It’s been awhile since I’ve done an update on Casey John. Week before last we jumped in the jeep and headed up to Austin for his six month check-up with the orthapedic doctor. An hour and 45 minutes later (some big hold up on the interstate – normal travel time around 35 minutes) we arrived for his appointment, Casey dropped us off and went to find some parking. Dr. Shapiro asked how he’d been doing and I explained when he mostly has his symptoms is after he wakes up and after being in his carseat for more than 15 minutes or so. He explained while those are certainly symptoms of Meyers Dysplasia they also could be symptoms of “JRA” or juvenille arthritis. Xrays were normal, no change in his bones, and he said he was a little stiff when he bent his leg around. If in six months he still has the same symptoms he will refer us to the pediatric rheumatologist there at the Children’s Hospital. In the meantime he said the treatment is the same, use anti-inflammatories if he has pain. Apparently juvenille arthritis can be hard to diagnose in someone this young, there are different types, he seems to only have one joint affected (if that is what it turns out to be). Basically we’ll see in sixth months. Since it has gotten colder Casey John really limps in the morning, but he does not complain of pain hardly at all. It does not seem to affect what he does or what he wants to do. Next update in May unless something changes.