Third Time Not The Charm

Well, I wish I had better news about our Shriner's visit today, but you don't always get what you wish for. And who's to say that isn't a good thing?

The orthopedic surgeon that we saw today said pretty much the same thing as the others. Medicate him until it gets so bad we have to do surgery. We were really disappointed with what he had to say, and then he didn't even want to prescribe the medicine -- so he sent us back to our pediatrician.

That was actually the best part of our day. What was really nice was to go back to the doctor who confirms what we are doing. He told us that he was sorry that the surgeons didn't seem to be capable of thinking outside the box. He discussed with us other good treatment options, and gave us medication to help him get out of immediate pain.

The best part was once again, when he said that if we weren't doing what we were doing, Noah would be twisted like a pretzel (not his exact words, but close). He said that we are doing the right thing, and we need to keep doing Noah's program.

And he's not the only medical doctor that has told us the same thing. It was good to be reminded of that. So while we didn't hear what we wanted to hear from Shriner's today, we heard something we needed to hear because we didn't hear what we wanted from Shriner's today.

God is very good, even when it doesn't feel like it!