On August 6th my 10 year old daughter went to a routine visit with her neurologist (she has ADD/ADHD) the doctor did a scoliosis screening and noticed a curve. The neurologist advised us get X-rays and send them back to her. On the 10th of August she called me and said our daughter had scoliosis, diagnosed a curve 17.9 based on the X-rays . She told us to take our daughter to a pediatric orthopedist.
I called the pediatric orthopedist she recommend an was given an appointment on August 21st.The pediatric orthopedist said our daughter had a curve of 26 at the top and 24 at the bottom and gave us a prescription for a Boston Brace to be worn 18 hours a day. The orthopedist mentioned a concern that our daughter has a hairy back that she would need an MRI later that this could be an indication of “something else”. We were told to bring our daughter back two weeks after she is in the brace to make sure it is fitting in the right places. This visit lasted all of 15 minutes and the doctor left. We left her office with many unanswered questions. We are trying to get a second opinion with another pediatric orthopedist we will not be able to get in until Oct. 4th. Is it ok to wait 30 something days to get a second opinion? By waiting are we putting our child at risk for more curving?
I called the pediatric orthopedist she recommend an was given an appointment on August 21st.The pediatric orthopedist said our daughter had a curve of 26 at the top and 24 at the bottom and gave us a prescription for a Boston Brace to be worn 18 hours a day. The orthopedist mentioned a concern that our daughter has a hairy back that she would need an MRI later that this could be an indication of “something else”. We were told to bring our daughter back two weeks after she is in the brace to make sure it is fitting in the right places. This visit lasted all of 15 minutes and the doctor left. We left her office with many unanswered questions. We are trying to get a second opinion with another pediatric orthopedist we will not be able to get in until Oct. 4th. Is it ok to wait 30 something days to get a second opinion? By waiting are we putting our child at risk for more curving?
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