I got a call from the school day. Navy fell at the skating rink and is complaining that his arm hurts.
He would be in the nurse’s office with an ice pack and could I please come get him to have his arm checked out.
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No Surgery!
We met with Dr. Wilhite from Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital. He evaluated the MRI results and examined Lily’s ankle.
He was pretty confident, looking at the grow plates in her ankle, that she will be able to avoid surgery!
The catch? She has to wear a walking boot for 6 weeks. She also is considered non-weight bearing and will be crutches or a walker.
Lily will not be able to participate in gym or Girls on the Run until further notice. Learning the ins-and-outs of not being able to walk on her left foot will be an experience for all of us.
She will go back to see Dr. Wilhite at the end of April to have her ankle x-rayed and move forward with this process.
MRI Results
The MRI results are in!
Lily’s ankle has an osteochondral defect (OCD) that is approximately 1 centimeter wide. It is almost half of the width of her ankle bone (talus).
Talking with her orthopedist, he feels that she would be better served by a pediatric orthopedic surgeon. Unfortunately, we don’t happen to have one in our area. She has been referred to a surgeon from Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis.
Hoping that we are able to get an appointment with this new ortho Doctor in a few weeks to get this ankle of hers fix!
Hoping
Lily’s 1st MRI
Lily had the MRI done on her ankle today. There’s no spot in the baby book for this!
How do you explain what’s going to happen during an MRI to a 9-year-old?!
I found a really cool explanation online that said that magnets in this tube would make the water in her body all spin in the same direction to give a really good picture of her ankle. The cool part? She wouldn’t be able to feel it! Lily really seemed to like that.
The bad part? The machine would be super loud, and she’d have to wear headphones.
The hardest part for Lily was staying still. Her ADHD kicked in. She kept wanting to play with her silk blanket and move her hands. The tech only had to retake one of the pictures.
We have a follow-up with the orthopedist next week, so we’ll have the results and develop a treatment plan then. The wait sucks!
Even the Best Plans…
I had some really exciting plans for our blog, but those got put on hold with a recent trip to our pediatrician.
Lily has been having some pain in her ankle. Not enough for me to suspect something serious. She could run and play normally, the pain wasn’t severe and usually only after inactivity.
He ordered x-rays, just to be on the safe side. When he called the next day, he admitted his own shock in finding out that Lily had Osteochondritis dissecans.
Osteochondritis dissecans (os-tee-o-kon-DRY-tis DIS-uh-kanz) is a joint condition in which bone underneath the cartilage of a joint dies due to lack of blood flow. This bone and cartilage can then break loose, causing pain and possibly hinder joint motion. (Mayo Clinic.)
We were referred to an orthopedist who specialized in the foot and ankle. I was able to pick the same doctor that Navy saw when he broke his foot.
Next up, an MRI…
(Photos by Navy.)
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