Update on Kellsie

Sorry it has taken me to long to update on Kellsie's feet. The new specialist we saw on tuesday told us some very interesting information. They spent about 2 1/2 hours with us, talking, asking quesitons, and looking at Kellsie's feet.

This is what the Dr is now saying: There is nothing wrong with Kellsie's feet (except for what the previous dr did to her. I will address that latter). So, on March 20th they will inject both of kellsie's calf muscles with BOTOX. While she is at the hospital, they will put a cast on each of her leggs (all the way up to her knee). These will be walking casts. They will be on for 4-6 weeks. This is supose to streach kellsie's calf muscles, so they are not massivly tight like they are right now.

Then after the casts are off, she will be able to walk normal. She does have flat feet slightly, so they are going to put her in an arch support, but just a minor one. This will help turn her feet outwards slightly helping with the bone on the inside of her foot that hurts (because the old dr. was messing up her feet). It will also (in theory) help with her bunions (that she got after wearin gthe incerts that the other dr put her in).

So there you go. Her life in a nut shell.

Now as for the old dr. He had Kellsie in inserts. On the day I ordered them, the DR told me I had not paid my deductable and that the insurance co said I needed to pay it that day. Since I have had three babies, I know a little about deductables and how they work. I told them they had to submitt a bill first to the insurance co and they would send me a letter letting me know what I needed to pay. The Dr said they would not order the inserts until I paid. The inserts would take 2-3 weeks to brake in and kellsie's school started in 3 weeks and I did not want her in pain for school. So I paid the money, knowing that they would end up paying me the money back.

So the insurance co sent me a letter telling me that the dr never verified it was ok to order the inserts and that since they went agaist their written contract, I was not supose to pay them and either were they. Now the dr and ins co are battleing it out. But the dr did call me and tell me that if the ins co would not pay the rest, that I should come up with the other 150.00 (after I have already paid them the 250 deductable) to cover their costs.

Now that I have found out that the inserts have been the reason for Kellsie's pain and that they have been doing more damage, I am so not paying ( I was not going to pay anyway, but now I am really not paying).

I need a nap!