Hello,
I have been reading many posts on this forum and have found it so helpful. When I first started reading, my daughter was at 40 deg thoracic and 38 deg lumbar. She wore the boston brace as directed since last May. In Nov 2011, a check-up showed no change in her curves and we were so excited. However, she started having a lot of pain and in Jan I took her back in. Her curves had progressed to 52 deg and 44 and the dr recommended surgery. She is scheduled for surgery to fuse T3-L1 on March 23 and I have been researching what to expect. I am pretty clear on the procedure, but am still foggy on what the days following the surgery while still in the hospital look like. We are in Houston and she will be at Tx Children's Hospital, so I know I can stay there the entire time. I've read she will be turned every two hours and cannot eat or drink for 36-72 hours after. I've read many posts and am so impressed with how strong everyone is. As a mom, I am finding this really tough. I know everything will be ok, but I get choked up every time I think about it. Any advice or steering me in the right direction on what I should expect in the hospital (and after) would be so appreciated. Thank you so much.
Heather
I have been reading many posts on this forum and have found it so helpful. When I first started reading, my daughter was at 40 deg thoracic and 38 deg lumbar. She wore the boston brace as directed since last May. In Nov 2011, a check-up showed no change in her curves and we were so excited. However, she started having a lot of pain and in Jan I took her back in. Her curves had progressed to 52 deg and 44 and the dr recommended surgery. She is scheduled for surgery to fuse T3-L1 on March 23 and I have been researching what to expect. I am pretty clear on the procedure, but am still foggy on what the days following the surgery while still in the hospital look like. We are in Houston and she will be at Tx Children's Hospital, so I know I can stay there the entire time. I've read she will be turned every two hours and cannot eat or drink for 36-72 hours after. I've read many posts and am so impressed with how strong everyone is. As a mom, I am finding this really tough. I know everything will be ok, but I get choked up every time I think about it. Any advice or steering me in the right direction on what I should expect in the hospital (and after) would be so appreciated. Thank you so much.
Heather
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