That is exactly what I thought about Zack's rib cage...it just
didn't look normal. With his JMML diagnosis I have been thanking
God that this was not a tumor. The docs have been feeling it and he
doesn't get upset when I pick him up or dress him so I assume that
it doesn't hurt him. Please don't be sorry for all the
questions...I feel that knowing about others experiences is how we
can learn about our wonderful kids and how we can help them and it
gives us parents a little peace of mind knowing that we are not
alone. Has Owen had a skeletal survey? Zack had one when he was 4?
months old and at that point there were no problems...no one said
anything about this bifid rib but I am going to ask the geneticist
if maybe the report said it and they felt it was normal enough so no
one felt it necessary to tell me.

Beth


--- In noonan_support@yahoogroups.com, <kwild1@c...> wrote:
> oh wow! I was just curious because Owen's rib cage is kinda funky
dont know
> how to explain it good but it doesnt look normal I guess. Thank
God it wasnt
> a tumor...does it hurt him? Sorry for all the ?'s
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Beth" <zack082503@t...>
> To: <noonan_support@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 9:03 PM
> Subject: [noonan_support] Re: Bifid rib
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> > You can only see it when he has his shirt off...it looks like a
lump
> > about the size of a quarter just above his left nipple. At
first I
> > thought it might be muscle (or god forbid a tumor) so I asked his
> > p.t. and she said that it was definately bone so we called for
an x-
> > ray.
> >
> > --- In noonan_support@yahoogroups.com, <kwild1@c...> wrote:
> >> I have never heard of that is it something that you can see when
> > looking at
> >> him?
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Beth" <zack082503@t...>
> >> To: <noonan_support@yahoogroups.com>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 5:38 PM
> >> Subject: [noonan_support] Bifid rib
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> >> > Hi everyone,
> >> >
> >> > Zack just had a chest x-ray and they said that he has a Bifid
> > left
> >> > anterior 5th rib. The doc said that it is normal and he
should
> > not
> >> > have any problems with it but that is all he said.
> >> >
> >> > Anyone else heard of this? Is it a NS anomalie?
> >> >
> >> > Any info would be appreciated.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > Beth
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