At Joshua's 15 mo. check up, we asked about his feet. They turn in when he walks. Pediatrician said to see the podiatrist. So we did. That was last Tuesday, Oct. 26.
It was a day where I should have just stayed in bed! I took the day off. Me, Tyler and Joshua all had appointments. I took Tyler to school at his regular time instead of to before-care. On the way, I rear-ended someone. Nothing major, barely hit her, no one hurt to sum it up. I was already slowing down, turned to look at the boys and when I turned back around the cars that had been slowing down were now at a stop. Now Tyler reminds me every morning so far, that "this is where you had your wreck." Thanks for the reminder Tyler, I forgot!
Went to my appt where I sat for an hour. My 9am appt ended at 10:20. Went to the mall to meet Ken and Tyler for his follow-up for his eyes. He got glasses in July and is so darn cute! Good news of the day - Tyler's eyes were no worse then at his original appointment. Later I met a wonderful friend for lunch. I did enjoy the adult time. We are both teachers and both had appointments. It was nice to not eat with children and to have more then 25 minutes. We had no sooner talked about how we hoped we didn't see any parents then one of my parents walks in. She was really nice though!
Then 2pm rolls around and I take Joshua to the podiatrist. He wants to get x-rays. Well that was about as much fun as pulling teeth! Joshua didn't like it at all on their small machine so we were sent across the street. That was ok if you like waiting an hour with a getting cranky 1 year old. Ken had just picked Tyler up at school so they came to help entertain. When it was Joshua's turn, they could hear him screaming in the lobby as we basically held him down to get the x-rays. Good stuff!
It's now almost 4 and Ken has to go to work so I have Joshua and Tyler with me in a doctor's office. What fun, but I have to give HUGE kudos' to the staff at Dr. Hagan's office. They were GREAT with helping entertain Tyler while I talked to the doc. Dr. Hagan also gets kudos. Joshua like him and he explained lots and talked to me like a human being. He was great.
So after we get back, we have Joshua walk down the hallway. We send Tyler first and Joshua quickly follows. Doc says "Holy Moly!" I let him know I don't like it when doctor's say that! He asks why hasn't he been treated before. I say we didn't notice it until he started walking. He says, "not his feet. I'm talking about his hips." When we get Joshua back on the table he shows me what he's talking about. When you and I sit with our legs out in front, our toes and knees are pointing to the sky. When Joshua does it, his toes are pointing up but his knees are to the side (left on left leg, right on right leg). Doc corrects it and now his knees are right, but his feet are nearly at 90 degree angles inward so his toes are looking at each other.
I was told that Joshua should have been treated when he was about a month old. If that were the case, he would have worn either braces or casts to fix the problem before he could walk. The podiatrist wasn't sure what would happen since he can already walk. You can't exactly keep a 1 year old still and have any sanity left!
Tomorrow, he will be getting fitted for special shoes. That's why I titled this post Run Forrest Run. As I told my students where I was when I was out, one of the students immediately said "Like Forrest Gump?" We are waiting on the referral to the pediatric orthopedist to talk about his hips and legs.
But this whole thing makes me wonder should I have noticed his legs sooner? I knew he walked a little funny. I just figured it was his feet. No matter what, he is perfect to me and Ken! Whatever it takes, we will do it if it will help him in the long run. For those of you that know him, you know it certainly hasn't slowed him down any! He's all over the place and climbs on everything! More to come on the situation later.
