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Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Update on Noah's Legs

Today I took Noah to the orthopedic surgeon here in Colorado Springs. She looked at Noah's legs and was concerned about the bowing. The doctor discussed the different types of things that could be going on with his legs and asked me if she could do an xray to figure it out. So we did. The xray was awesome. The number one concern she had was growth plate issues which would probably be corrected with surgery or other invasive options. The xrays show absolutely no growth plate issues. The results are that the bowing should resolve itself and she is very happy he is not walking yet. The only remaining concern are his ankles and feet and how they turn inward so he walks on his feet. The doctor thinks that this could resolve itself because its not a growth plate issue either. However, it is possible that we will have to retrain his feet. She gave us the option of retraining them now with special shoes with a bar between them...think Forrest Gump! or waiting to see what nature does and come back in six months and then if things are not better retrain. We decided to wait. There really is no harm in waiting.

1 comments:

Evron and Judith Helland said...

Hey Jenni, that is great! I was thinking about it just this weekend and forgot to ask about it. We wish him all the best and very strong bones!