Today we met with the hand specialist to see what, if anything can be done to help Olivia gain more use of her hands.
After waiting 3 hours to see the doctor we really didn't learn allot. It seems each suggestion had a possible negative side effect or consequence. The specialist said that often they do nothing, as the patient can lose more then they gain.
This was all disappointing.
We did discuss trying to straighten her left wrist, as she is right handed and seldom uses her left hand. This would allow us to see if she gains more then she loses from the operation. If it is NOT successful we haven't impaired the hand she uses the most. If it IS successful then we will have the same operation done on her right hand.
I know that Olivia is very determined, and that if her success is up to her, that she will do well. She is difficult to detour :)
We decided to revisit this once her foot surgeries were completed, as she is very reliant on her hands at the moment to scoot around the floor. Once she is up and walking again then we can revisit what we would like to try on the hands.
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