To those of you with children who have undergone correction....

[Guest guest]

I am just wondering if anyone else has had a problem with their kids and anxiety

following the correction surgery? My son had a T2 thru L3 instrumentation

almost 2 years ago, 3 days after his 16th birthday. During and after the long

recovery period, I realized he was struggling with anxiety and depression. I

have tried to deal with it myself but have recently taken him to his family

doctor and we are now waiting for a referral to a psychologist.

When I look up post traumatic stress disorder, it sounds like they are

describing my son. I know its not a good idea to self diagnose and googling

symptoms is not the way to a clinical diagnosis...in fact, I discourage people

from googling symptoms! I'm just looking for some answers. I would assume, if

this is a common thing for kids following the surgery, that someone would have

mentioned it to me. However, I have been bitten in the ass in the past by

making assumptions about the common sense practiced in the health care system!

There may not be a correlation at all, but I was just curious if anyone else's

child has had this struggle following their correction?

Thanks,

(and Matt too)