Hi,
I'm so glad I found this site. I've been reading and learning so much since my DD (Emma's) appt on Weds. I'll give you a little background:
Emma (who is 6) has been having back pain for appx 6-8 weeks. I took her to an Urgent Care early August for the pain and she was dx'd w/a muscle strain. She has continued to have pain (takes Motrin daily), so I took her to her ped. on Weds. They did a thorough exam and reassured me that it was probably just a strain, but wanted to do an X-ray. The doc called immediately w/the results and said we needed to see a pediaric orthopedic surgeon at Children's Hosp in Columbus, OH. I still haven't heard from Children's and am upset by this.
I tried to call the ortho office on Thurs, but was told I have to wait for them to contact me. Tonight at work (I'm a nurse), I ran into one of the pediatricians. She thought maybe she could expedite the process and spoke to the ortho on call at Childen's w/o any luck.
I've read great things hear about the Shriner's Hospitals and plan on trying to contact them Monday am. I'm trying not to be too impatient. But I want her to be seen and have an MRI ASAP.
Her X-ray report said she has 19 degrees of roto-scoliosis concave to the right focused at the mid body of L1.
Thanks for listening. And a special thanks to Maria for answering my e-mail when I wasn't able to post yet.
Sally
I'm so glad I found this site. I've been reading and learning so much since my DD (Emma's) appt on Weds. I'll give you a little background:
Emma (who is 6) has been having back pain for appx 6-8 weeks. I took her to an Urgent Care early August for the pain and she was dx'd w/a muscle strain. She has continued to have pain (takes Motrin daily), so I took her to her ped. on Weds. They did a thorough exam and reassured me that it was probably just a strain, but wanted to do an X-ray. The doc called immediately w/the results and said we needed to see a pediaric orthopedic surgeon at Children's Hosp in Columbus, OH. I still haven't heard from Children's and am upset by this.
I tried to call the ortho office on Thurs, but was told I have to wait for them to contact me. Tonight at work (I'm a nurse), I ran into one of the pediatricians. She thought maybe she could expedite the process and spoke to the ortho on call at Childen's w/o any luck.
I've read great things hear about the Shriner's Hospitals and plan on trying to contact them Monday am. I'm trying not to be too impatient. But I want her to be seen and have an MRI ASAP.
Her X-ray report said she has 19 degrees of roto-scoliosis concave to the right focused at the mid body of L1.
Thanks for listening. And a special thanks to Maria for answering my e-mail when I wasn't able to post yet.
Sally
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