We just got back from Baltimore for our second opinion from Dr. Sponseller. I had checked to make sure he prescribed the Spinecor brace since it seems some of the US doctors who once used the brace no longer do. He said he did, but as soon as the appointment started, I could tell he wasn't a fan of the brace for curves around the 30* mark. He also happened to personally know the doctor my daughter saw first and seemed to just go along with whatever I had already been told. He did say that he would go ahead and brace and that a nightime brace may be a better fit for us now than the Boston brace, but he didn't want to "step on the other doctor's toes" by prescribing it for us. Although her top curve had not progressed, the bottom went from 19 to 23. My husband said I should not have told him we had already seen another ortho just to see what he'd say in the absence of another doctor's recommendation. I am not sure his opinion was as objective as it could have been and feel like we wasted time and money. Maybe he just didn't like that we had come to him only for the Spinecor brace or maybe he is just more conservative in his treatment than I had thought. The reason we chose Baltimore as opposed to Montreal was because of insurance. The Boston brace is simply not practical for my daughter, but I feel like I should do something. It's looking like Montreal is our only option if we want to do Spinecor. That has its own issues(I am terrified of flying, DH owns his own business and cannot take off work to go, expense, insurance issues, etc.). Anyway, I just needed to vent a little. I had such high hopes for this visit, but I'm still at square one. It is now between a nightime brace or Spinecor. Has anyone had any experiences(good or bad) with the nightime brace? Thanks for listening.
Michele
Michele
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