Rory's leg
I'll update later about our weekend and time with family, but I wanted to quickly let everyone know that Rory's doctor's appointment with the pediatric dermatologist went very well this morning.
She has an Eccrine Angiomatous Hamartoma (try saying that 3 times), which is quite rare but is non-cancerous, non-hereditary, vascular malformation. The doctor said that we will probably want to have it removed surgically by a plastic surgeon when she gets to be 11-12, but that we should just leave it alone at this point. He said that it will probably cause her minor pain as she goes through growth spurts since it will be growing as well, but that it will not hinder her physically in any way.
We went to the doctor at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, which is a teaching hospital (think ER or Grey's Anatomy) and the intern came in first to exam Rory. My poor baby was sooooooo traumatized by this young man touching her and looking at her leg. She screamed and sobbed uncontrollably - it was so pitiful! The crying was so loud I could hardly communicate with the doctor. Then the real doctor came in a bit later. Because this particular condition is so rare, they brought in other interns to look at it, took pictures of it, and we had to sign a release because they want to use it in research articles. Now that's an exciting morning for you.
We are so thankful to know what the issue is and so grateful that it is nothing serious. Rory seems to be over the trauma as she sits next to me eating cheese and grapes, giggling away.
She has an Eccrine Angiomatous Hamartoma (try saying that 3 times), which is quite rare but is non-cancerous, non-hereditary, vascular malformation. The doctor said that we will probably want to have it removed surgically by a plastic surgeon when she gets to be 11-12, but that we should just leave it alone at this point. He said that it will probably cause her minor pain as she goes through growth spurts since it will be growing as well, but that it will not hinder her physically in any way.
We went to the doctor at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, which is a teaching hospital (think ER or Grey's Anatomy) and the intern came in first to exam Rory. My poor baby was sooooooo traumatized by this young man touching her and looking at her leg. She screamed and sobbed uncontrollably - it was so pitiful! The crying was so loud I could hardly communicate with the doctor. Then the real doctor came in a bit later. Because this particular condition is so rare, they brought in other interns to look at it, took pictures of it, and we had to sign a release because they want to use it in research articles. Now that's an exciting morning for you.
We are so thankful to know what the issue is and so grateful that it is nothing serious. Rory seems to be over the trauma as she sits next to me eating cheese and grapes, giggling away.
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