A Scoliosis Warrior - Trinity's Story
When my daughter, Trinity, was 5 yrs old, we took her in to our family physician for a normal school physical. The doctor did a Scoliosis check on her and suggested that we have some X-rays done as more of a precaution than anything. To this point, Trinity had never complained of any pain, we had never seen any signs of something wrong...
After her X-rays they showed them to me, and I almost collapsed at the picture. It was literally an “S”. We were blessed to find our orthopedic surgeon. He measured her the 1st time, and both of curves came out to about 50 degrees each. We tried having custom braces made, but none helped. On Valentine’s Day, 2012, at the age of 6 yrs old, Trinity had her 1st surgery. The doctor put rods in her back. Her curves had measured 62 degrees each. She was so upset about missing her first school Valentine’s Day party that she asked if she could have pink hair, and all the nurses & doctors loved it!
Over the years, Trinity has had 4 adjustment surgeries. She never let that stop her!! She was a cheerleader, was on a competitive swim team, and has won several art & other school awards. Last summer, when she was 12 yrs old, she had her rods replaced with new “magic” rods. The technology allows the doctor to adjust the rods in his office with a magnet instead of having another surgery!! Our local newspaper actually wrote a piece on this new treatment, and featured her on the cover!!
