Hi, David:
I just went looked up spinal stapling on yahoo which linked me to your book. thank you so much. I'd love it if my 13-yr old daughter did not have to have surgery and limit her flexibility, and I'm wondering what you think of spinal stapling? It seems experimental but successful so far. Also - I'm not totally clear why Soraya should have her surgery NOW, at 47 degrees and progressing about a degree a month, when she has JUST started her "growth spurt". It's been explained to me - since it will get worse a lot faster during her growing stage it will only be able to be corrected to a degree commensurate with the degree of curvature....but I'm not sure how to answer relatives when they ask the reason. By the way, SO many people are saying "don't be so quick to operate - maybe there's a better way" but I've consulted with three orthopaedic surgeons (all at Kaiser), two chiropracters, and an independent orthopaedic doctor and they all say no matter what we do (bracing, chiropracty, or other) eventually she'll need surgery anyway. Thanks so much. Can you clear up any of these issues? I'm very grateful for this forum and Soraya is using it, too.
Sincerely yours, Anne Sadeghpour
I just went looked up spinal stapling on yahoo which linked me to your book. thank you so much. I'd love it if my 13-yr old daughter did not have to have surgery and limit her flexibility, and I'm wondering what you think of spinal stapling? It seems experimental but successful so far. Also - I'm not totally clear why Soraya should have her surgery NOW, at 47 degrees and progressing about a degree a month, when she has JUST started her "growth spurt". It's been explained to me - since it will get worse a lot faster during her growing stage it will only be able to be corrected to a degree commensurate with the degree of curvature....but I'm not sure how to answer relatives when they ask the reason. By the way, SO many people are saying "don't be so quick to operate - maybe there's a better way" but I've consulted with three orthopaedic surgeons (all at Kaiser), two chiropracters, and an independent orthopaedic doctor and they all say no matter what we do (bracing, chiropracty, or other) eventually she'll need surgery anyway. Thanks so much. Can you clear up any of these issues? I'm very grateful for this forum and Soraya is using it, too.
Sincerely yours, Anne Sadeghpour
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