Today was Alexander's turn to see an Orthopedic Surgeon as he has shown some very strange walking and running habits in the past year.
I had brought it to the attention of Dr. Maynard, the boys Pediatrician, who gave us a referral to see Dr. Mindy Siegel.
Today was the day and Alexander got to meet PA Bershinsky who ordered some x-rays right away.
The results are as followed. Both feet have issues but not the same kinds.
His right foot collapses in the middle, possible due to weak muscles. The assessment is that Inserts and Physical Therapy should be able to correct this by strengthening his muscles in his foot.
His left foot sadly is another matter as his ankle is not aligned with his knee. Most likely the insert and PT will not have much of an impact if at all. In that case he will look at it again in 4 months and then most likely will schedule surgery to correct the bones by breaking and resetting them. That will mean 8 weeks in a cast and crutches.
Alexander was NOT thrilled to hear this but the brave little boy he is he accepted it and asked many questions already about the procedure and the rehab.
This of course might hit right during the Winter Snowboard and Ski Season but then we also had Connor in casts for 8 weeks during that time two or was it three years ago? Gosh my brain is tired......
We have been very very busy either traveling or having visitors all summer which has been WONDERFUL and I will post about our adventures later on, but right now I admit I am sleep deprived, have not been eating well and my workout session pretty much disappeared. So now I am tired and we are facing a 5K this Sunday - lol
Hoping this will put me back into gear and move towards a healthier life style again.
Also the boys are now back in full time school and not to happy about it... they do come after their Mom in that regard ;)
Hugs,
R A C A
I had brought it to the attention of Dr. Maynard, the boys Pediatrician, who gave us a referral to see Dr. Mindy Siegel.
Today was the day and Alexander got to meet PA Bershinsky who ordered some x-rays right away.
The results are as followed. Both feet have issues but not the same kinds.
His right foot collapses in the middle, possible due to weak muscles. The assessment is that Inserts and Physical Therapy should be able to correct this by strengthening his muscles in his foot.
His left foot sadly is another matter as his ankle is not aligned with his knee. Most likely the insert and PT will not have much of an impact if at all. In that case he will look at it again in 4 months and then most likely will schedule surgery to correct the bones by breaking and resetting them. That will mean 8 weeks in a cast and crutches.
Alexander was NOT thrilled to hear this but the brave little boy he is he accepted it and asked many questions already about the procedure and the rehab.
This of course might hit right during the Winter Snowboard and Ski Season but then we also had Connor in casts for 8 weeks during that time two or was it three years ago? Gosh my brain is tired......
We have been very very busy either traveling or having visitors all summer which has been WONDERFUL and I will post about our adventures later on, but right now I admit I am sleep deprived, have not been eating well and my workout session pretty much disappeared. So now I am tired and we are facing a 5K this Sunday - lol
Hoping this will put me back into gear and move towards a healthier life style again.
Also the boys are now back in full time school and not to happy about it... they do come after their Mom in that regard ;)
Hugs,
R A C A
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