Today Reuben saw the Spinal Surgeon again, Mr Oxborrow. He had some x-rays done and it was decided that he needed to go on a 2 year plaster cast treatment to stop his spine from getting worse. He said that it probably wouldn't get any better but it is to stop it from progressing. We met the Spinal nurses Pauline and Claire who do the procedures and we signed all the paperwork. At this stage I don't think we fully understood what everything meant and what would happen, it was a bit of information overload. Our main thoughts were looking to the future and the thought that one day he might be better and not need spinal surgery if he has this treatment and that he might not even remember being in a cast because he is so young.
There are some days when we feel down because of Reuben's discomfort and constant tests etc but every time we visit a place like Manchester Children's hospital we feel humbled because of the other children we meet there, many who have much worse conditions that they are facing and we realise again that Reuben's condition is only hopefully temporary and it isn't life limiting, so we are grateful for that and the network of health care professionals who are treating him and that we are so lucky to have a hospital near us who do this scoliosis treatment.
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