
Originally Posted by
ChrissysMom
Now I am worried that DD#3 is going to spend years in a brace. This has all happened so quickly that I don't know if I am just overwhelmed by it all, but I feel so sad at the thought of years of irritation and discomfort for her.
That's a normal reaction, especially when there are no guarantees with bracing. Bracing is still experimental and all the ethics have not been worked out.
The good news is that at T13* L13* in JIS, you have some time to explore some non-fusion surgical options including vertebral body stapling (VBS) and tethering should the curve prorgess (which is less likely than either stability or regression as I understand it). These are being developed precisely because the ethics of bracing a JIS curve for years and years are dicey for many parents.
Here is a web site run by some members here for VBS. You can ask questions there.
http://www.vertebralstapling.com/
Good luck.
Last edited by Pooka1; 04-20-2012 at 11:43 AM.
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