While most 7-year-olds spend their time running around playing games with friends, this little girl could barely walk because of a mysterious ‘bruise’ that started bothering her when she was just 3 years old.
When Madison Fairchild would complain to mom Kristen about the invisible bruise, they assumed that they just couldn’t see it and that it would get better over time. “Every time we bumped it she would scream or start crying,” Kristen said. “After a month of constantly complaining about why her leg hurt, we got her leg checked.”
Finally, after doctors gave Madison an X-ray, they were finally able to see that the mysterious ‘bruise’ was actually an unusual clump of veins in her leg, which weren’t dangerous but could cause incredible pain that could prevent someone from doing simple activities like walking or standing.
“For the first few years, she was able to move around, [but] she constantly skipped because she couldn’t bear a lot of weight on that front leg,” Fairchild said. “She would always walk on her right toe because anytime she extended her leg it would cause those muscle to contact around the malformation and would cause pain.”
When Madison could no longer straighten her leg, her doctor suggested an experimental treatment in which medical-grade superglue is injected into the veins so they can be removed surgically.
Dr. Jonathan Perkins, a pediatric otolaryngology physician at Seattle Children’s Hospital, discussed a new experimental treatment in which medical-grade superglue could be injected into the veins so that they can be removed surgically without damaging normal tissue around it.
Kirsten was hesitant of the experimental procedure at first, but decided to try it. “Four days later, she’s walking,” Kristen said. “It’s a totally different child. Her outlook is more positive.”
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Superglue Helps A Little Girl Walk After Years Of Pain is an article from: LifeDaily