Two peas in a pod or is that two feet in boots?

Darcy has something called seaver's disease.  She has this in her left heel and it is a typical injury in children who play sports.  She started complaining about it last year during her football and soccer overlapping part of the seasons.  I poohed it and we iced it and then it went away after the soccer season ended.  Soon as soccer started and overlapped once again with her football time she began the complaining again.

I took her in to the pediatrician who diagnosed her.  She suggested just to make sure there weren't any broken bones or other problems we go to an orthopedist.  I did some research on the disease and decided that since the cure for this was shoe inserts, and being well affiliated with the Foot God, I asked his opinion.  We had a nice discussion on the subject during Connie's last visit and an appointment was made for Darcy to see the Foot God.

He took X-rays and squeezed around on her heel.  She was very nonchalant about all the squeezing despite her limping and whining the previous week, and I thought he would think this was a case of worried mother syndrome, but then he asked her to stand up and walk on her heels.  She practically fell to the floor in a puddle.  She couldn't do it no way, no how.  He told her no more soccer and then put her in a compression boot for a week.  A compression boot.  Like someone else we know...

Only difference is that Darcy has compression on her boot that she can blow up or let out depending.  She loves going to the rehab hospital to visit grandma because she can get into the wheelchair and go down the hallway and let everyone help her as they think she is a patient.  People are very helpful, especially in the dining room.

We return to the Foot God this week at which time he will fit her for orthotics.  She, like her sister, has a C-foot, which means they are under pronated.  This will cost quite a few pennies, but hopefully will stop them from having any hip and back pain in the future.

Meanwhile, Darcy didn't follow the doctor's advice and played in her soccer game this Saturday.  I was in concession stand duty earlier that morning and left them in the care of their father.  He too claims he didn't know Darcy would take off the boot and put on her cleats.  She played and had no problems, but I'm not sure I'll tell that to the Foot God!