Edythe was born with syndactyly. The four fingers of her right hand were webbed or fused. As we considered, prepared for, and recovered from surgery to release her fingers, it would have been so nice to hear about other parents' experiences, but we couldn't find many. Hopefully this will help someone out there who is wondering what to expect if they choose surgery!

Thursday, June 18, 2015

Splints

Through the spring and summer since her surgery, Edythe has gotten better at using her right hand again, and still kept her left-hand skills. Her index finger has continued to straighten out more and has grown, so that it's almost the same size as that of her left hand.
At her appointment in March the doctor said she'd had a little web creep-- there had been a scab between her last two fingers, and when it came of it looked like her fingers had grown back together a little. So they had some splints made for her to sleep in. They are polymer pieces that fit between her fingers and put pressure on the scars and kind of hold them apart. I was faithful at putting them on each night at first, but then I noticed that she seems to have less fine-motor control after wearing them, so I didn't put them on every night after that. It didn't look like the web creep was increasing any more.
Displaying IMG_20150618_154800245.jpgHere's a picture of the splints.

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