Scoliosis - BE GONE!

Well today is the day that Chalupa's back will be straightened. A year ago (July) she was diagnosed with Scoliosis. At the time, her spine had a 32 degree curve. She opted to participate in a longitudinal study conducted by Dr. Stuart Wienstein to determine if back braces are an effective treatment for Scoliosis. She was in the control group (no brace), and when she was measured yesterday... her curve was 56 degrees. In the last two months the curve in her back grew three degrees. Makes me wonder what she'd look like at 90 degrees?

Anyway, Sidetrack brought her to the hospital at 5:15 this morning. Maggie was prepped and off to surgery by 7:15, and they actually began the procedure at 8:15 a.m. Surgery is expected to be five - six hours. And so we sit in the Dr. Lois Boulware Day of Surgery Lounge, get hourly updates, and try to think of a better name for this holding pen.

Our last update came about 15 minutes ago (9:05 a.m.). "She's doing very well." But of course she is... she's out cold. I want to know how the surgical team is doing? Oh well, as the girls might say... "Dad! That's TMI!" And so we wait.