We had our first appointment at Shriner's Hospital-Twin Cities today to address Brady's arm issue. First I must say, what an awesome place this is. We felt at home the minute we walked through the clinic doors.
The official diagnosis is a transverse limb deficiency. We did a set of X-Rays and determined there is no elbow joint. Let me tell you...X-Rays on a 3 1/2 month old are not so fun, but Troy's Superman vest made it comical.
Surprisingly, they want to see us back for his first prosthetic in August. They feel the sooner he uses it the more likely he will take to it. His first arm will be a passive prosthetic-meaning it will not have a
functioning elbow and hand. Eventually he will progress to a prosthetic that will be
controlled mostly by his shoulder and will allow him to pick things up. The doctors thought this would happen around 18-24 months.
