Hi

We had no physio, don't forget at the age your daughter is and mine was they are always on the go and will use that hand regardless of discomfort. It is when we get older that we tend to guard ourselves.

I found it funny that we were given a bottle of painstop (at our insistence) but nothing to replace the wrapping once it got dirty, which was very quickly!!
I found a good way to keep the area clean is to use that clear sticky plaster. I cannot think of the name. You buy it at a chemist on a roll of about a metre and then just cut some off. It is easy to mold around the thumb etc. Just put a piece of dressing over the stitches and secure with the plastic plaster.

She will probably like having a fuss made for bathtime, having her arm wrapped up in several plastic bags!! I used the baby bath in the big bath for Jemma.

I am just now wondering how to proceed with Jemma. I have not been happy with her right thumb at all (the left one which was so much worse is brilliant) Should I go back to the original orthopaedic surgeon (who doesn't specialise in children by the way) or go elsewhere??

Monique