Orthopedic visit

Adam had a follow-up today with a new (to us) orthopedic doctor who specializes in lower limb discrepancies at Children's hospital.  Adam got some cool x-rays done of his lower body and measurements were made.  Looks like he currently has a 1.7cm difference between his right and left leg.  The doctor plugged the numbers into some program that predicts his overall discrepancy will be 2.5 cm (1 inch).  We will go to the Dublin orthopedic clinic yearly to get x-rays (they have a cool "rocket" type machine that uses a fraction of the radiation) of his legs to monitor and also a scan of his hand to determine bone age.  All these will help determine when he will get growth stunting surgery on his left leg.  He said it would probably be closer to when Adam is 14 years old.  Then he told us we will be seeing a different doctor next year because he is going back to his old job (somewhere in the caribbean or someplace nice like that).  Kind of bummed about that since we had been seeing such a dopey doctor previously.  He also wrote us a prescription to get a custom orthotic insert for Adam's right shoe to help even out some of the discrepancy and any possible future back/hip/knee problems.