I am in awe and disbelief and I am feeling a little foolish. I am feeling foolish because I was overreacting (again) like I always do. But, I am in awe and disbelief because I am wondering if it wasn't the prayers that gave us the best news we could have hoped for!
Thank you to everyone near and far that offered prayers and well wishes. I am starting to believe it is everyone pulling for Colin that gave us the results we were hoping for.
The results (in a nut shell) are that yes he does have scoliosis and kyphosis BUT it is not as bad as the radiology report made it sound. When I was on the phone with the doctor and he was going over the results, I was very calm and tuned in. I was writing things down and I did ask questions to clarify. The report noted a 120 degree curve (which is huge and why I panicked!) it also noted a 21 degree curve in the lower back. So the bottom line is, the curve is 13 degrees. This probably doesn't mean anything to most of you or make any sense. What it means is that right now, he will not have to wear a brace or have surgery. We are going to do physical therapy this summer to strengthen his core (and something about his calf muscles) and we are going to be following up with the orthopedic so she can keep an eye on it. If he has any more growth spurts (which he probably will) it could cause more curvature so we need to keep an eye on that.
I'm not sure how we went from a 120 degree curve to 13 but I'll take it. Who am I to question these things?
It's one day at a time and it looks like Colin's fun summer is back on. Thanks to everyone for the prayers! I think it worked!
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