Guest guest Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 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...
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