We brought Vera to a new doctor for her 6 monthly orthopaedic check up today.
At the last visit, the xray showed a curvature of about 20 degrees in her spine. We wanted to know if it had gotten any worse, but the new doctor said to come back in another 6 months. He did not recommend that we do an x-ray today, and expose her to unneccessary radiation.
He mentioned that the first 4 years were the most crucial - that is, any deterioration would likely happen in this period - after that the spine will more or less stabilise, until the next growth stage in puberty.
He told us that for now, her scoliosis should be the least of our worries. That we should instead let her have lots of swimming, and focus on developing her mental capacity through lots of stimulation and play.
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swimming is good. Sometimes Jonathan's PT will check his back while doing PT and he did say to make sure our kids don't stay in one position for a prolong period each time. Hope things get better soon!
Also, just wanted to remind you that Dr. Carey (the doctor who does all the research (UTah) has kept up with T18 babies and the commonality of tethered cord. Annabel had MRI in 2007 and neurosurgeon said no tethered cord but in 2009 his partner said definetly and that is why her spine has curved so much as of late. Most drs. will just dismiss this but Annabel has become so tender on her left lower backside and whinces when we pick her up or especially in PT. Did you have a good holiday with your sweet Angel? I hope you are feeling well.
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