Samantha's Back

Yea sorry everyone I left you all hanging. It has been insane here is the only way to put what this week has been. Her appointment turned out good. Her back is curved we knew that. They will take x-rays every 6 months now and she will go see Dr Walker after each x-ray. So we will show up to Gillette and go get height and weight and then x-rays then go see Dr Walker. And let me say these people have it down at getting you to where you should be. So for the next 6 years Samantha will have a hot date at the hospital in July and Jan. If her curve hits 15% then her dates will get moved closer together. At 20% they will brace her back. And then 60% of the time no surgery is required. 40% it is still needed to fix the back. So we wait and see. And I am just fine with that.

As for her legs, they have nothing to do with her back. Her femur bone is rotated in on both her right and left legs. Her right leg also has a rotation in the tibia bone. So it turns in in two places. But all that being said. Good news is it is not bad enough to require surgery. Bad news is then nothing gets done so she will just run with her toes pointed in. But it will not hurt her. When she grows he said it will be when she notices it so biking will bother. that is what they invented IB for is what I guess. He will continue to watch it though when she goes for her back appts and if it starts to limit her we will see.

So it was a good appt. We had to go down there on a day full of snow and wind and people crashing cars. But we got there fine and we got home fine. But I was glad Dennis was our driver as way too many people on the road. In July I might MIGHT try to go on my own there as he can not be taking a day off at least 2 days a year to go watch her get an x-ray. At some point I will have to learn to drive St Paul. YUCK!