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Hi ,

Welcome to the CAST Support Group. You will find this group a great place

for solid info/experience gathering. May I recommend that you view " A New

Direction " DVD, which will help you and your family to better understand

the principles of this gentle, corrective process.....You are on the right

track, . You caught the scoliosis early and now you can get

informed, in order to make the best care choices for her. Remember, many

curves resolve spontaneously in infants, so she could also be in this

category. Try not to worry, until you get some answers from ish

Rite.

Have a nice day, today.

Sincerely,

HRH

> Hi everyone! My name is , and my 3 month old daughter was just

> diagnosed on Monday with scoliosis. We are not sure what type, what

> the angle of her curve is, or anything else specific right now. My

> pediatrician was a bit dumbfounded to see the " s " shape on the x-ray.

> She said she'd never seen scoliosis in a baby this young.

>

> At any rate, we are being referred to the ish Rite Children's

> Hospital in Dallas, and will hopefully be seeing a specialist in a few

> weeks. I noticed one other mom whose son is being treated there...I

> just wanted to know what we can expect from this first visit?

>

> From looking at her x-ray and comparing it to what I've seen on the

> internet, I would guess her larger curve is at least 30 degrees, but

> of course that would just be a shot in the dark....

>

> It seems from what I've read that there are several different

> treatment options out there, but I haven't seen much on treating

> babies as young as mine. I am intrigued by the treatment pioneered by

> Dr. Mehta, and the more I read about it, the more encouraged I am. I

> would love it if any of you would be able to share your experiences

> with me, since my family and I are still a bit shell-shocked by this

> news. Rowan (my baby) is my 4th child, and this is the first time

> we've ever had any type of serious situation. She has no other health

> problems, although at about 7 weeks she was sent for an ultrasound of

> her lumbar spine due to a sacral dimple...the results of that

> ultrasound were totally normal, they told me she was not tethered at

> that time.

>

> Are there any specific things I should keep in mind while talking to

> the specialist? From what I've read, it sounds like early treatment

> in small infants is the best chance at complete correction...I have

> downloaded and begun reading Dr. Mehta's article and I plan to start

> there.

>

> I thank in advance anyone who made it through this long post. It

> still feels a little like this is all a bad dream or something.

>

> Thanks,

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