We head. to Cincinnati next week for Makenna's 6 month check up. 6 months is a LONG time to wait. I felt a very strong urge to move that appointment up to address some issues I was seeing with an emerging rib hump... but ultimately, I bit my tongue and fought the urge (after we took her for an early brace adjustment!) The doctors are worried about radiation exposure from the x-rays. And I am, too. Every four months equates to 3 x-rays per year ~ every six months drops the number to 2 x-rays per year. One less x-ray per year is significant enough to make it a goal to aim for. If I notice a change or worry about regression, I am encouraged to move the appointment up. No pressure there:)
I have a plan for that, though! To take some of the pressure off of me. Remember, I watch kids bodies move for a living. The smallest difference will stick out to me and seem drastic. This is a considerable hindrance given our situation. The normal parental paranoia combined with a heightened awareness of small difference in symmetry can lead to just a tad bit of anxiety.
So here's the plan. I have a wonderful resource in a chiropractor friend. Relax... I will not let Makenna be CRACKED - or adjusted. But I trust him as an expert in movement and structure. He will be my second pair or eyes, looking for the discrepancies I may miss or dismissing the ones I may see. He will also be able to work with her on creating balance in her movement.
Adding him to her care team will make a six month wait much more bearable. That's the thing that sucks the most about scoliosis. No one seems sick. There are no outward symptoms. No sickness, no outwardly physical signs. The curve could be wreaking havoc inside with no indication outside. All of this unknown is very trying for a control freak!!!!
I am at peace with the plan and feel good moving forward. That is all I can ask:)
I have a plan for that, though! To take some of the pressure off of me. Remember, I watch kids bodies move for a living. The smallest difference will stick out to me and seem drastic. This is a considerable hindrance given our situation. The normal parental paranoia combined with a heightened awareness of small difference in symmetry can lead to just a tad bit of anxiety.
So here's the plan. I have a wonderful resource in a chiropractor friend. Relax... I will not let Makenna be CRACKED - or adjusted. But I trust him as an expert in movement and structure. He will be my second pair or eyes, looking for the discrepancies I may miss or dismissing the ones I may see. He will also be able to work with her on creating balance in her movement.
Adding him to her care team will make a six month wait much more bearable. That's the thing that sucks the most about scoliosis. No one seems sick. There are no outward symptoms. No sickness, no outwardly physical signs. The curve could be wreaking havoc inside with no indication outside. All of this unknown is very trying for a control freak!!!!
I am at peace with the plan and feel good moving forward. That is all I can ask:)