MUSC Visit

We were able to get an appointment with MUSC pretty quickly, which was nice.  Chloe wasn’t all that excited to have all the attention on her, can’t say that I blame  her.  After getting her height, weight, temperature and blood pressure taken went and waited on the Dr.  We are lucky enough to have two Dr.s working on her case, Dr. Murray Passo and Dr. Laura Parks, Passo’s fellow, and we love them both.  They looked Chloe over and determined that she does have arthritis in her right knee and in her fourth toe on her left foot.  They call her type Oligoarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.  Which means that its in less than 5 joints (which is good).  She needed some blood work taken, which she did not like, to make sure all her blood count levels were good so she could receive a cortisone shot and fluid extraction from that knee. They wanted to do it at MUSC but we were able to talk them into letting us do it at the Children’s Hospital here.  We learned that she could outgrow this, 50% chance, but could also develop more joints.  There is no cure, just treatment of a joint once it becomes inflamed.  She will also have to have eye exams every few months since arthritis can effect the eyes without any symptoms.  We are very hopeful and optimistic that she will do well with the treatment plan we’ve started.  Thanks for the prayers for our Chloe, we know God has big plans for this sweet girl!