Hi
Our 7 yr old daughter was diagnosed with scoliosis in March and was braced this past June. She is wearing a Boston type brace 22-23 hrs a day.
Though we just had her first set of x-rays about 2 wks ago and found that the brace was not correcting "in brace" not out of brace enough for the doctors liking. So she is getting a new brace in September, the current one is basically holding her at her 28 degree top curve and her lower 19 degree showed a tiny bit of improvment.
Anyways my qusetion is this, we had planned and already paid for a family trip to Turks and Caicos this November BEFORE we found out she had Scoliosis. So now that she is to be in a brace 22-23 hrs a day,I was wondering if for that week while we are on vacation, would a few more hrs out a day for that week be a bad thing to do?
I will for sure ask the doctor and orthotist but I mean we are at a Beaches Resort and with pools and beaches and snorkling, I do not think her being out for only 2 hrs a day will be much fun for her.
I am so stressed on what to do. My hubby does not think in the scheme of things a few more hours for that one week will hurt her, since we are quite diligent on her being in it now for her alloted time. Anyone else have this experience or any ideas or tips or anything would be greatly appreciated.
Our 7 yr old daughter was diagnosed with scoliosis in March and was braced this past June. She is wearing a Boston type brace 22-23 hrs a day.
Though we just had her first set of x-rays about 2 wks ago and found that the brace was not correcting "in brace" not out of brace enough for the doctors liking. So she is getting a new brace in September, the current one is basically holding her at her 28 degree top curve and her lower 19 degree showed a tiny bit of improvment.
Anyways my qusetion is this, we had planned and already paid for a family trip to Turks and Caicos this November BEFORE we found out she had Scoliosis. So now that she is to be in a brace 22-23 hrs a day,I was wondering if for that week while we are on vacation, would a few more hrs out a day for that week be a bad thing to do?
I will for sure ask the doctor and orthotist but I mean we are at a Beaches Resort and with pools and beaches and snorkling, I do not think her being out for only 2 hrs a day will be much fun for her.
I am so stressed on what to do. My hubby does not think in the scheme of things a few more hours for that one week will hurt her, since we are quite diligent on her being in it now for her alloted time. Anyone else have this experience or any ideas or tips or anything would be greatly appreciated.
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