Hello Everyone,
I first saw my son Keegan, walking with a tilt at age 11 mos. I then striped him down to look at his back and saw a curve. I was so shocked that I had not noticed before! He had x-rays right away that confirmed scoliosis. I did not know enough to ask the degree. I have since deduced that it was between 10-20 degrees. That was about 8mos ago; I can feel that it is worse now and maybe twisting inward a bit. Insurance has finally approved seeing a specialist, we go February10.
I’m not sure that the specialist really will be a ”specialist”. We are seeing Thao Duong MD. A Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation doctor (PM&R). She works at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in California. I read her bio. And it says she specializes in head injuries. This is who our pediatrician referred us to, I don’t know if it’s because she’s good, or if our low income insurance program will not cover anyone else. We already have to go to the next county, as Santa Cruz county does not seam to have anyone who works with toddlers.
One odd thing about all this is my son has an identical twin brother who is fine no curve at all and is actually taller and heavier. At birth the pediatrition predicted that the smaller baby would catch up in size. The oppisit has happened. Conley the bigger healthy baby is getting bigger and bigger while Keegan grows but falls further and further behind. I can’t find anything on the net about only one identical twin having scoliosis. Its very hard to watch one boy with a perfect body, while his brother that should be perfect lags behind and struggles to achieve his physical abilities. I fear no mater what treatment Keegan ends up needing, he will feel resentment that his twin was born strong and healthy, while he has to suffer in one way or another. I would very much love to hear from or about other twins. I welcome all ideas and suggestions people have for me. Thanks for reading. Best wishes for your own situations!
Sincerely,
Tiffany
Mama to 5 boys ages 12, 9, 4, 20mos, and 20 mos.
I first saw my son Keegan, walking with a tilt at age 11 mos. I then striped him down to look at his back and saw a curve. I was so shocked that I had not noticed before! He had x-rays right away that confirmed scoliosis. I did not know enough to ask the degree. I have since deduced that it was between 10-20 degrees. That was about 8mos ago; I can feel that it is worse now and maybe twisting inward a bit. Insurance has finally approved seeing a specialist, we go February10.
I’m not sure that the specialist really will be a ”specialist”. We are seeing Thao Duong MD. A Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation doctor (PM&R). She works at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in California. I read her bio. And it says she specializes in head injuries. This is who our pediatrician referred us to, I don’t know if it’s because she’s good, or if our low income insurance program will not cover anyone else. We already have to go to the next county, as Santa Cruz county does not seam to have anyone who works with toddlers.
One odd thing about all this is my son has an identical twin brother who is fine no curve at all and is actually taller and heavier. At birth the pediatrition predicted that the smaller baby would catch up in size. The oppisit has happened. Conley the bigger healthy baby is getting bigger and bigger while Keegan grows but falls further and further behind. I can’t find anything on the net about only one identical twin having scoliosis. Its very hard to watch one boy with a perfect body, while his brother that should be perfect lags behind and struggles to achieve his physical abilities. I fear no mater what treatment Keegan ends up needing, he will feel resentment that his twin was born strong and healthy, while he has to suffer in one way or another. I would very much love to hear from or about other twins. I welcome all ideas and suggestions people have for me. Thanks for reading. Best wishes for your own situations!
Sincerely,
Tiffany
Mama to 5 boys ages 12, 9, 4, 20mos, and 20 mos.
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