Hello everyone. I got the news today I've been dreading. My little girl is 9 months old and on the verge of Walking. Now she's going to be put in spica cast and be imobilized for the next 3 months. I'm of course devistated but am not entirely surprized. In fact I'm furious at my doctor because it took until now to find it. I understand things can be missed but in this case I noticed the "POP" in her hip almost 4 and a half months ago and I told her doctor of that but he said she was very "strong" and nothing was wrong! I felt something was wrong but he assured me she was strong in her legs. My problem is that if a parent says they felt a "pop" in their daughters legs he (the doctor) should take that seriously considering what a pop means.
I also understand I'm in the blaming stage right now but if this could've been worked out earlier it wouldn't be screwing up her walking as much.
Even the doctor who is going to do the surgery stated that it's rare for her to see children this old having to have the surgery as it's caught much sooner. Which I responded "I did catch this Much earlier!" but my doctor said it was fine.
So that's my rant, but I hope I can come here to get some tips on how to cope with this situation from those who've gone through this. Thank you in advance.
Leon "Hera's Dad"