Savannah returned to school today full time, 3 weeks and 5 days after her surgery. So if we take the 3 weeks that the surgeon said or the "by 4 weeks" in the written material, this was as advertised.
She was aiming to return last Wednesday which would have been 3 weeks exactly but was facing several tests and quizzes on Wed, Thurs, and Fri which she was not prepared to take (besides math...she was completely caught up in math before returning to school and could have taken that test). So she wasn't missing much new work if she stayed home.
She has been walking at least a mile a day and sitting for hours at the computer or in a chair doing her homework for several days. She hasn't needed to nap in several days. So I think she could have returned last week but it might have been tiring.
Today, she was bright and chipper and even wanted to go to the junk, er I mean antiques store after school. She doesn't seem tired yet.
She carried a back pack... didn't want to use the rolling bag. This was worrying to me. I called the surgeon's office to ask if this was alright but didn't get a call back. She also did the stairs. Didn't want the elevator pass. Didn't want to leave class early, etc. etc. I offered all that but she declined.
She was allowed to go to the library instead of gym to catch up. But she said that she only needs one more day in the library to catch up. Apparently she did enough at home to be caught up in science and social studies. She has a bit more to do in English, though. So when she catches up with the remaining work, I suggested she just walk at least a mile in gym if she feels up to it. It may tire her too much on top of full days at school but we'll see how it goes. Gym is only every other day, though, alternating with health.
She looks completely normal. I defy anyone who didn't know she has scoliosis to notice a damn thing about her back.
If you are interested in a surgeon who can fix your kid and get them back to school as advertised, I can recommend Dr. Edmund Campion (and his resident Dr. Chandler) at UNC-Chapel Hill. Pediatric orthopedic surgeon. Campion is treating our orthopod's daughter. Now I see why our orthopod chose Campion. He's a doctor, a spine artist, and a gentleman.
If Willow progresses to needing surgery, it's going to be Campion. There is none other I would consider at this point.
She was aiming to return last Wednesday which would have been 3 weeks exactly but was facing several tests and quizzes on Wed, Thurs, and Fri which she was not prepared to take (besides math...she was completely caught up in math before returning to school and could have taken that test). So she wasn't missing much new work if she stayed home.
She has been walking at least a mile a day and sitting for hours at the computer or in a chair doing her homework for several days. She hasn't needed to nap in several days. So I think she could have returned last week but it might have been tiring.
Today, she was bright and chipper and even wanted to go to the junk, er I mean antiques store after school. She doesn't seem tired yet.
She carried a back pack... didn't want to use the rolling bag. This was worrying to me. I called the surgeon's office to ask if this was alright but didn't get a call back. She also did the stairs. Didn't want the elevator pass. Didn't want to leave class early, etc. etc. I offered all that but she declined.
She was allowed to go to the library instead of gym to catch up. But she said that she only needs one more day in the library to catch up. Apparently she did enough at home to be caught up in science and social studies. She has a bit more to do in English, though. So when she catches up with the remaining work, I suggested she just walk at least a mile in gym if she feels up to it. It may tire her too much on top of full days at school but we'll see how it goes. Gym is only every other day, though, alternating with health.
She looks completely normal. I defy anyone who didn't know she has scoliosis to notice a damn thing about her back.
If you are interested in a surgeon who can fix your kid and get them back to school as advertised, I can recommend Dr. Edmund Campion (and his resident Dr. Chandler) at UNC-Chapel Hill. Pediatric orthopedic surgeon. Campion is treating our orthopod's daughter. Now I see why our orthopod chose Campion. He's a doctor, a spine artist, and a gentleman.
If Willow progresses to needing surgery, it's going to be Campion. There is none other I would consider at this point.
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