Same old thing

Today was a follow up appointment with the back doctor.

Dancer Girl was nervous about the unknown - would he make her wear the brace more often, how much longer will she have to wear it, what if her back is getting worse...


Before the appointment we talked through the possibilities: needing to wear it more often, keep it going as is, wearing it for fewer hours each day or only at night, not needing it anymore...

In the end he told her to keep doing what she is doing.

They didn't do an x-ray because he doesn't like to do them too often for kids & teens - every other time unless something unexpected comes up.  Since the external measurements were holding steady and she is not in any additional pain and the brace still fits he opted for no x-ray today and told her to just keep wearing it as much as she can each day.

She will go back in about 4 months for the x-ray out of brace to compare it to pre-brace.  The hope is that it will be good news and she will be able to reduce her hours in the brace, eventually being able to get out of it completely within 4-5 months following that December appointment.

Time will tell, but for now she is relieved that it isn't getting worse.  So are we... relived and thankful. We will keep praying that things continue to progress as planned over the next few months.