Hi All, again!
Just wanted to say that I spoke to my daughter's orthopedic doctor last evening and expressed my concerns with the change in shape of her curve, some pain she is experiencing, and the fact that I think waiting until March of 2009 is too long.
He told me that you do NOT have pain with scoliosis, so if she is having pain there is something else wrong. Wanted to do an MRI, then I reminded him we have already done that, so long story short - we are to just give her pain killers to help her sit and sleep. Then, he told me that a curve never progresses beyond one degree a month, so at the most, she is at a 45 degree curve (since she was at 40 degrees in March) and nobody will even look at her and think of surgery with a 45 degree curve....and he said that he will see her back in March of 2009!
Needless to say I was rattled, angry, and then saddened. So, I have contacted a neurosurgeon's office today and am awaiting further information from them...plan to take her there for another opinion.
Not that I WANT her to have surgery, Lord knows that is my biggest fear....but I have a very hard time swallowing the fact that the pain means nothing and neither does the change we have seen in her.
I guess when I really think about it, I'm not sure what I'm looking for. Maybe a resolution that just isn't going to be there. Nonetheless, for my sake, I need to have her checked.
Thank you all for your input. This information is so useful for so many reasons!
Just wanted to say that I spoke to my daughter's orthopedic doctor last evening and expressed my concerns with the change in shape of her curve, some pain she is experiencing, and the fact that I think waiting until March of 2009 is too long.
He told me that you do NOT have pain with scoliosis, so if she is having pain there is something else wrong. Wanted to do an MRI, then I reminded him we have already done that, so long story short - we are to just give her pain killers to help her sit and sleep. Then, he told me that a curve never progresses beyond one degree a month, so at the most, she is at a 45 degree curve (since she was at 40 degrees in March) and nobody will even look at her and think of surgery with a 45 degree curve....and he said that he will see her back in March of 2009!
Needless to say I was rattled, angry, and then saddened. So, I have contacted a neurosurgeon's office today and am awaiting further information from them...plan to take her there for another opinion.
Not that I WANT her to have surgery, Lord knows that is my biggest fear....but I have a very hard time swallowing the fact that the pain means nothing and neither does the change we have seen in her.
I guess when I really think about it, I'm not sure what I'm looking for. Maybe a resolution that just isn't going to be there. Nonetheless, for my sake, I need to have her checked.
Thank you all for your input. This information is so useful for so many reasons!
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