As I mentioned before, my daughter is 10 and definately prepubescent.
We started in October. At a physical, our pediatrician thought he noticed some scoliosis. We were sent for x-rays and the results were what he said was a 7 and 9 degree curve respectively.
At our recheck in April, the doctor said the x-ray showed about 19% and referred us to the orthopedic department.
The orthopedic doctor reviewed our x-rays at the end of May and sent us for a brace.
I found out this last week that my company was switching insurance carriers and I would be needing to find all new doctors. Thankfully, the orthodic company was able to work with both insurance companies.
I emailed the orthopedic doctor and let him know that I was going to be switching insurances and could he recomment someone. He was kind of brusque and gave me a few names. (possibly I misunderstood the tone of the email?). I thanked him and asked him what he found the curves to be. I was curious how close her pediatrician had been. His reply was that he only review them and found a 'significant' change and referred us to the orthodic company.
First question: has anyone had a doctor just say that there was change and not actually do a degree measurement?
Second question: in all of your unprofessional but experienced opinions, was her change significant?
Third question: is there anyone who is dealing with Shriners in Portland? The doctor on my new plan is located there. I am in the application process and am wondering how long it took to go through the review process.
We started in October. At a physical, our pediatrician thought he noticed some scoliosis. We were sent for x-rays and the results were what he said was a 7 and 9 degree curve respectively.
At our recheck in April, the doctor said the x-ray showed about 19% and referred us to the orthopedic department.
The orthopedic doctor reviewed our x-rays at the end of May and sent us for a brace.
I found out this last week that my company was switching insurance carriers and I would be needing to find all new doctors. Thankfully, the orthodic company was able to work with both insurance companies.
I emailed the orthopedic doctor and let him know that I was going to be switching insurances and could he recomment someone. He was kind of brusque and gave me a few names. (possibly I misunderstood the tone of the email?). I thanked him and asked him what he found the curves to be. I was curious how close her pediatrician had been. His reply was that he only review them and found a 'significant' change and referred us to the orthodic company.
First question: has anyone had a doctor just say that there was change and not actually do a degree measurement?
Second question: in all of your unprofessional but experienced opinions, was her change significant?
Third question: is there anyone who is dealing with Shriners in Portland? The doctor on my new plan is located there. I am in the application process and am wondering how long it took to go through the review process.
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