Henry's appointment with the Orthopedic was today. His right leg has never held weight like the left, turns in a bit and now that he crawls he uses it differently than the other as well. Our pediatrician suggested we have it check out so we did. First off let me say how impressed we were with the new facility! I'm not sure if there was more than one donor but we were told that Larry the Cable Guy donated money for the Hip Dysplasia Institute (in the same new building as the Heart Health Center) and it is great. They even have the newest, fastest x-ray machine made, which is very handy when x-raying babies! We took Robbie to the same Dr when we first started his testing and at that time they were in the old, rather run down building, this is much better.
Anyways, We had to wait about 20 minutes to get in but then we were out in about another 20, including x-rays and results (no waiting on development because it shows up on the large computer screen in the patient rooms!). Dr Price watched him crawl and stand then did the hip / leg check. He was slightly concerned about how the leg felt so he ordered x-rays. A few minutes later a tech came in and took us down for that, we were back in less than 10 minutes. He came in about 3 minutes later and looked at the x-ray with us. Perfect hip joints! Everything looks like it needs too as far a bone structure. The muscle is looser in the right leg. The Dr said that because he was a big baby he was probably cramped a bit more than normal and it caused the leg that was tucked under to bend a bit more. He says they see this in the bigger babies. Once Henry starts independently walking it should work itself out within 6 months. He said it is usually gone by 18 months. The Dr warned us that Henry may walk a bit funny at first, with the foot turned in a bit but it will work itself out. He was very confident of the results and did not suggest a follow up appointment. He also said we were right to be concerned and have him looked at but according to the x-rays everything is fine. Yay! Thanks for the prayers :)
