Orthotics

I started to get a little concerned over Emily's feet lately.

Her positioning particularly on her left foot was not correct in my opinion.  Her GP said it seemed fine but I wasn't convinced so paid to see the Podiatrist privately {she was discharged via the NHS service when she was around 3 years old} - the waiting list in our area is around 18 months!!

I wasn't prepared to wait.......

So off we went and thankfully my "Mummy" gut was right.  The fat pad on Emily's heel has slipped to one side, which means as she's walking she is walking on her bone.  This is why she periodically walked on the side of her foot - to compensate for the pain she was in.

So now she has to permanently wear orthotics.  We are hoping that this may help encourage the tissue to move back slightly to the correct position but for now I'm thankful that we have detected this early to ensure it doesn't cause any further incorrect positioning issues.

She will be monitored every six months to ensure the problem isn't getting any worse.

Oh how I wish she could speak so she could actually tell us what hurts and when!!

Hoppy! New Year

So 2011 has arrived ~ infact we are nearly a full month in to it....

Yikes where did that time go?

I promise, although time is extremely tight right now due to my hectic schedule I really am going to make more of an effort to keep you up to date with whats happening over here in Emilys life!  A few newly diagnosed families have made contact with me via my website just lately so now is just as an important time as any time before.

So here's my first post of the year so let's hope we all have a wonderful one.

HOPPY NEW YEAR all my blogger friends.

[This is a picture of Emily at her school Xmas pantomine]