Personal Histories

Shared by Melorheostosis Patients

 

Disclaimer: The following information is shared by fellow melorheostosis patients about their own personal experience in dealing with this rare condition.  It is in no way intended as a recommendation of any particular treatment, surgery, therapy or course of action, nor as a substitute for the expertise and judgment of your physician or other health care professional.  

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Personal Histories  2011 - 2012

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Name

Date Submitted

Child/

Adult

Area of Body Affected

Location

Laura

1/15/12

Adult

Left ring finger/hand

Crystal Lake, IL

Susan

12.8/11

Adult

Left wrist, hand, fingers

San Diego, CA

Judy

12/2/11

Adult

Ring finger and pinkie finger on left hand

Ashburn, VA

Linda

11/24/11

Adult

Right foot

St. Louis, MO

David

11/10/11

Adult

Right upper leg, hip to knee

Rochester, NY

Kelly

11/10/11

Adult

Right hand, right ulna, right shoulder

Lewiston, Maine

Linda

11/3/11

Adult

Right leg, knees; possibly hands

Las Vegas, NV

Cassandra

10/22/11

Adult

Right ankle, top of foot to second and third toe

Corpus Christi, TX

Kerry

10/20/11

Adult

Right humerus, radius, ulna, wrist, index finger

and thumb

Hot Springs, AR

Maria

10/10/11

Adult

Left leg

Davie, FL

Brad

10/5/11

Adult

Right fingers, hand, arm

Manning, SC

Mika

9/17/11

Adult

Left arm and leg

Finland

Ralph

8/23/11

Adult

First and second rib on right side;

First joint on index finger of right hand

Gainesville, FL

Melanie

8/15/11

Adult

Right foot

Sumter, SC

Dipankar

7/3/11

Adult

Right leg

Pune, Maharashtra,

India

Alaina W.

5/25/11

Adult

Right leg and hip

Tampa, FL

Jody C.

5/17/11

Adult

Left forearm

Raleigh, NC

Rosana

5/12/11

Adult

Left leg

Argentina

Cortney

4/27/11

Adult

Right hand (5th metacarpal)

Chandler, AZ

Kenneth

4/21/11

Adult

Right side outer wrist including pinky and ring fingers

New Bedford, MA

Susan

4/5/11

Adult

Right hand and wrist

Edinburgh, Scotland

Jessica

3/1/11

Adult

Femur

Marysville, OH

Annette

1/22/11

Adult

Right tibia

Bothell, WA