Some of you may know that our little Ellie was born with an extra thumb on her right hand. We found this out after she was 12 hrs. old. I know, did the nurse REALLY wash my baby. ha,ha. On April 15th we took her to Primary Children's
Hospital and they removed the thumb. She was such a brave and happy girl. The surgery went quicker than we expected, but she would not wake up from the morphine and other pain killers they gave her. Andrey and I camped out in the recovery room for about 4 hours until Ellie was able to breath on her own and we got he
r in her cast and all taped up. She thought the IVs on her feet and other cords were amazing. She would kick her 
little feet in the air and watch all her tantacles fly around-oh, how they are easily amazed. We took her back a month later and had her cast removed. It is amazing what technology and doctors can do for 
our little children. Now Ellie can do a normal "high five" and not a "high s
ix" and she will be wearing a splint for about three months. The splint will help her thumb stay straight and the bone that is sticking out a little on the bottom to be pushed back into place. The sad thing, is that she can't bend her thumb. When she is older we will have to go in and do another surgery where they ( I could be wrong) break the knuckle bone and put a pin in it to form it how they want it, and then she will be all new with a cool new thumb. Thumbs up!
Hospital and they removed the thumb. She was such a brave and happy girl. The surgery went quicker than we expected, but she would not wake up from the morphine and other pain killers they gave her. Andrey and I camped out in the recovery room for about 4 hours until Ellie was able to breath on her own and we got he
r in her cast and all taped up. She thought the IVs on her feet and other cords were amazing. She would kick her 
little feet in the air and watch all her tantacles fly around-oh, how they are easily amazed. We took her back a month later and had her cast removed. It is amazing what technology and doctors can do for 
our little children. Now Ellie can do a normal "high five" and not a "high s
ix" and she will be wearing a splint for about three months. The splint will help her thumb stay straight and the bone that is sticking out a little on the bottom to be pushed back into place. The sad thing, is that she can't bend her thumb. When she is older we will have to go in and do another surgery where they ( I could be wrong) break the knuckle bone and put a pin in it to form it how they want it, and then she will be all new with a cool new thumb. Thumbs up!
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