My GD who I’ll call R has just been diagnosed with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. She is in year 7 and will be 13 in September. She told DD that her hip felt strange and DD noticed that something wasn’t right. She had seen a consultant and had an X-ray which showed a curvature of 40 degrees. She’s been measured for a brace and is waiting for it to be made. R is a sweet and very intelligent girl and she’s now very upset and anxious. DD doesn’t want to see anyone. I’ve only had one very brief phone call in 3 weeks. I know very little about this condition and wonder if anyone out there might have had experience of it. I know surgery has been mentioned as a possibility in the future and that she will have another X-ray in 6 months to see if the brace has made any difference. R is very unhappy about having to wear it.
Recalled for a further appointment after a routine mammogram
Hospital gown with envelope neck
