> From: "Carol> Date: January 1, 2009 2:05:52 PM EST> To: Dr. Hey> Subject: Pictures from Antarctica>> Hi Dr. Hey,>> As you may recall, you performed a very extensive spinal fusion on > me in March, 2005.>> I have attached two photos of me that my husband took on our recent > trip to Antarctica. […]
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The “Wow!” Showing X-Rays of scoliosis correction surgery to family and patient.
One of the best parts of my job is getting a chance to share the postoperative X-Rays with parents and with the scoliosis patients after correcting their spinal deformity.Yesterday we helped Claire from Virginia who had a severe double curve scoliosis, and got a very nice correction.The usual conference room where I meet with families […]
14 yo with 58/40 degree double curve scoliosis from Richmond, VA. Mon Dec 29 2008 Scoliosis Surgery w/ Dr. Hey
This morning we straightened up Claire, a 14 yo from Richmond Virginia. She had a progressive double curve scoliosis with 58 degree lower curve, and 40 degree upper curve.She came and saw me for a second opinion last month after she was scheduled to have scoliosis surgery with fusion down to L5.Bending films at Hey […]
Smiles and great posture after complex anterior/posterior extension instrumentation and fusion.
I saw Leslie back last week.She had MANY spine surgeries done elsewhere, including Dr. Grubb with Grubb hardware.Her story of her surgery is on earlier blogs.Leslie had severe adjacent level failure, with very bad posture and severe mpain.Now she looks great!Take care, Leslie, and thanks for letting us share our photo!——————————Lloyd A. Hey, MD MSHey […]
Encouraging story on NPR about prayer and teamwork at the hospital.
I heard this heart-warming story on NPR this morning, and found it really encouraging to hear about a woman who worked for 40 years in the surgical instrument room who would pray for each patient who would be needing those surgical instruments that day. She understood that she played a crucial role on the overall […]