We had a consultation with a second doctor yesterday. Dr. A couldn't fit us in, so we saw his hand specialist partner, Dr. Mahoney. Dr. M's opinion is completely different from Dr. D's.
He showed us the MRI, and pointed out a very small white spot which is causing the concern. It's definitely fluid of some kind, but it may not be an infection. It could just be left over from the earlier infection. Dr. M's opinion is that, if it were a bacterial infection that's been festering since September, it should look a whole lot worse than it does. He took his own set of X-rays, and would like see her again in 3 weeks to see if there is any change that would show an active infection.
Dr. M really hesitates to operate. He says it would be a whole lot of trauma inflicted on a very small area and he'd like to avoid that if he can. Obviously, if it does turn out to be an infection we'll have to go ahead with the surgery. But if it's just fluid, he recommends massage and physical therapy. She's a little young to learn exercises, so he said we should just encourage her to use it as much as possible. Later on, if the scar is still very prominent and limiting movement, we can think about having it removed when she's a bit older and bigger.
So we're waiting again. I'm glad we didn't jump straight into the surgery and got this other opinion. I just hope we're doing the right thing.
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Thanks for keeping us updated! We will be praying for you!
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