We found out that the back brace is in fact working! It was very exciting news! The spinal specialist has cleared here until January 24th!!! She has to continue wearing the back brace for 18 hours a day. It is such a relief to know she is at least going to make it to eleven!
A little back story for anyone who does not know. My oldest daughter, Ivy, has Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis. She is 10 years old and has a curve of 50. When she hits a 65 we will have to operate. Once they begin operating they have to reopen for adjustments approximately every six months until she stops growing. She is estimated to finish growing around 13 and 1/2 to 14 years of age. She was diagnosed a year ago. They explained to me that if they started surgery then she would receive approximately 10 or 11 surgeries before it was all through. This appointment has brought us down to 8 at most! With any luck the brace will continue to work! Perhaps for a year or even two!
Cross your fingers and pray for her! Today was a good day!
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