So a few weeks ago we went to the city to see the Orthopedic doctor because Our Chameleon was having pain in his knee when he would run or when he would sit for a while and then stand up. We had to see a different doctor because our regular Orthopedic doctor was on vacation. She measured his legs and found a huge discrepancy. Yes his legs have been measured before, but the discrepancy has only been 1/4 of an inch or maybe 1/2 an inch. Sure a discrepancy is a discrepancy and still needs to be addressed, but before they have always given us a wedge to put inside of his shoe under his brace. Well, you can imagine how that works for a 9, 10, 11 year old boy. He kept forgetting to put it in his shoe and then before too long he had lost it. I could not drive an hour into the city and an hour back home just to pick up another wedge so we have been making do without it. Well, it seems that this last growth spurt had one leg growing at a slower rate than the other (which we knew about.) So now there is a large difference. The answer was to have a 1inch lift placed permanently on the outside of his shoes. Well, that requires NEW SHOES! YAY!
The Othopedic doctor then looked at the files and told us that the Orthotics department had been holding on to a brace for us for months and we should go there to pick it up. We walked over there and met with our usual Orthotist. He had a brace all right. I guess with dad's death and school starting and then winter setting in, the message had gotten lost along the way. Our chameleon tried on the brace and it fit. It needed some adjustments and then needed some padding and finally after an hour we walked out feeling confident.
One week later, our Chameleon told me that his foot had been hurting. He showed me two huge blisters and one had opened up already. We immediately switched back to the old brace. One blister went away, but the other caused a major whole in the side of his foot. I called the Orthostist right away. He said we will scrap that brace and start over. Apparently it was not as great of a fit as we had hoped.
So now they have molded his foot to make a brand new brace and he has chosen a skull design to have on the back of it. As for the 1inch lift? We are looking into getting him some Etnies and then the Orthotics department will put the lift on the bottom and then cover it in shoes tread so that it is not an obvious adjustment.
We go back to the City on March 15th to see ALL of the clinic doctors and to pick up his new brace and shoes with lift.
TO BE CONTINUED...
The Othopedic doctor then looked at the files and told us that the Orthotics department had been holding on to a brace for us for months and we should go there to pick it up. We walked over there and met with our usual Orthotist. He had a brace all right. I guess with dad's death and school starting and then winter setting in, the message had gotten lost along the way. Our chameleon tried on the brace and it fit. It needed some adjustments and then needed some padding and finally after an hour we walked out feeling confident.
One week later, our Chameleon told me that his foot had been hurting. He showed me two huge blisters and one had opened up already. We immediately switched back to the old brace. One blister went away, but the other caused a major whole in the side of his foot. I called the Orthostist right away. He said we will scrap that brace and start over. Apparently it was not as great of a fit as we had hoped.
So now they have molded his foot to make a brand new brace and he has chosen a skull design to have on the back of it. As for the 1inch lift? We are looking into getting him some Etnies and then the Orthotics department will put the lift on the bottom and then cover it in shoes tread so that it is not an obvious adjustment.
We go back to the City on March 15th to see ALL of the clinic doctors and to pick up his new brace and shoes with lift.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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