Comments on: I still live crooked http://www.thealmostrightword.net/2008/06/i-still-live-crooked/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:01:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: rachel http://www.thealmostrightword.net/2008/06/i-still-live-crooked/comment-page-1/#comment-86 rachel Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:01:55 +0000 http://www.thealmostrightword.net/?p=392#comment-86 oh my. i just got chills reading this. when i was in 10th grade, the school nurse was giving sports physicals and told me that my one shoulder was higher than the other and that i had scoliosis. she called my mom, freaked her out and i, much like you i would imagine, was shuffled from doctor to doctor being told that i would need at the least a back brace or worse, serious surgery. i remember getting myself all hysterical and i remember being so scared. i must have seen a hundred different doctors. all my mom wanted was to hear something different, that they aren't going to have to cut her little girl open. eventually, we went to childrens in philly and they ran test after test and the doctor firmly assured her that my curve wouldn't get any worse, but i also wouldn't be getting any taller. damn, i really wanted to be a basketball player too. i guess 5'1 isn't so bad. everyone in my family is 5'10+, i like to stand out. :o) thank you for sharing your story. it's not something that's widely talked about, so yeah... it was nice to relate. xoxo oh my. i just got chills reading this. when i was in 10th grade, the school nurse was giving sports physicals and told me that my one shoulder was higher than the other and that i had scoliosis. she called my mom, freaked her out and i, much like you i would imagine, was shuffled from doctor to doctor being told that i would need at the least a back brace or worse, serious surgery. i remember getting myself all hysterical and i remember being so scared. i must have seen a hundred different doctors. all my mom wanted was to hear something different, that they aren’t going to have to cut her little girl open. eventually, we went to childrens in philly and they ran test after test and the doctor firmly assured her that my curve wouldn’t get any worse, but i also wouldn’t be getting any taller.

damn, i really wanted to be a basketball player too. i guess 5′1 isn’t so bad. everyone in my family is 5′10+, i like to stand out. :o)

thank you for sharing your story. it’s not something that’s widely talked about, so yeah… it was nice to relate. xoxo

]]> By: Zandria http://www.thealmostrightword.net/2008/06/i-still-live-crooked/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Zandria Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:38:40 +0000 http://www.thealmostrightword.net/?p=392#comment-85 I'm glad you got something out of my post. That's always good to hear. The surgery was tough, but it's been 7 years ago now and I'm glad that I got it out of the way. I'm glad your scoliosis doesn't seem to be having any adverse affects on you. :) I’m glad you got something out of my post. That’s always good to hear. The surgery was tough, but it’s been 7 years ago now and I’m glad that I got it out of the way. I’m glad your scoliosis doesn’t seem to be having any adverse affects on you. :)

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