Hello:
I've been a "lurker" here for some time. My 14-year-old daughter was diagnosed with scoliosis at her sports physical last June, we tried bracing and it was not successful, either because she has a particularly fast, aggressive curve or because her curve is a very high T curve (or perhaps a combination of those two).
Anyway, she is having a T2-T12 fusion, I think, although am not exactly sure on the length of that fusion, on Aug. 20 (unless there is a cancellation earlier in the summer).
Do any of you have experience with that type of fusion? She's very athletic - soccer is her main love - and her doc thinks she might be back to soccer as soon as next spring. Any thoughts on that? She also loves music, especially chorale, and I have been wondering lately if standing to sing for a whole class hour or concert is going to be too hard for her immediately upon returning to school 4-6 weeks after surgery?
Thanks!
Jill
mom to 14-year-old with 52* T/30* L, set for T fusion Aug. 20
I've been a "lurker" here for some time. My 14-year-old daughter was diagnosed with scoliosis at her sports physical last June, we tried bracing and it was not successful, either because she has a particularly fast, aggressive curve or because her curve is a very high T curve (or perhaps a combination of those two).
Anyway, she is having a T2-T12 fusion, I think, although am not exactly sure on the length of that fusion, on Aug. 20 (unless there is a cancellation earlier in the summer).
Do any of you have experience with that type of fusion? She's very athletic - soccer is her main love - and her doc thinks she might be back to soccer as soon as next spring. Any thoughts on that? She also loves music, especially chorale, and I have been wondering lately if standing to sing for a whole class hour or concert is going to be too hard for her immediately upon returning to school 4-6 weeks after surgery?
Thanks!
Jill
mom to 14-year-old with 52* T/30* L, set for T fusion Aug. 20
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