Name : Lisa Ricklefs
E-mail : lisarick19@yahoo.com
Adult: 46 years old
Location: Appleton, WI
Area(s) affected: Right Index Finger, Right Thumb, Right forearm, humerus and shoulder
Personal History:
As a child around age 6 noticed a bump on my right index finger and thickening
of my right thumb. It seemed to bother me after I learned how to write and I
asked my Mom about it. I cannot recall if we asked a doctor about it. About age
36, after my first child was born, I noticed another bump occur on the top part
of my right forearm (I used to rest the car seat there when I would carry it).
Asked my primary care MD and OB about it, but they did not know and it wasn’t
hurting so we didn’t pursue it.
In Jan 2019, noticed some right forearm swelling and one evening woke from sleep
with severe pain and inability to lift arm. X-ray on 2/1/19 showed
melorheostosis in the right forearm and could be seen extending to the thumb and
index finger.
4/29/19 went to NIH for the Melo study. Left iliac crest biopsy and right
forearm biopsy with removal of small portion of bone that was protruding into
the muscle.
Thanks,
Lisa