Update on Elysia June 09
Hi everyone,
Thought I had better quickly post here cause my initial post might have put the frights into a few parents out there who are still contemplating surgery.
Saw our Surgeon in June and Elysia's lumbar curve has stabilised. She does have the return of her rib hump and would seem that with a very flexible spine and a full on growth spurt - that her spine 'sprung' back way more than normally expected.
She is risser 3 - so it's all good news - and our surgeon doesn't think she will have problems with back pain in the future. She is very lopsided still - in both hips, chest area and back hump is looking awful - but..... he said any further surgery would be for cosmetic reasons only. Well folks - that aint gunna happen!!!!! He would be extending her fusion down to L3 and this would reduce movement in her lumbar region.
I personally think a little lopsidedness - in exchange for a more flexible back - is the way to go. Unless things start moving again over the next 5 months - he aint touching the kid.
She's fused now - and that's that - life is full of disappointments - such a shame that the rib hump is back after the Thoracoplasty - but I gotta be happy - she's healthy and relatively pain free! Well not for long - she gets her wisdom teeth out and braces in 2 weeks - so more hooks and wires for the kid and more $$$ flying out of mums and dads pocket!!! Interestingly - surgeon said most kids with scoliosis - seem to need braces as well????
Hope all my old friends are doing well and their wonderful offspring!!!!
Keep smiling
Del
xxxx
Hi everyone,
Thought I had better quickly post here cause my initial post might have put the frights into a few parents out there who are still contemplating surgery.
Saw our Surgeon in June and Elysia's lumbar curve has stabilised. She does have the return of her rib hump and would seem that with a very flexible spine and a full on growth spurt - that her spine 'sprung' back way more than normally expected.
She is risser 3 - so it's all good news - and our surgeon doesn't think she will have problems with back pain in the future. She is very lopsided still - in both hips, chest area and back hump is looking awful - but..... he said any further surgery would be for cosmetic reasons only. Well folks - that aint gunna happen!!!!! He would be extending her fusion down to L3 and this would reduce movement in her lumbar region.
I personally think a little lopsidedness - in exchange for a more flexible back - is the way to go. Unless things start moving again over the next 5 months - he aint touching the kid.
She's fused now - and that's that - life is full of disappointments - such a shame that the rib hump is back after the Thoracoplasty - but I gotta be happy - she's healthy and relatively pain free! Well not for long - she gets her wisdom teeth out and braces in 2 weeks - so more hooks and wires for the kid and more $$$ flying out of mums and dads pocket!!! Interestingly - surgeon said most kids with scoliosis - seem to need braces as well????
Hope all my old friends are doing well and their wonderful offspring!!!!
Keep smiling
Del
xxxx
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