Broc had his yearly check-up at the orthopedic surgeon today.Here we were thinking that he may need to have supports put in his shoes like his brother and mommy.But Broc being Broc threw us all a surprise when his x-rays popped up on the screen. I asked the dr shouldn't his leg bones all be the same length meaning that the top bones are the same length and same for the bottom ones.
Well he said yes normally.So Broc has a long bone on the right and a short bone on the left ( the top bone) and on the right a short bone and on the left a long bone (the bottom bones).
With them being like that his legs are evening themselves out when you look at them so no-one new what they looked like until they saw his x-ray.
Poor guy has been complaining of pain from his hips down and no-one can tell us why.Well there is our answer.Many of the drs thought it was related to when he had a fever but he also had pain when he didn't have any fevers.
So no more jumping off tables and chairs or beds for him.Walking long distances and running long distances can cause him pain too.
He went for leg length bone x-rays today.He was so good during everything.They also took an x-ray of his left hand to measure the growth plate.
He also had blood work done on his inflammation levels to make sure they are normal.
The dr will call us in a week or 2 and let us know how severe this is and what our long term outlook is.He said that we will have to come every 6 months for bone x-rays to check the growth of his bones.
Broc was diagnosed with Leg Length Discrepancy,really as if he needs another diagnosis to add to his name.
Our next adventure is on 12 Jan for a visit with the heart surgeon and pulmanologist.
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