My name is Kara I’m 16 years old. I may need to have surgery on my back for scoliosis done at the Shriner’s hospital in Sacramento.

I have had scoliosis for three years now. On the March 23, 2005 I had my first Dr. appt with my Scoliosis specialist. We check in at the nurse desk. A nurse called my name Kara. We got up we followed her to a room. Then a door opened it was a young orthopedic resident. He said Dr. Lerman is going to be late. He asked can I look at your right foot Kara. I got off the bed. He looked at my foot careful. The he gave me a gown to put on.Then he looked at my back and he had a special ruler call a scoliometer to see if I have a twist in my spine. He said to got to x-ray to have some x-rays done. We got my x-rays done really fast. When we came back from x-ray I saw my dad. We followed the same nurse to a different room. I saw the resident examine my x-rays that was odd.

The resident came into the room he said before Dr. Lerman come to the room he went me to test your reflexes. After Dr. Lerman came in to the room and said Kara you have scoliosis at 43degrees. He went to get a example brace for scoliosis. Then he came back in to the room and said this is a Boston brace for scoliosis which will look like yours. He called the brace shop. On the way to the brace shop I started to cry because I don’t when to be in a brace again. But I was happy that my friend Sonny made my brace.

On April 15, 2005, I started to wear the brace which was uncomfortable. On July 1, 2005, I had a ct myelogram done at UC Davis Medical Center. We are here at the Uc Davis Medical Center for my ct monogram. The nice lady at the front desk said please wait in the pediatric waiting room. Nurses called the patients names. Then a nurse called my name Kara. It was time to prepare for my Ct myelogram. I changed into hospital pajamas next in got on a bed with wheels. A Dr. from radiology came to the bed I was on. He filled out the papers for my spine doctor. Then he said see you in a little bit Kara.Then he and a nurse came and got me. We all started to go down hall for my Ct myelogram. Bye mom and Liz. The first room looked much like an x-ray room but it was not. They turn me on to my tummy. The nurse put the brown cold soap on my back. Then one of the radiologists put a tube of dye in my back. They had things made of lead on. They all looked at the screen. The nurse takes me to my last part of my Ct myelogram. She helped me on to the bed. Then I’m done with the Ct myelogram.

On July 26, 2007, I was at a doctor appointment with Dr. Lerman. We check in at the nurse desk. Then on the way to x-ray I saw my spine Dr. in his lab coat for the first time. We are at x-ray for a x-ray of my scoliosis. We went back to the clinic for my Dr. appointment. A nurse called my name Kara. We followed her to a room I had my teddy bear. I held it tight. Then the door opened it was Dr. Lerman. He was not happy at all. He said Kara and Debra this might hard for you both the here. Kara your curve got to forty-eight degrees. Now you may need surgery on your back. My next appointment is on 8/5/08.

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