Guest guest Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 HI , 's main curve is at T4, very high. He started at 55 and is now 38 degrees. He has one strap over the shoulder on the 'rib hump' side. Our doc is Dr. Kishan at Loma , trained by Mehta and worked with Dr. in Erie. I'm sure both Dr. K's know each other, and since Dr. Kishan just casted , he might be a good consult. Great news about Todd's cast though in general - amazing! - > > I wanted to give an update on Todd... > > He was originally scheduled for Cast #2 in mid February, having > gotten #1 in early November. But he grew so much so rapidly that Dr > Khoury decided to go ahead and change the cast Dec 27 after I sent > photos via email! > > His curve started at 50 degrees out of cast. In cast #1, it was down > to 20 degrees. Out of cast after #1 was removed, it was 27 degrees. > In cast #2, it is 16 degrees! I could not believe my eyes when I saw > how straight my baby's spine looked in that film! > > Dr K said he thinks that curve will be straight in just 3 or 4 more > casts!! > > BUT Dr K said we can't jump up and high-five each other yet. There > is a compensatory curve at T5 that is not resolving. Nobody measured > it to begin with--he said that was because the compensatory curves > usually resolve as the main curve is treated--but in the out-of-cast > xray on Dec 27, it measured 31 degrees. Dr K managed to get it to 27 > in the cast, but he says it's too high up (being between the > shoulders) to respond to Mehta cast treatment. He is going to > consult with others and devise a plan of treatment for this T5 > curve. He mentioned a possibility of a Risser style cast that would > hold the left arm up. (Argh!) We are meanwhile hoping and praying > for a miracle. > > Has anyone else had any experience with this sort of compensatory > curve? > > (I would have liked to have posted all this sooner, but we had > several family illnesses and Todd's new cousin was recently born!) > > , Mommy to Todd > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 Jack has a compensatory/balancing curve as well. I haven't paid much attention to it since his initial curve was 70° and it was sort of urgent to just get that down. I'll see what I can find out after this next round of x-rays. We go for them on Monday, I think. Sandi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 , I am so happy for Todd. What GREAT news! Seeing those Xrays as your baby's spine gets straight are priceless. I've shed a few tears when I saw 's films. Tasha backyard0wl wrote: I wanted to give an update on Todd... He was originally scheduled for Cast #2 in mid February, having gotten #1 in early November. But he grew so much so rapidly that Dr Khoury decided to go ahead and change the cast Dec 27 after I sent photos via email! His curve started at 50 degrees out of cast. In cast #1, it was down to 20 degrees. Out of cast after #1 was removed, it was 27 degrees. In cast #2, it is 16 degrees! I could not believe my eyes when I saw how straight my baby's spine looked in that film! Dr K said he thinks that curve will be straight in just 3 or 4 more casts!! BUT Dr K said we can't jump up and high-five each other yet. There is a compensatory curve at T5 that is not resolving. Nobody measured it to begin with--he said that was because the compensatory curves usually resolve as the main curve is treated--but in the out-of-cast xray on Dec 27, it measured 31 degrees. Dr K managed to get it to 27 in the cast, but he says it's too high up (being between the shoulders) to respond to Mehta cast treatment. He is going to consult with others and devise a plan of treatment for this T5 curve. He mentioned a possibility of a Risser style cast that would hold the left arm up. (Argh!) We are meanwhile hoping and praying for a miracle. Has anyone else had any experience with this sort of compensatory curve? (I would have liked to have posted all this sooner, but we had several family illnesses and Todd's new cousin was recently born!) , Mommy to Todd --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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