year   3 ft 6 in (1.07 m)   45 lb (20 kg)   When he began to walk at 11 months, he was 3 ft 3.5 in (1.00 m) tall and weighed 40 lbs.   5 year old   February 22, 1919
18 Months   4 ft 3 in (1.30 m)   67 lb (30 kg)      8 year old   August 22, 1919
2 years   4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)   75 lb (34 kg)      10 year old   1920
3 years   4 ft 11 in (1.50 m)   89 lb (40 kg)      12 year old   1921
4 years   5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)   105 pounds (48 kg)      14 year old   1922
5 years   5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m)   140 pounds (64 kg)   At 5 years of age, attending kindergarten, Robert was 5' 6 1/2" tall. He wore clothes that would fit a 17-year-old boy.   15 year old   1923
6 years   5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)   146 pounds (66 kg)      15 year old   1924
7 years   5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)   159 lb (72 kg)      Height of adult male   1925
8 years   6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)   169 lb (77 kg)         1926
9 years   6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)   180 lb (82 kg)   Weighing 180 pounds, he was strong enough to carry his father (who was sitting in a living room chair) up the stairs to the second floor.      1927
10 years   6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)   210 lb (95 kg)         1928
11 years   6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)   241 lb (109 kg)         1929
12 years   7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)   287 lb (130 kg)         1930
13 years   7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)   301 lb (137 kg)   World's tallest Boy Scout, averaging a growth of 4 inches (10 cm) per year since birth and wearing size 19 (U.S.) shoes.[12]      1931
14 years   7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)   331 lb (150 kg)         1932
15 years   7 ft 10 in (2.39 m)   354 lb (161 kg)         1933
16 years   8 ft 1.5 in (2.48 m)   374 lb (170 kg)         1934
17 years   8 ft 3 in (2.51 m)   382 lb (173 kg)   Graduated from high school on January 8, 1936 and was 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m).   Height of Sultan Kosen, the tallest living man.   1935
18 years   8 ft 4 in (2.54 m)   391 lb (177 kg)         1936
19 years   8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)   480 lb (220 kg)         1937
20 years   8 ft 7 in (2.62 m)   488 lb (221 kg)         1938
21 years   8 ft 8 in (2.64 m)   492 lb (223 kg)         1939
22.4 years   8 ft 11.1 in (2.72 m)   439 lb (199 kg)   At death, he was the world's tallest man according to the Guinness World Records.[2]      June 27, 1940

Damn ! he had grown 8 cm from 21 to 22 thats fantastic

[Rlover]

 , 6ft2 at 9yo lol fuk

[0184946]

Damn ! he had grown 8 cm from 21 to 22 thats fantastic

it seems excessive hgh prevents fusing of the growth plates to me but most people with acromegaly stop growing eventually

[0184946]

crap, 6ft2 at 9yo lol fuk

most insane growth spurt lol

[Jack1066]

*googles how to get a pituitary tumour*

[onemorefoot]

Still would prefer being a giant instead of now.