Prayers Needed Please

My oldest daughter, Danielle (17) has been complaining a lot about her back, and having frequent headaches. I took her to the pediatrician on Monday and upon examination he found her scoliosis has gotten worse. And she now has twisted and bulging disks in her lower back. Today she called me from school in tears she was hurting so bad. She can hardly walk right now.She's never one to complain, so I know it must be painful. She's scheduled to see a specialist in the morning. We should find out then whether or not she may need surgery. I am really worried, and scared. Please keep us in your prayers and thoughts. Her little daughter needs her just as much as I do, and my mind can't help but to wander to the worst possibilities.

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Jessie
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Danielle will be in my thoughts - I hope you get good news and the pain does not last :( please let us know how her appt goes!

Bws Jane

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Jane Thorpe

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Lacey

Jessie This sounds like the same thing Bryan had/has. his disks were bulging and it was very PAINFUL. He has had half the surgery done and it has relieved all of his pain. He is just waiting for the next surgery to get the rods in. I am praying you and Danielle get good news and the pain can be relieved.

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shelley

{{{{{{{Jessie}}}}}}}} my prayers are with Danielle and your whole family.

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M-C

Jessie I'm so sorry to hear about your daughter's condition. You and family are in my prayers.

Best Wishes, Lynne

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King's Crown

aww man... tell her I'm praying for her... today at school my back went out and I went to the floor like a child... I couldn't hardly breathe... the pain was so vivid... ended up going to the hospital and getting lots of lovely painkillers and muscle relaxers... I know what she is going through... took me 3 hours to be able to stand up again.... give her a gentle hug for me...

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ronni

Oh my, I understand just how bad back pain can get. I will definately keep her in my prayers.

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Kenda

Prayers being said.

Selena Baton Rouge

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teachermom

Thank you to all for putting Danielle it your thoughts and prayers. I'm awaiting an update from Jessie or Danielle on the doctors appointment.

Matt M. Danielle's Father Jessie's DexH

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MyKidsDad

I have a daughter the same age as Danielle. I will send prayers quickly.

~Donna~ SAHM Val Gal 17, Wendy Woo 14, Seany 10 6 years of Stamping Bliss

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Ddborger

Oh Jessie,I am so sorry to hear of her pain. back pain is so hard to deal with i have you all in my prayers. let us know what the specialist says.

Hugs, Sabrina in Kentucky

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Sabrina

Sending my prayers and thoughts to your family!

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Patty H

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Caitlin Luther

My prayers and thoughts are with you, your daughter and granddaughter.

Dawn New Brunswick, Canada

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Dawn

Thank you to all of you for your prayers and thoughts. Good news! She will not have to have surgery. She has only a 10 degree rotation, and the surgeon says she's probably done growing so the scoliosis part should not get any worse. He will not do surgery with that minimal of need for correction. It does however make her a little more sensitive to back pains if she turns or twists wrong, which he suggested may have been the case, in combination with the tons of weight she lugs around everyday in school books, and baby. That did nothing to ease her pain however. Her back is still swollen down her right side and one discs is bulging abnormally. We are getting her xrays. I contacted her pediatrician for pain medication to help her cope. And I've checked into chiropractic care for her, which has helped me in the past. She's in better spirits tonite than she has been all week which is refreshing in and of itself. She's just as relieved as I am that she won't need surgery. It's been a rough week to say the least. In all my running around I've neglected taking care of auto taxes and registration, and insurance. So to top of the medicine not covered by insurance and the chiro bill, I also have accumulated $740 in tickets from getting pulled over twice in two different counties, two of them today. It has not been a good week. I still count my blessings, as I'd be lost without her. She was way more important than those blasted tags, the police or DMV, and I had to bite my tongue not to give that officer a real piece of my mind. THanks again to all of you for being here for me to share my pain and fears with.

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Jessie

Jessie,

Danielle (and you) are in my prayers. I have scoliosis - was dx'd when I was 10. I was fortunate to never progress past a 30-deg curvature but it has been a lifelong problem. I hope they can do something to relieve the pain. I did well up until a few years ago (I'm 40 now) when time and gravity started increasing the curvature a bit. I have lupus as well which makes for some interesting issues. Hopefully when your daughter's growth stops the changes in her spine will slow down as well.

Sending prayers your way. kcat

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KCat

Jessie, you know my thoughts and prayers are always there for you, Tell Danelle HI! and to take it easy, one day at a time.

God Bless All and Love ya!!

OKC Dave

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Caitlin Luther

Hi Jessie

do you also have scoliosis?

I ask because I found chiropractic methods to be extremely painful for my back. Everyone is different of course but with scoliosis... i would just make sure that you've thoroughly researched this condition relative to this sort of treatment.

I'm glad she won't need surgery. Of course, carrying a baby and books and such is much more of a strain. The only time my curvature got above 30-deg was when we moved into a new house. I was sixteen and the ortho assured me that my epiphyses (openings at the ends of the finger bones) had closed over. This is generally accepted as the point in time when young women stop growing. But the fatigue and strain of lifting heavy boxes and carrying them up stairs and such apparently fatigued the muscles around the spine. Caused me more pain and put the curve at 33-deg (my ortho operated at

35-deg. it did "spring back" so to speak so it was temporary and caused by the physical strain only. But... this sure could be a big part of the problem.

Anyway - just passing on info by way of my personal experience. I don't know what exercise she is doing if any. Back strengthening exercises can be very helpful but they have to be consistent. I've found some of the basic Pilates stuff to do well at strengthening the "girdle" area - both front and back. These are very similar to the exercises prescribed by my doc in the 70s and 80s. basically crunches and leg stretches (where the crunch is held, and the legs alternatively brought to the chest then stretched out.) I have also found some of the *gentle* yoga poses to relieve some of the associated pain (I tend to have shooting pains through my gut, into my arms and legs that started with the scoliosis, not the lupus)

best wishes, kcat

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