I received this Blog Comment today: flipflops has left a new comment on your post "23 yo Iris with Scoliosis follow-up question": Hello. I’m so grateful I stumbled upon your blog. I had a harrington rod/spinal fusion (bone grafted from both hips) to correct a 42 degree S shaped curve when I was 13 […]
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23 yo Iris with Scoliosis follow-up question
Dr. Hey,Thank you so much for your feedback – that was a very pleasant surprise!!I wanted to add some more details about my situation: I was diagnosed at age 13 with a curve of 32 degrees (menarche had already occurred by this time). When I was first diagnosed, I started wearing the Charleston bending brace […]
Question from young adult who was braced as an adolescent with Boston TLSO: should she see orthopaedic surgeon as an adult?
Today I received this message from a young lady named Iris via my Blog: Hi Dr. Hey!I found your blog when I was searching for blogs that mentioned scoliosis. It’s neat how you are blogging about your patients and the treatment they are getting. I have scoliosis and wore a Boston TLSO for over a […]
53 you gentleman w/ 94 degree scoliosis from Mississippi. Wished he had gotten it fixed 10 + yrs ago! Getting on an airplane to see scoliosis specialist.
This past week, I got a chance to see a 53 yo gentleman from Mississippi who works as a river boat engineer. He has a 94 degree thoracic curve, and has developed severe pain in his low back over the past 10+ years which has gotten significantly worse during the past year. This is a […]
58 yo woman 7 years after major scoliosis reconstruction: visit back to Hey Clinic, doing well as Kindergarten Teacher
I got a chance to see an old friend this past week named Susan, who I helped 7 years ago back at Duke Medical Center (DUMC) with a T4-L5 instrumentation and fusion. She has done just great over the years, returning to her very active life, including working with little children at school as a […]