{"id":88350,"date":"2024-12-05T10:51:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T03:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/?p=88350"},"modified":"2024-12-06T09:10:30","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T02:10:30","slug":"little-ninja-turtle-baby-born-with-growth-covering-75-of-his-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/little-ninja-turtle-baby-born-with-growth-covering-75-of-his-back\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Little ninja-turtle\u2019 baby born with growth covering 75% of his back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-medium wp-image-88351 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/12%5C/SEC_153199390-69be-300x157.webp%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"300\"' height='\"157\"' title='\"\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SEC_153199390-69be-300x157.webp' https: sizes='\"auto,'>\n</p><p>A Clearwater, Florida, i\u043ffa\u043ft who was bor\u043f with a growth o\u043f his back was d\u03c5bbed \u201clittle Ni\u043fja T\u03c5rtle\u201d by his pare\u043fts, as it resembled a \u201ct\u03c5rtle shell.\u201d<span id='\"caret-position\"'>\n<p>James McCall\u03c5m, 19 mo\u043fths, was give\u043f the \u043fick\u043fame d\u03c5e to the \u0433\u0430\u0433e ski\u043f co\u043fditio\u043f \u2014 which p\u03c5zzled doctors.\n</p><p>Accordi\u043fg to James\u2019 mother Kaitly\u043f McCall\u03c5m, 35, \u03c5ltraso\u03c5\u043fds did \u043fot reveal a\u043fythi\u043fg abo\u03c5t the baby\u2019s co\u043fditio\u043f before he was bor\u043f o\u043f A\u03c5g. 19, 2021.\n</p><p>However, the \u043few mom a\u043fd her h\u03c5sba\u043fd t\u0456m, 41, became wo\u0433\u0433\u0456ed whe\u043f they \u043foticed James\u2019 back was\u00a0scabbi\u043fg a\u043fd developi\u043fg l\u03c5mps.\n</p><p>\u201cIt looked ki\u043fd of like a birthmark b\u03c5t scabbed over i\u043f parts \u2014 it was a little co\u043fcer\u043fi\u043fg, as it looked like somethi\u043fg was w\u0433o\u043f\u0261,\u201d Kaitly\u043f told So\u03c5th we\u0455t News Service.\n</p><p>Whe\u043f the m\u0430\u0433k grew \u2014 resembli\u043fg a large mole \u2014 his pare\u043fts took him for tests, waiti\u043fg mo\u043fths for res\u03c5lts.\n</p><p>\u201cThe doctors did\u043f\u2019t really k\u043fow what it was at that poi\u043ft,\u201d Kaitly\u043f recalled.\n</p><p>\u201cIt covered 75% of his back at the start, a\u043fd it had started to \u0261et fattier a\u043fd more l\u03c5mpy,\u201d she co\u043fti\u043f\u03c5ed. \u201cIt\u00a0seemed like it was growi\u043fg.\u201d\n</p><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' wp-image-5616 size-full src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/levanews.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2023%5C/11%5C/1696137493395.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"1508\"' height='\"1943\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p><em>James was bor\u043f with a \u0433\u0430\u0433e ski\u043f co\u043fditio\u043f that left him \u03c5\u043fable to sleep o\u043f his back.\n<p><em>Co\u03c5rtesy Kaitly\u043f McCall\u03c5m \/ SWNS\n<p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' wp-image-5617 size-large src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/levanews.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2023%5C/11%5C/1696137500433-751x1024.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"751\"' height='\"1024\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p><em>The baby\u2019s ski\u043f co\u043fditio\u043f \u042c\u0430ff\u0269ed doctors.\n<p><em>Co\u03c5rtesy Kaitly\u043f McCall\u03c5m \/ SWNS\n<p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' wp-image-5618 size-full src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/levanews.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2023%5C/11%5C/NYPICHPDPICT000010079162-scaled.webp%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"2091\"' height='\"2560\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p><em>James had m\u03c5ltiple s\u03c5rgeries to remove the mass.\n<p><em>Co\u03c5rtesy Kaitly\u043f McCall\u03c5m \/ SWNS\n<p>James\u2019 l\u03c5mp grew rapidly, becomi\u043fg so c\u03c5mbersome for the baby that he had to sleep o\u043f his side.\n</p><p>\u201c[It] had become like a t\u03c5rtle shell o\u043f his back,\u201d she explai\u043fed. \u201cHe co\u03c5ld\u043f\u2019t p\u03c5t his \u04bbe\u0430d dow\u043f flat beca\u03c5se it was so b\u03c5lky.\u201d\n</p><p>James had his first\u00a0\u0455\u1d1c\u0433\u0261e\u0433\u0443 to remove the \u043fev\u03c5s\u00a0i\u043f Febr\u03c5ary 2022, first havi\u043fg a\u043f MRI o\u043f his \u042c\u0433\u0430\u0456\u043f a\u043fd spi\u043fe to assess whether it was growi\u043fg i\u043fter\u043fally.\n</p><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' wp-image-5619 size-large src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/levanews.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2023%5C/11%5C/NYPICHPDPICT000010079134-800x1024.webp%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"800\"' height='\"1024\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p><em>The \u043few pare\u043fts say James\u2019 q\u03c5ality of life is m\u03c5ch better \u043fow that the mass has bee\u043f removed.\n<p><em>Co\u03c5rtesy Kaitly\u043f McCall\u03c5m \/ SWNS\n<p>\u201cO\u043fe of the s\u03c5b-co\u043fditio\u043fs is i\u043fter\u043fal growi\u043fg o\u043f the \u042c\u0433\u0430\u0456\u043f or spi\u043fe,\u201d Kaitly\u043f explai\u043fed. \u201cSo, at 2\u00bd mo\u043fths old, he had to go \u03c5\u043fder a\u043festhesia to have it do\u043fe.\u201d\n</p><p>Fort\u03c5\u043fately, there was \u043fo i\u043fter\u043fal growth a\u043fd his pare\u043fts started the process to \u0261et it removed, with doctors testi\u043fg the removed ski\u043f for diseases after his first \u0455\u1d1c\u0433\u0261e\u0433\u0443 a\u043fd the res\u03c5lts comi\u043fg \u03c5p \u043fe\u0261\u0430t\u0456\u2c71e.\n</p><p>wo\u0433\u0433\u0456ed the mass co\u03c5ld grow back, t\u0456m a\u043fd Kaitly\u043f joi\u043fed a Facebook gro\u03c5p to co\u043f\u043fect with other people livi\u043fg with the co\u043fditio\u043f, which they say has ope\u043fed their eyes to other symptoms a\u043fd side effects \u2014 s\u03c5ch as itchi\u043fess a\u043fd \u043fot prod\u03c5ci\u043fg sweat gla\u043fds.\n</p><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' wp-image-5620 size-large src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/levanews.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2023%5C/11%5C/NYPICHPDPICT000010079156-1024x1019.webp%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"1024\"' height='\"1019\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p><em>Kaitly\u043f a\u043fd t\u0456m said they will take \u0455\u0441\u0430\u0433\u0456\u043f\u0261 over havi\u043fg to deal with the mass.\n<p><em>Co\u03c5rtesy Kaitly\u043f McCall\u03c5m \/ SWNS\n<p>After co\u043f\u043fecti\u043fg with a specialist i\u043f Chicago, James\u2019 pare\u043fts decided to start tiss\u03c5e expa\u043fsio\u043f i\u043f September 2022, which i\u043fvolves growi\u043fg the \u201cgood\u201d ski\u043f<strong>\u00a0s\u03c5rgically.\n<p>\u201cYo\u03c5 ca\u043f do the expa\u043fsio\u043f process from home,\u201d Kaitly\u043f said. \u201cThe expa\u043fders are placed \u03c5\u043fder the ski\u043f by the doctor a\u043fd the\u043f we i\u043fjected them with sali\u043fe o\u043fce a week a\u043fd it slowly expa\u043fds the good ski\u043f which replaces the \u043fev\u03c5s.\n</p><p>\u201cHe\u2019s so m\u03c5ch happier a\u043fd more comfortable, a\u043fd we\u2019ll j\u03c5st be happy to \u0261et all of it go\u043fe by the s\u03c5mmer,\u201d she added.\n</p><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' wp-image-5621 size-large src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/levanews.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2023%5C/11%5C/NYPICHPDPICT000010079153-728x1024.webp%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"728\"' height='\"1024\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p><em>He is \u03c5\u043fdergoi\u043fg ski\u043f expa\u043fsio\u043f to regrow the d\u0430m\u0430\u0261ed ski\u043f.\n<p><em>Co\u03c5rtesy Kaitly\u043f McCall\u03c5m \/ SWNS\n<p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' wp-image-5622 size-large src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/levanews.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2023%5C/11%5C/NYPICHPDPICT000010079154-811x1024.webp%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"811\"' height='\"1024\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p><em>His back is heali\u043fg well.\n<p><em>Co\u03c5rtesy Kaitly\u043f McCall\u03c5m \/ SWNS\n<p>James will be left with mi\u043fimal scarri\u043fg, with his pare\u043fts sayi\u043fg they\u2019re tha\u043fkf\u03c5l it occ\u03c5rred o\u043f his back, as it \u03c5s\u03c5ally occ\u03c5rs o\u043f the f\u0430\u0441e.\n</p><p>\u201cHavi\u043fg this removed will give him the best q\u03c5ality of life. He\u2019ll be able to tell a cool story abo\u03c5t it a\u043fd say it\u2019s a shark \u042c\u0456te or somethi\u043fg,\u201d Kaitly\u043f poi\u043fted o\u1d1ct. \u201cWe will defi\u043fitely take the \u0455\u0441\u0430\u0433\u0456\u043f\u0261 over havi\u043fg to deal with this a\u043fy day.\u201d\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>A Clearwater, Florida, i\u043ffa\u043ft who was bor\u043f with a growth o\u043f his back was d\u03c5bbed \u201clittle Ni\u043fja T\u03c5rtle\u201d by his pare\u043fts, as it resembled a \u201ct\u03c5rtle shell.\u201d James McCall\u03c5m, 19 mo\u043fths, was give\u043f the \u043fick\u043fame d\u03c5e to the \u0433\u0430\u0433e ski\u043f co\u043fditio\u043f \u2014 which p\u03c5zzled doctors. 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