It has been a busy week for Miss Mabel. Monday we had her 18 month check up...complete with a shot (a surprise to both of us). Poor Mabel, but she did so well. Then yesterday we had her physical therapy just like I bragged about in my last post and today we had our follow up with the orthopedic surgeon.
So the visit went well. We had an x-ray and the doctor showed us her hip angles: 30 degrees on the right hip and 35 degrees on the left. Normal is 25 degrees. He said the angles are better than last check up, last month. This is the first time he's ever given us the angles, it didn't matter much before the cast since she had a dislocated hip and it wasn't something they could get the last x-ray since her left leg still wouldn't go straight out. So he seemed happy with her healing. He said that if the angles don't correct themselves over time then surgery would need to be done again to correct it, but that is rare and wouldn't happen for a couple of years...not that I felt better hearing that! But he seemed encouraged that we are going in the right direction in this hip dysplaisa journey. He also was happy to hear of the new walking skills!
Our reward for this good healing? We don't have to go back for another 6 months - right after Mabel's 2nd birthday I'd like to point out. Also no x-rays for another year...happy to hear that, although I love to see photographic evidence that her hip is in place I'm worried about all these x-rays and the radiation. So good news all around.
Oh, and the picture...Mabel enjoying some ice cream on a hot summer's day! Can you tell she loves it?
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