Involves an inherited trait that has caused me much strife.
Bowed legs seem to run on my mother's side of the family tree
But never have they proved to be a problem--then along came me.
It's not like having bowed legs are necessarily problematic,
But frequent exercise and activity can turn it traumatic.
Because I was always running, playing soccer or basketball,
My knees were constantly in pain, thanks to my legs above all.
I met with a few doctors, who agreed my bowed legs were the source of the pain.
I now had to make a decision as to how I wanted to approach this cause of strain.
My orthopedist told me a surgery would be beneficial if I planned on remaining active
Throughout my life; if this wasn't the case, I didn't need to bother with it--I would live.
I wasn't thrilled about the prospect of having surgery, of course,
But I love athletics too much to cut myself off with full force.
I decided, as an eighth grader, that the surgery to correct the shape of my legs as I grew
Was my best option if I wanted my knees to be pain-free for years to come while doing what I love to do.
An X-Ray portraying the kind of procedure I underwent--two screws and a plate in the growth plate of the knee!
