To say that we were nervous going into this appointment would be an understatement. While our hopes were high, we had no idea what the x-ray would tell us. I met Mom and our daughter at the office that we originally received the diagnosis. As they pulled into the parking lot, I was waiting outside and our daughter was all smiles and waving at me through the car window 😊. We put her in the newly modified BOB stroller and rolled on in.
She was a little leery going in, but Mom took her to Kohls earlier to return some Amazon stuff and on the way out, she spotted a little Elmo doll. She was instantly attached and knowing where they were headed next, Mom had no choice but to purchase it. The only issue was that her wallet was still in the car and our daughter did not want to let go of the doll. Mom asked an employee if she could run out to the car quick to grab her wallet while reassuring the employee that they were not thieves and promised to be right back. The employee agreed to let them temporarily "steal" the Elmo doll. Of course Mom and daughter came right back in to pay. That Elmo doll kept her happy all the way until we walked into the hallway to go back to our room. Then the tears started flowing. She was not happy to be back.
We got to the room and an x-ray tech came in to grab us to go back to get the pictures right away. Our daughter was not happy, but it sure is a heck of a lot easier to hold a toddler still for x-rays when she is in a spica cast. The x-ray was over in no time and our daughter was back in Moms arms.
We got back to our room, played, and read some of her favorite books while we waited for the Dr. to come in with the results. It wasn't long until we were reviewing the pictures. They looked promising, but the cast partially obstructed the view of her left hip. The Dr. couldn't tell if it was the angle the x-rays were taken, the way her body was positioned, or if the hip was still minorly dislocated. We asked the question, "So what does that mean?" It basically means that it's a good thing we have an MRI scheduled for tomorrow so we can get a better picture of what is going on. Then we asked, "What if it is still dislocated and not in the proper position." We already knew the answer, but asked it anyway. It means that they would need to take the cast off, do an open reduction to get the hip into the right place, and put the cast back on. The uncertainty of what we might be in for is eating at us. We keep trying not to think about it and telling ourselves that we don't know definitively yet so there is no sense in worrying about it. Easier said than done. Tomorrow can not come soon enough. We need to know.
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