To Bring Nyah Home: Nyah's Shriner's Visit

Well we had an interesting day. We picked Nyah up and left Emma at day care. Nyah did not like to leave Emma sleeping. She kept talking about her the whole afternoon. This is a picture of Nyah waiting to be seen by the doctors.

Nyah in the play area at Shriner's Hospital.

Well here we go. This is a picture of Nyahs arm. You can see that there is a definite curve. The problem is in the sharp curve of the arm. This is so tight that her skin in this area is very sore. Hard to keep dry. This area is the most pain to her.

Eric looking at the x-rays.

The doctor had her arm x-rayed to see what was going on. We were unsure if she had a break in the past.

The x-ray shows that Nyah does not have a break. She also does not have a wrist bone. For this reason her arm bone is curving. The doctor says that the wrist bone allows the bone to straighten up. When she does not have a wrist bone, she will not be able to move that part of the arm, thus it will not be straight.

The doctor that to try and straighten the arm, they would have to break it. At this point, it would loose some function and would probably continue to bend. With out the wrist bone that is a problem. The risk is not worth the possible loss of function.

Nyah's pain is probably from the sore on her arm. The doctor would like to wait 6 months to a year. This would allow us to determine if the sore is the actual problem or if she needs surgery.

Sadly, she will need to deal with this for life. A prosthetic arm is a possibility, but she will need to make that decision.