Saturday, February 19, 2011

Curved Spine (Scoliosis)

It's been months and we have yet to get a firm date for Mikaail's operation!  I've contacted NUH on a couple of occasions and still no fixed date.  Really frustrating!!  According to the nurse, the doctor said he is tied up with emergencies and not able to provide a date yet!  All I wanted to know was to get a date so we can at least be prepared.

Looking at him when he sits or passes motion, seems like quite tough for him.  He dont seem that he is seated on his bump more like sitting on his hips!  His rib cage is also protruding.  He may not be uncomfortable at the moment but it may become so sometime.

A colleague of mine said that her sister had this done in her teenage years.  She is now happily married and no one would be able to know this without her saying so.  Its not that scoliosis is a contagious disease or anything of sort. 

In Mikaail's case, it was brought about by stroke and as this is structural, there really is nothing that a chiropractor could do to correct this.  Though I would have hope that this can be done.

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