All her life one leg had been 1/2" shorter than the other. She'd worn a lift glued to her shoes for decades. So when she went in for a hip, she asked the doc to be sure to get BOTH legs the same length since it was an option, so to speak.
After the surgery.........sure as hell, the OTHER leg was now shorter than the used to be shorter leg. She had to have new shoes with lifts on the other side.......