We went for a follow up on Savannah’s hips today and for the most part, the news was good. Things are looking generally fine. There are a few things we still need to watch in the next few months with the hopes that they will sort themselves out, but we are one step closer to out of the woods (and out of the realm of hip surgery). We don’t have to go back to the ortho for six months.
It’s amazing the terminology you learn when your kid has some medical problem. They put Savannah’s X-Ray up on the screen and I thought “Oh great – her left hip is ossifying.” I am a nerd. There is way too much information on the Internet.
Oh and can anyone tell me when kids stop LOSING their MINDS at the doctor’s office? Savannah used to be such a good patient, but the last few visits the second she touches that crinkly paper she starts kicking and scratching and screaming to get away – even before they do anything to her.
Something that was kind of funny though, was after the exam, she stood on the ground with her head buried into my legs sniffling while the doctor was talking to me. HOWEVER, she would occasionally turn around and check out the cute young intern that the surgeon had with him and smile like “Oh I’m not mad at YOU”. Then she’d go back to sniffling.