Living with 8 fingers (from birth)
written by Matilda O
Read about my experiences having Poland syndrome and having a hand with only 3 fingers :3
Last Updated
05/31/21
Chapters
4
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283
Surgeries
Chapter 2
Immediately when I was born the doctors knew something was wrong. My hand was the most obvious sign and then they figured out I have Poland Syndrome. I had to get surgery on my hand as it had some sort of lump of skin/muscle/fat that was an undeveloped finger, hindering my movement. My ring and pinky fingers were stuck together too so I had them separated. When I had a pot on after the surgery, I has to be taken to Then, I think it was a couple of years later, I had surgery in which the doctors moved my back muscle to the front to be my breast muscle because, for girls, the breast muscle is more important than the back muscle. If I were a boy, they wouldn't have done that. For about 6 weeks, my arm was taped to my chest to hold the position of the muscle and shoulder and everything like that. I've had no surgeries ever since but I could have one in the future depending on how my breast tissue develops in the future.
PS: Medical bills weren't a problem because I live in the UK and its free health care !
PS: Medical bills weren't a problem because I live in the UK and its free health care !