I'm new and have a question

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Hi everyone! I'm so glad I found this group! My son, Caleb, is 6

months old and was just diagnosed with scoliosis. In the past few

weeks I started noticing a bump on his lower back and when I'd put

him in a sitting position it would be very visually noticeable. I

took him in for his six month check up and his pediatrician sent him

for x-rays. The radiologist ( who admits he's not an expert on the

issue) said that he thinks the curve is about 15 derees. We will be

taking Caleb to a pediatric orthopedist as soon as an appointment is

scheduled. My pediatrician also wants Caleb to be seen by a

geneticist since she thinks it could be congenital. I don't see how

it could be congenital though since he had x-rays had 8 weeks old

for possible skeletal dysplasia ( which was ruled out ) and nothing

was seen then.

Can someone tell me what to expect with this diagnosis? What will

happen at his appt. with the orthopedist? Do they treat this when

they're babies or do they wait until they are older? It seems that

there is not a whole lot info on the internet about babies with

scoliosis and my pediatrician can't tell me a whole lot either.