(My baby girl is growing up so fast, and she's been through so much. I pray that she is ok.)
Clara had been complaining of aches and pains in her back in December 2015. We took her to her Pediatrician and they noticed a curvature in her spine and that her right side was higher than her left. They were concerned, so they sent her for an x-ray of her spine, thinking it may be scoliosis. The x-ray was sent out to a doctor at Egleston in Atlanta, Ga. He said she didn't have it, she was 3 points off from being considered as having scoliosis.
Clara has complained of growing pains for as long as I can remember. We have never thought anything of it, and probably wouldn't have until all of this happened with her little sister, Marian.
A few days ago, Clara started limping. She said her left knee was hurting her really bad. I started giving her Ibuprofen immediately and took her to the doctor. They did a physical on her and think she may have JA (Juvenile Arthritis) like her little sister. She has to go have bloodwork done and she's going to be monitored for a little while to see if it progresses.
Clara has already had so much going on. Her cleft lip/palate, asthma, severe depression, hypoglycemia, and social phobia...I mean isn't that enough?
I am such a huge emotional wreck with all that's going on with Mary, and knowing that Clara has Clinic coming up, braces, etc...We need a miracle. We need it to be growing pains only, no arthritis.
We are hoping that her tests come back normal and that her aches and pains go away. She has enough to deal with.
(Originally written on Clara's blog on 02-27-2016)
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