Re: UCSF- thank you so much do you know Dr. Hu's e-mail address or full na

January 2, 2007

Hi :

Thank you so very much for your prompt response to my post. Do you

by chance that any e-mail or mailing address for Dr. Hu? To what is

her full name? I cannot believe how unknowledgeable I am of all of

these many doctors.

As to the differences in curve measurements between Dr. Shelokov and

Dr. Boachie, I really don't think I was mistaken. On my website I

actually posted my x-rays where the measurement marks are very

visible on Dr. Shelokov's report. And I just read Dr. Boachie's

report over again just to make sure I was not mistaken. Anyway I am

going forward and going to get this done this year no matter what, I

HAVE TO GO FOR IT! I just hope that I can have as much courage as I

have seen from the wonderful people in this group.

Thanks again, ie

>

> > Hi everyone and happy new year to all!

> >

> > I certainly appreciate this group more than anyone will ever know

and

> > never knew it existed before, certainly nice not to feel all

alone.

> >

> > , you especially seem to be very knowledgeable and helpful

to so

> > many in this group, thank you very much. I was just wondering,

> > because I have heard so many wonderful things about Dr.Hu, does

that

> > mean she is comparable to Dr. Boachie in New York? It's just that

> > UCSF is so much closer for me here in Las Vegas, but the bottom

line

> > is I still need the very best revision surgeon I can get. Someone

> > that will maybe " smile " once in a while :-), that's why I liked

Dr.

> > Boachie so much, very down to earth, very personable.

> >

> > Thank you all again and I'm so glad to hear that is doing

> > much better, God bless her.

> >

> > Oh, I almost forgot, one last question, has anyone ever heard that

> > there are two different ways of measuring a curve in the

scoliosis on

> > the x-rays??? It's strange because in 2001 Dr. Shelokov said

that my

> > curve measured somewhere around 150°, which I thought was

COMPLETELY

> > OFF, because in 1973 they fused it with the Harrington rods to

> > approximately 78°. And it did remain stable for many years.

When I

> > saw Dr. Boachie last year with new x-rays that the curve measured

> > about 68°, yet I am terribly, terribly much worse than I was when

I

> > saw Shelokov. It's confusing. I Think That Shelokov straighten

out

> > the lower part of my back which basically toppled over the top

half.

> I don't know, other than it screws with my mind :-).

>

January 2, 2007

Hi ie...

I unfortunately cannot give you Dr. Hu’s email address. Here is her contact information:

http://www.ucsfhealth.org/adult/cgi-bin/prd.cgi?action=DISPLAYDOCTOR & doctorid=566

Regards,

On 1/2/07 1:53 AM, " jstfrankie " <Jstie@...> wrote: