Esme saw the orthopaedic doctor today. There has been no change in her curves over the past six months. She has not had any other treatment during the last six months - like the Structural Integration or Shroth or chiropractic. She will be 15 in June.
The doctor is not recommending surgery at this time. He knows we don't want this and says it is okay not to do the surgery - at least for now. He commented on and we discussed how treatment options may change over the next ten to twenty years. He noted how much treatment options have changed over the past fifteen years. We are prepared, at least for now, to sit this out for a little longer before we make a decision re the surgery. This is our personal decision as a family based on hours and hours of reading medical documents/reports and discussions with several orthopaedic doctors. We go back in six months for another check-up.
We are seriously considering putting Esme into an intensive Shroth program this summer. The trip to Germany and the language issue is all that stopped us from doing this sooner however now it is now available here in Ottawa we will most likely give this a try once her school year is over.
Ruth
The doctor is not recommending surgery at this time. He knows we don't want this and says it is okay not to do the surgery - at least for now. He commented on and we discussed how treatment options may change over the next ten to twenty years. He noted how much treatment options have changed over the past fifteen years. We are prepared, at least for now, to sit this out for a little longer before we make a decision re the surgery. This is our personal decision as a family based on hours and hours of reading medical documents/reports and discussions with several orthopaedic doctors. We go back in six months for another check-up.
We are seriously considering putting Esme into an intensive Shroth program this summer. The trip to Germany and the language issue is all that stopped us from doing this sooner however now it is now available here in Ottawa we will most likely give this a try once her school year is over.
Ruth
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