Doctors visits

Well this morning I took the boys to the peds office and Eoghan does have strep A but thankfully he does not have Scarlet fever. Then Finnian got checked out top to bottom and his ears and throat were clear of any infection so he got his 5 year old shots. So he won't be getting any more for a few years , well he will be getting his flu shot. They took some bloods to check for lead and a CBC I love they always ask do you want any of med leves checked? Oh yeah he aslo got his TB test done that is something he will have to get checked every year. Then we came home or I should say dropped Eoghan off at my Mom's and then went down for Finnian's ortho appointment.
The X-rays took for ever and we finally got up to see the ortho. So we got put into a room and the nurse pulls up the new x-rays and of course I have a look. His hip looked a bit worse than before next thing the doc comes in and he did agree and he decided to go ahead with the surgery. He went down through the pros and cons of the surgery, the risks , how long he should be in the hospital, the possibility he might need a blood transfussion and all th other things they tell you about when the child is having a surgery. So we don't know the date of the surgery but I am supposed to be getting the call tomorrow from the lady that sets up the surgery appointments. The one thing is he got fitted for his brace that he will be wearing after the surgery no he will not be in casts just a brace. For once something fitted him straight off the shelf and there is even room for the swelling after the surgery. So we got to take the brace home with us. John was funny he said " just remember to bring it with you the day he is going to have the surgery". Its great they are going to get the clearence from the doctors for the surgery so its one less thing I have to worry about. So now we wait.