Guest guest Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 The last visit the said that Nates curve is around 21. The measurement can be off as much as 5 degrees either way. (as little as 16, as high as 26)... As I just wrote 26 my heart dropped. I dont think Ive ever put that number in writing about Nates curve before... Okay... Im moving on... I would like to give you a piece of advice though. If your insurance will cover it... take her to get a second opinion. You can ask to borrow the origional xrays or ask for a copy. Despite a possible protest, they have to give them to you by law. Nates first x ray was measured by an ray tech and was suppose to be 9, but when an ortho looked at it, he said it was off. More like 19, which is a BIG difference!! (At least to a mom!!) I have taken Nate to 2 orthos so far. They both have agreed that its somewhere between 21 and 17. I can live with that. For now. Taking her to get someone elses opinion may ease your mind some as well. It did for me. It made me stop asking myself " What if they mismeasured? What if its much worse? " Just a thought. > Thanks for the reply. We will be checking in with the ortho every 4 > months to watch it. What is your son's curve at? > > Lori (mom to Bella) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 His latest xray is on the PHOTOS link on the group site if you want to check it out. Its hard to see, but its there. I like to see what a mild case looks like and a severe case, just to compare my sons xrays to. The latest one was taken laying down. His first was standing. They said standing could make it look a little more severe, but shouldnt change the number too much. > Thanks for the reply. We will be checking in with the ortho every 4 > months to watch it. What is your son's curve at? > > Lori (mom to Bella) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 In the PHOTOS section do I see Nate sitting up on his own at 3 months? WOW! Isabella is 7 months and does not sit yet Lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 Well not exactly on his own.... He was on the sofa, and its really soft. It helped him A LOT!! He didnt sit up until he was 7 12 months. He crawled at 6 months. He could sit for a few seconds, and then fall over. His first xray was standing and it was a much larger curve visually. The doctors measured it the same as the laying down (both around the same degree) I thought the same thing... the larger the ACTUAL curve when you look at it, the larger the degree... but they said that they measure the degree of the bone tilt and not the curve itself. I dont know if I can explain it better. But your right... it doesnt look like a 21 degree curve. > In the PHOTOS section do I see Nate sitting up on his own at 3 > months? WOW! > Isabella is 7 months and does not sit yet > Lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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