Rheumatoid Arthritis/Coalition MunchkinWrangler 4 kids; Rīga,
Latvia 46765 posts 3rd Apr '13  So my daughter (finally) had her
appointment with the Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon this morning.
I have been anxious about her appointment because her
Pediatrician would not give me any information about what was
wrong with her foot. She had been having severe foot pain.
Anyways, we learned that her right foot has bone malformations.
Instead of two of the bones being rounded and smooth they are
flat and jagged, and the two bones are joined together. We were
informed that such a problem would most definitely get worse if
not operated on, and could eventually stop mobility in her foot
and cause even more excruciating pain. This was hard to hear.
The doctor also mentioned Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, but she
said she was very concerned about trying to make a diagnosis
because such a thing isn't common at all in a (nearly) 4 year
old. In fact, she's never seen this problem in a child her age.
So, as a result, we are w