New to Group, looking for advice and info.

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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,