Hi All!
I stumbled on this wonderful forum while trying to find some information on orthapedic surgeons.
I'm 21 and was diagnosed with scoliosis when I was 9 or 10. It was actually my mom who noticed my uneven shoulders while helping me braid my hair one night. My pediatrician disagreed, but my mom refused to leave the office until she had a referral to a pediatric orthapedist. Needless to say, I never went back to that pediatrician.
I wore a brace from around 4th grade to 6th religiously, and then gave in to middle school pressures and wore it not so often from 7th to 8th. Then I was told I no longer needed the brace. I was fine for a few years, maybe some slight soreness, but nothing to major. Now I'm 21 and KNOW that I need to find a doctor. I've lost about 2 inches of height since my senior year of high school. Soreness/ pain has increased.
Here's my question.
How did you choose your doctor? This is the first major thing, other than picking a college, that I've had to do. I've read some posts about good doctors in the Denver area, but I'm kind of at a loss of where to even begin and how to choose a doctor. Should I make appointments with multiple doctors?
Thanks for you help. You are a very warm and knowledgable bunch. I look forward to getting to know you all.
I stumbled on this wonderful forum while trying to find some information on orthapedic surgeons.
I'm 21 and was diagnosed with scoliosis when I was 9 or 10. It was actually my mom who noticed my uneven shoulders while helping me braid my hair one night. My pediatrician disagreed, but my mom refused to leave the office until she had a referral to a pediatric orthapedist. Needless to say, I never went back to that pediatrician.
I wore a brace from around 4th grade to 6th religiously, and then gave in to middle school pressures and wore it not so often from 7th to 8th. Then I was told I no longer needed the brace. I was fine for a few years, maybe some slight soreness, but nothing to major. Now I'm 21 and KNOW that I need to find a doctor. I've lost about 2 inches of height since my senior year of high school. Soreness/ pain has increased.
Here's my question.
How did you choose your doctor? This is the first major thing, other than picking a college, that I've had to do. I've read some posts about good doctors in the Denver area, but I'm kind of at a loss of where to even begin and how to choose a doctor. Should I make appointments with multiple doctors?
Thanks for you help. You are a very warm and knowledgable bunch. I look forward to getting to know you all.
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