“Progress” of Perthes throughout 2021

Not really much to say other than we’re thankful that we managed to get our annual check up consultation on 22 September, with the usual scan, and a positive reaction from the consultant. It’s all we can ask for really. Provided nothing worrying arises, he’s happy to not see us now for 2 years!

And whilst we’re thrilled and hope we don’t need to see him before then, it also feels strange to go for 2 years without any ‘evidence’ and reassurance that we are still heading in the right direction. It’s such a slow process, and it’ll never be a perfect hip but we continue to hope and gain confidence with each year that passes that we’ll get through without any surgery (childhood at least).

2021 is actually a milestone year because Perthes has almost been non-existent for us…no crutches, no wheelchairs, no conversations with school, no adaptation to PE, no limitations, and so on, so I’m marking 2021 as a GOOD year! 🙂

So that’s the main Perthes update before the year is out (yes, typing this at 6pm on New Year’s Eve)…one more post to do!