Shriners Hospital

Today we went to Shriners Hospital in Sacramento (it seems like all we do is see doctors!) to meet Dr McCarroll, a hand specialist. As you may remember on Blake's right hand he's got an extra thumb. His thumb, or rather...thumbs, don't seem to be a problem now, we just felt it might be a good idea to have it looked at before Blake got too old and then have a doctor say, "You should have had this taken care of as a baby."

On our drive up, I googled 'Dr. McCarroll' and found this... "He is regarded within the medical community as a world-renowned expert on congenital hand defects and their treatments." Woo-hoooo! We only want the best! 

(Okay...this hospital was amazing!! What a neat place...they do some really amazing things for really deserving kids! Check out their website!!)

As we waited with our 'visitor' badges on...we kept ourselves busy exploring the place...Blake 

was obviously impressed! "Ooooooo!!"

Then we got called back...and waited some more...but again we kept ourselves entertained.

Then we got to meet Dr McCarroll and he was great! He told us this type of congenital anomaly is just a fluke and it doesn't run in families. He went on to discuss the different options for treatment...each involving surgery...and then said he wouldn't do anything until Blake was at least 1 or 2 years old. He did order an X-ray of his hand to get a better idea what was going on inside. Then he talked to us more about what he saw. He was awesome!

See that cute little double thumb! 

So, we have a follow-up appointment in six months and we'll go from there!