Hello out there,
I have been posting lately about my daughter and her scoli. She is 8 and has a 60 degree curve. Our last appt. showed that it had jumped 10 degrees in 3 months! She has been braced full time since she was 6 and as you know, this has not been easy on her or me. She is now having tingling and spasms in her left leg and lower right back pain. Our doc of 2 years says that we need to keep bracing her until she is around 10 or reaches puberty. I do understand that growth rods are not the way we really would choose to go. I am frustrated because I guess she just has to live with the pain and tingling? Also, the emotional side of wearing the brace has taken its toll on her. She cries, she doesn't like the way she looks, you know how this affects girls self esteem. I am at a loss. I really do not know what to do. I am venting because I am sad and frustrated. Does anyone have any advice for me? I do have another doc appt. as a second opinion Oct. 20th. I called our doc. to discuss the pain and discomfort she is having and he was upset that we were playing phone tag and left me a message saying "my group and I have discussed her case and we will not do surgery on her nor will this hospital". I was just calling to ask about her pain and how to handle her not wanting to wear the brace!! I don't know anymore what to do! Help!!!
I have been posting lately about my daughter and her scoli. She is 8 and has a 60 degree curve. Our last appt. showed that it had jumped 10 degrees in 3 months! She has been braced full time since she was 6 and as you know, this has not been easy on her or me. She is now having tingling and spasms in her left leg and lower right back pain. Our doc of 2 years says that we need to keep bracing her until she is around 10 or reaches puberty. I do understand that growth rods are not the way we really would choose to go. I am frustrated because I guess she just has to live with the pain and tingling? Also, the emotional side of wearing the brace has taken its toll on her. She cries, she doesn't like the way she looks, you know how this affects girls self esteem. I am at a loss. I really do not know what to do. I am venting because I am sad and frustrated. Does anyone have any advice for me? I do have another doc appt. as a second opinion Oct. 20th. I called our doc. to discuss the pain and discomfort she is having and he was upset that we were playing phone tag and left me a message saying "my group and I have discussed her case and we will not do surgery on her nor will this hospital". I was just calling to ask about her pain and how to handle her not wanting to wear the brace!! I don't know anymore what to do! Help!!!
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