Good News On Ben's Latest X-ray

Ben had his 6-week post-cast follow-up this morning. His X-ray looked great. His right leg is only a tad shorter than the left, which was a concern with a break of this sort (and the doctor thinks it will correct itself in time). I asked her about the cracking nose his leg makes whenever we move it. She was able to see exactly what I was talking about when she adjusted his leg slightly. She thinks the noise is a result of the muscle "popping" over the bone since the bone isn't completely straight yet. It doesn't seem to hurt Ben and she thinks it will continue to improve and go away completely in 6 months. If it gets worse or starts to bother him, we need to schedule an appointment right away... otherwise she doesn't need to see him for another 6 months.


I also had her look at Ben's spine since I've noticed it seems to be a little off center. We will keep on eye on it but there really isn't anything we can do to help it due to Ben's age and medical devises he already wears (trach, gtube, etc.). Ben is at a higher risk of developing Scoliosis.