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Sun, 10/25/2009 - 15:35
KileysMommy3
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WORRIED SCARED MOTHER

I just found out on the 12th of this month that my three year old daughter has scoliosis. We had to do x rays here at her Doctor, and we go tomorrow morning two hours from home to Childrens Hospital. Im not sure whats going to happen, and dont know much about all of this. Anyone else out there with a child this young that has it? I was told she has a 20 degree curve up top, and a 28 degree curve towards the bottom. Her doctor here doesnt know much about it and has reffered me to a specialist at Childrens. please if you have a child this young and has had to go through this PLEASE write back. Thanks. Christy

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Sun, 10/25/2009 - 16:14
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I'm so sorry you find

I'm so sorry you find yourself in this position. You need to get feedback from other parents in the same situation. There is a forum here http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=100 which may be able to help. They are a caring, helpful, knowledgeable group who have experienced scoliosis in their children. Hope you find all the support you need.

Best wishes and good luck.

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Surgery aged 57 for Scoliosis
Laminectomies, Osteotomies and Fusion T4-pelvis
using autograft, allograft and BMP
March 3, 2009, Brisbane, Australia.
Curve corrected and spine de-rotated from 68 degrees to 22.

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Wed, 10/28/2009 - 12:12
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Sorry

But the best thing you did was find it early!

jasro

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(2004) Fibromyalgia - disabling.

(2009 Cervical MRI):
C3-C4 disc protusion w/mild indentation on thecal sac.
C5-C6 moderately severe foraminal narrowing; disc bulge w/mild indentation on thecal sac; reversal of lordosis (aka Kyphosis).

(2009 Lumbar MRI):
Mild Levoscoliosis.
L3-L4 mild hypertrophy of facet & lig. flavum.
L4-L5 moderate hypertrophy of facet & lig. flavum; disc bulge.
L5-S1 partial tear of annulus; disc bulge in contact w/L5 nerve root; prominent facet & lig. flavum hypertrophy; moderate foraminal narrowing; lumbar canal stenosis.
Misalignment & displacement of sac joints.
2 sacral perineural cysts.
S1-S2 dehydration of nucleus.

Meds: Cymbalta, Ibuprofen (daily), Vicodin (as needed), Valium

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