Allie was diagnosed with scoliosis in 2007 when she was 8 years old and a baseline x-ray was done. At that point it was very minimal. In 2008, the pediatrician didn't think much of it and no further work-up was done. The road curved in 2009. We were sent for another x-ray and then referral to an orthopedic surgeon.
This x-ray is from June 2009. This is what you would see looking at Allie from the front. You can sort of see a small curve going to the left side of the picture (her right) just above the heart. Just below the heart, you can see the other curve going to her left side. Because the curves were so "small" nothing was done at that time. We were told throughout 2010 to early 2011 that the curves were "stable" and she didn't need to be braced.
This x-ray is from June 2009. This is what you would see looking at Allie from the front. You can sort of see a small curve going to the left side of the picture (her right) just above the heart. Just below the heart, you can see the other curve going to her left side. Because the curves were so "small" nothing was done at that time. We were told throughout 2010 to early 2011 that the curves were "stable" and she didn't need to be braced.
We found out in July 2011, just before the next routine check-up, that the orthopedic surgeon had moved from Columbus and we were scheduled in with a new one. At that visit we were asked our perspective on the course of treatment up to that point. We were not prepared for what came next.
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