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He’s got big feet — and he wants them gone.

Jeffrey Ortega, 26, wants doctors to amputate his large limbs — which are twice the normal size — because he suffers from a rare disease, according to Barcroft Media.

The Florida native has been in constant pain since he was born with Proteus syndrome, which causes bone and tissue overgrowth. The debilitating disease is so rare that it only affects a handful of people across the world.

But Ortega is convinced he could lead a normal life if he axed his extremities.

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