Friday, December 4, 2009

Finally we are getting somewhere!!!

Lately putting Hannah in her carseat has been a challenge. She refuses to be buckled in...hmm...is it because her legs are already strapped down that she feels like a prisoner??? Hmm...I wonder. She also exclaims "mommy do it"...such as carry me, hold my hand, help me. This is a new behavior for her as well. Not sure if mommy is the softy or if it is because mommy is pregnant and she senses that mommy won't be able to continue doing these things for her as often.
Hannah also saw her orthosist and her orthopedic specialist today for a 2 week follow up. The doctor stated she looked fine walking in them, but as always the meeting was quick. We asked about the time frame that we are looking at, and of course the answer is "we will continue to monitor her progress and see her in 3 months." The doctor explained that Blount's is a growth plate issue and that it is good for her to hit a growth spurt while wearing the braces in order to speed up correction. We also noted that her Blount's is more pronounced in her left leg and that she may need to wear that brace for a longer period of time. The orthosist also mentioned that we would be able to buy her another pair of shoes to interchange with her current pair and it would only cost a small fee for them to design the second pair. Maybe a pair for bedtime and one for outdoors? Maybe a pair for dress and a pair for play?? We will have to see what we can find.
The prostetics office was also much more helpful this time...I left there feeling like we had finally gotten through to them! We met with the Marketing regional director too who apologized for assembling the braces incorrectly the first time too. The orthosist also asked if we had located any support resources which I stated we had not. I then asked him if we could connect with other families they have treated and he hesitated saying there weren't too many families as attentive as we were, but that he would check with his collegues. I thanked him and let him know that we would be ok with them giving out our name and number to others who may prove helpful. We shall see where this leads us. Thank you to everyone who has been supportive over the past few months. We truly appreciate your thoughts and prayers as we couldn't get through this alone!

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