We saw several new families today in clinic, as well as several smiling postoperative patients in their families.
One of our postop scoliosis patients who I straightened up a couple years ago, who is from West Virginia was doing great, and brought her daughter for scoliosis screening. She had a L lumbar hump, and had a 17 degree curve on X-Ray. Like mother, like daughter!
We saw several patients from Pinehurst, who have gotten back to their active lifestyles. There is quite a big group of Hey Clinic patients from Pinehurst who all seem to know each other, and send their friends and family to Hey Clinic in Raleigh for their spine care.
The postop patients I saw ranged from a woman who had a single level L5S1 decompression and fusion for a spondylolisthesis and stenosis, up through a young lady who had a 15 level kypho-scoliosis reconstruction, including an anterior-posterior L5S1 extension instrumentation and fusion down to iliac wing with osteotomies.
I finished clinic today with a very nice family from Cary, NC to discuss treatment options for their 12 year-old girl with a 27 degree curve, discussing bracing vs. observation options.
Afternoon rounds went well, with the inpatients from surgery this week doing well.
Our 18 yo who had the big double curve scoliosis reconstruction on Wednesday went home today after 2 nights in hospital with her mom.
Our antero-posterior thoracolumbar sacral iliiac wing instrumentation and fusion was up walking around this afternoon, smiling with her new straight up posture. Her sisters have been coming to visit regularly. Our nurse from South Carolina who had the antero-posterior reconstruction from yesterday is recovering well, and will get up and do some standing and walking tomorrow. She is in very good spirits, and her legs already feel better.
I wanted to express my sincere thanks for Jenna, who is an EXCELLENT physical therapist at Duke Raleigh Hospital who is moving on to a new job to experience outpatient physical therapy in Durham. Jenna, you have been just AWESOME!! Best wishes to you in your new career endeavors. You are always welcome back at Hey Clinic.
Lloyd A. Hey, MD MS
http://www.heyclinic.com
Hey Clinic for Scoliosis and Spine Surgery
Raleigh, NC USA
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