A couple days ago, Sisi and Kat had their yearly check-ups.
And…. like they do with all kids of a certain age on up, they checked on Sisi’s back. She had to bend over as if she was touching her toes and… “Oh yeah, she has it too.”
My Sisi
Says the doctor as I was in the middle of talking quietly to Kat. No no no!!
“What?!” I sounded far more shrill and panicked than I anticipated. You see… Bear’s been having pain in an area of her back. A little knotted area, it had to be just a little knotted area. You know, just like Kat’s was?!
So she had Sisi bend over again to show me. There it was, the hump, not as big, the off shoulder… not as big. Damn damn noooo! Of course, you know I cried. Not again, not another one, it was horrible enough that Kat had it. Scoliosis I mean.
So from there it was get the order from X-rays and off to the hospital. Wait forever and finally get X-rays.
Then the wait, thankfully it was only the next day.
When the phone rang and I saw the doctors office number, my heart froze a little.
“So she does have scoliosis, her curves are 8 degrees, 5 degrees and 8 degrees.”
I’m floored pretty instantly. Wait, THREE curves? What could that mean?
“Oh no… oh wow…” I’m in shock, I don’t get the full meaning of the situation until after I’m off the phone and look up what is going on. It’s not three curves side-side-side. It’s Kyphoscoliosis (so a hunch out 8 degrees) AND regular scoliosis.
We are currently awaiting a call from Shriner’s to set up an appointment to discuss our options. Bear’s back hurts daily and I have… sadly.. no real doubts that it’s going to get worse unless there is something we can do to prevent it. It’s.. too little to brace right??
I of course… badly… went and googled Kypho…. and saw some really horrific images that I will never be able to unsee. So now I wait, now I gather questions and figure things out… now I try not to panic about this addition to an already bad thing. Damn my genetics. It’s from my side, I know it is.
All my ex-h could say was “Wow. Ok.” When I let him know she has it too and we were on the way to the hospital for X-rays. I can’t really give him any more information until we see what they say at Shriner’s. But… It’s … I don’t even know. I know things could be worse. But this is another blow to an already stressful fall.
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