Katie finally outgrew her back brace. Normally kids wear a back brace for a year. Katie has had hers for 3 years. She hasn't grown very much so it's been ok, but lately it's been really tight and uncomfortable for her. I finally convinced the doctor that she needs a new one. So she got to pick out her new back brace and she's so excited. She has purple with butterflies now and she chose pink with hearts.
She's also getting feet and ankle braces. She has really pronated feet. She has always had some pronation due to low muscle tone, but ever since getting her back brace it has gotten worse. Her back brace makes it harder for her to walk and she has had to compensate by walking differently with her feet spread apart more. Also, since it's harder to move in her back brace, then she just doesn't move as much which makes her muscles even weaker. So it was the best idea to do feet braces. Katie is NOT excited about those. But I don't think she realizes how much they will help her. She's always complaining about knee pain from her feet being pronated. So she's getting feet and ankle braces. She got to pick the pattern and velcro strap color. She picked farm animals with red straps. Even with picking a pattern, she's not happy about it. We'll see if she likes them once she gets them. They should be here this week. And a side note, our portion of all her braces ended up being $1100. It's a good thing we have insurance. Braces are EXPENSIVE!
Tell her we can't wait to see them. Bricanie says she will wear them and have no problems cause she is such a big girl.
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