Feeling sad about Dr. Boachie leaving and retiring!
I saw Dr. Boachie 2 years ago and he was the most pleasant, soft spoken, and genuine spine surgeon. He made me and my family feel so comfortable and told me that my scoliosis did not progress much over the last 10 years which is the opposite of what other surgeons have been telling me all these years. He also said that since I was considering having a third child that it would be best that I had the baby first and then have the surgery. That's exactly what I did and I am currently expecting but I received the letter about his retirement and couldn't be more sadder! What makes this situation even harder for me is that my daughter who also has scoliosis did progress severely and I was hoping to take her to Dr. B for consultation and even possibly have him operate on her over the summer prior to his leave but unfortunately the office informed me that they no longer make appointments. This is all very sad news and I am feeling really down. I knew this day would have come and that was my worse fear. It happened all too soon and I am not sure I will find another doctor as good and honest as he is. My mom told me that she will take me to Ghana if needed. I wish that would have been an option. In his letter, Dr. B did mention few of his colleagues that will be seeing patients in his practice but there are 3 of them which I have not heard of yet. I will need to start doing some more research and look for another surgeon. Any suggestions and/or recommendations would be greatly appreciated
Thank you,
Mariya
30 yrs, mom to two girls ages 9 and 7
8/9/04 - 18* thoracic and 42* lumbar
3/7/06 - 22* thoracic and 45* lumbar (38*kyphosis)
4/8/08 - 38* thoracic and 50-52* lumbar (54* kyphosis)
2007 - Scheduled surgery but cancelled due to no major health issues at the time.
2011 - Back pain, spasms, sciatica, difficulty doing any physical work/activities w/o following back pain and spasms. Revisiting surgery decision and soon to schedule a doctors appointment to determine the progression since 2008.