Ava's funky leg crease & REDUCED HOURS!!!!

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Okay, so we just got back from the ortho appointment, and YEAH!!!

Ava's feet are " beautiful " and " perfect " ! He even sent a student

doctor in to " see how good a club foot can turn out! " So her hours

have been REDUCED (hip hip hooray!!), although of course he said I

can cut her to night time only (which we all know I'm not going to

do!) I'm so happy! But I'm also a little upset... posted on CF

Pics suggesting amniotic banding as a possible cause of Ava's leg

crease. I'm SO SO SO glad you mentioned it, because right before I

left for Ava's appt. I took a few minutes to research it further.

What I saw really freaked me out, it's a pretty wild and VERY sad

complication of pregnancy. So I pretty much convinced myself that is

not what's on Ava's leg. Sure enough, when I asked the doctor, he

said it looks like a partial amniotic banding. Fortunately it was

only partial, otherwise it could have completely amputated her leg

in utero! For some reason this has me all upset. On the one hand,

having done my research this morning, I can see how extremely

fortunate we were if a small leg crease & CF are her only effects

from it. But for some reason I'm playing the " what-if " game...Oh

well, it just means extra hugs & kisses for my beautiful girl

tonight. I just can't shake this feeling. It's almost the same

feeling I had after our first ortho visit. I can't really explain

it, I think it's just coming to terms with the " condition " my

daughter has, even if it's 6 months after her birth. And as stupid

as it is, I'm feeling some guilt again. Like what's wrong with my

stupid uterus??? Blasted thing has one job in life, and it can't

even do THAT correctly!!! ;-p

Oh well, thanks again for making me look into that. I feel

like it helped prepare me when he said it.

, mommy of:

Guinevere, on, Ava 8/4/04 right CF DBB 16-18/7 <----it feels

SO good to say that!!!!