I don't know what to do .....
My husband wanted our daughter to see Dr. Richard McCarthy (Little Rock, Arkansas) . He has talked to several people with children who have had scoliosis surgery performed by Dr. McCarthy.
So yesterday we saw Dr. McCarthy. He does not think our daughter needs posterior surgery. He recommends anterior only on a few vertabraes. This sounds great in a way , almost sounds less complicated. I just don't know.
X-rays showed our daughter has one less set of ribs than most. I didn't even think about asking if this was one of the reasons Dr. McCarthy recommended anterior rather than posterior. (but I plan to) He did say by performing anterior surgery , Emily would have greater movement , less stiffness.
Emily really liked Dr. McCarthy, he was wonderful with her. He let her ask all the questions she wanted. And he answered them straight forward. He also gave her "The surgery book" . It's a notebook filled with questions and answers. She took it to school with her today
I had read a thread on here devoted to Dr. McCarthy ( I believe this is the same one) after reading that, I was extremely surprised at the doctor I met. He was very compassionate and took a great deal of time answering all of our questions.
I left there yesterday feeling mostly confident. Today I just don't know.
If we decide to use Dr. McCarthy we can set a date for surgery as early as March.
I'm scared...
My husband wanted our daughter to see Dr. Richard McCarthy (Little Rock, Arkansas) . He has talked to several people with children who have had scoliosis surgery performed by Dr. McCarthy.
So yesterday we saw Dr. McCarthy. He does not think our daughter needs posterior surgery. He recommends anterior only on a few vertabraes. This sounds great in a way , almost sounds less complicated. I just don't know.
X-rays showed our daughter has one less set of ribs than most. I didn't even think about asking if this was one of the reasons Dr. McCarthy recommended anterior rather than posterior. (but I plan to) He did say by performing anterior surgery , Emily would have greater movement , less stiffness.
Emily really liked Dr. McCarthy, he was wonderful with her. He let her ask all the questions she wanted. And he answered them straight forward. He also gave her "The surgery book" . It's a notebook filled with questions and answers. She took it to school with her today
I had read a thread on here devoted to Dr. McCarthy ( I believe this is the same one) after reading that, I was extremely surprised at the doctor I met. He was very compassionate and took a great deal of time answering all of our questions.
I left there yesterday feeling mostly confident. Today I just don't know.
If we decide to use Dr. McCarthy we can set a date for surgery as early as March.
I'm scared...
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