Hi,
I have been reading this Forum for the last weeks trying to get as much information as possible about scoliosis. When my daughter was 2 month old we went to the Pediatrician and I mentioned to him that I though my daughter was always leaning toward one side only. He looked at her and said there was nothing to worry about. For the next visit, 2 months later, I went again with the same story and the doctor again said there was nothing wrong with her. So I went directly to an orthopedic specialist who took x-rays and confirmed that Nikole indeed had idiopathic scoliosis. He measured a Cobbs Angle of 20 degrees. He said we shouldn't do anything and to come back in 3 months. During this last month I noticed that it was getting worse and that even though the curvature did not seem to increase, the ribs were "moving" as if the spine was rotating. So I went back to the doctor and he took another x-ray and measured 20 degrees again.
I feel something has to be done. I am very concerned about the forget about it and come back in 3 months approach. Even though the measurements are the same a month later I am still convinced it got worse. I also asked him about the RVAD value and he said I shouldn't worry about that. From what I have been reading about Dr. Mehta's work, the RVAD is a very important measure to determine if it's going better or something needs to be done immediately.
Sorry for the long post but I want to know what you think my wife and I should do.
Thanks.
Carlos
I have been reading this Forum for the last weeks trying to get as much information as possible about scoliosis. When my daughter was 2 month old we went to the Pediatrician and I mentioned to him that I though my daughter was always leaning toward one side only. He looked at her and said there was nothing to worry about. For the next visit, 2 months later, I went again with the same story and the doctor again said there was nothing wrong with her. So I went directly to an orthopedic specialist who took x-rays and confirmed that Nikole indeed had idiopathic scoliosis. He measured a Cobbs Angle of 20 degrees. He said we shouldn't do anything and to come back in 3 months. During this last month I noticed that it was getting worse and that even though the curvature did not seem to increase, the ribs were "moving" as if the spine was rotating. So I went back to the doctor and he took another x-ray and measured 20 degrees again.
I feel something has to be done. I am very concerned about the forget about it and come back in 3 months approach. Even though the measurements are the same a month later I am still convinced it got worse. I also asked him about the RVAD value and he said I shouldn't worry about that. From what I have been reading about Dr. Mehta's work, the RVAD is a very important measure to determine if it's going better or something needs to be done immediately.
Sorry for the long post but I want to know what you think my wife and I should do.
Thanks.
Carlos
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