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Lloyd A. Hey, MD MS
Hey Clinic for Scoliosis and Spine Surgery
Raleigh, NC USA
http://www.heyclinic.com
Member, Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)
http://www.srs.org
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
Fwd: Emily 12 yo Adolescent Scoliosis Email and Pictures. Are you Stiff after Scoliosis Surgery?
From: NickDate: September 21, 2008 10:41:16 PM EDTTo: Dr. HeySubject: Emily's Email and PicturesHello Dr. Hey:We got your message Friday evening and our family email address is >>>>>
After we met Friday, I had my first Softball tournament since the weekend before my surgery. We did really well. We finished 2nd and lost the final game 5-4. I played every inning of all 9 games except for 2 innings in the first game. The first 2 games of every tournament are pool games and teams try to play everyone on their roster. I do not have the complet numbers for the tournament, but I batted .475 and played first base thru the whole tournament. In the Semi-final game, we were down 4-3 in the final inning and I hit the game tying RBI and scored the game winning run. My dad told me I was a little rusty, since my average last year was .504. I anchored 4 double plays and only had 2 errors in the field. My back feels great. I have had no tightness this weekend. My parents were concerned that with the 3 month layoff, I would be stiff, but I feel just like I did before my surgery.All of my friends are amazed at how well I am doing. They were very happy to hear the good news I got Friday.Also, another patient of yours, Bob ______, was at the tournament. We were playing his daughter, Amber, in the Championship game. Mr. L_____ has been very concerned sine my diagnosis and surgery. He could not get over the fact that I was playing and how limber and quick I was.There is one draw back from the Surgery, because I am 2 inches taller, my "Strike Zone" is bigger. So Umpires are calling more "low strikes" on me. HaHa.Thank you for all of your help in getting me better. I am sending a couple of pictures from the game.Sincerely,Emily
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Lloyd A. Hey, MD MS
Spine Surgeon
Hey Clinic for Scoliosis and Spine Surgery
Raleigh, NC USA
O: 919 790-1717
M: 919 215 0170
Member, Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) http://www.srs.org
Hey Clinic Surgery Today: 13 yo boy with severe Sheuermann's Kyphosis Now Straight
Hunter just recently turned 13, and has had increasing severe kyphosis.
His X-Rays showed significant wedging of several thoracic vertebra, suggesting Scheuermann's Kyphosis.
This morning I restored Hunter's original normal shape through a posterior instrumentation and fusion using cobalt chrome rods and thoracic pedicle screw instrumentation.
His surgery took approximately three hours.
He required no blood transfusion.
He was able to go to a private room where his mom and dad can stay with him tonight.
His correction was excellent.
He will spend probably 2 nights in the hospital.
Adolescent Scoliosis Patient back playing competitive softball within first 3 months of surgery. FW: Hey Clinic
From: Nick
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 2:42 PM
To: Meredith Railey
Subject: Re: Hey Clinic
Hey Meredith
So you were able to get the photos. Great! Thank you again for all ya'll have done. We were very proud this weekend and every one was amazed. Emily has been involved with travel softball for 6 years, and all of these girls from all over the state are like one giant family. When word got out this April about Emily, everyone from all these teams called or stopped by to give her encouragement and to let us know they were praying about her. After the first two games Saturday morning, everyone was coming around and congratulating her on the recovery and expressed amazement. And she had a very good tournament to start of with.
We had a lot of prayers and they were answered. Thanks again to everyone in the office.
Jill
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Lloyd A. Hey, MD MS
Hey Clinic for Scoliosis and Spine Surgery
O: 919 790-1717
M: 919 215 0170
Member, Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) http://www.srs.org
Friday, September 19, 2008
Lifelong Spine Care at Hey Clinic. The age range of success stories seen today in clinic
At Hey Clinic, we do life-long scoliosis care, from small children, through adolescent, young adult, middle-aged adults, and older adults.
In the picture above, we can see an example of the age range of guests we have served, and seen in clinic just today and yesterday.
Each guest and their family has their own goals, and receives different benefits from getting their scoliosis fixed. Some of the guests below have been featured in previous blogs, including Mary, from Princeton NJ who got a phenomenal correction from a thoracolumbar sacral instrumentation and fusion, now with excellent posture and ability to return to active walking program, and ability to go back to work at at a Princeton "Think Tank". We also saw Candice, who is a grad student with thoracic scoliosis with hypokyphosis / lordosis which we were able to fix to pull her chest wall out to a normal shape. Our 12 year-old was also only 3 months out, and played 3 different sports this summer after her surgery, and is also playing sports this fall as well.
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Monday this week I saw a very nice 14 yo girl from Indiana with severe Scheuermann's kyphosis, measuring almost 85 degrees, who found us through Molly, our Michigan teenager who came down this summer to get her kyphosis fixed.
Monday this week I saw a very nice 14 yo girl from Indiana with severe Scheuermann's kyphosis, measuring almost 85 degrees, who found us through Molly, our Michigan teenager who came down this summer to get her kyphosis fixed.It has been a very busy week at Hey Clinic, and now it's time to recharge the batteries.
Lifelong Spine Care at Hey Clinic
Lloyd A. Hey, MD MS
Hey Clinic for Scoliosis and Spine Surgery
Raleigh, NC USA
Member, Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) http://www.srs.org
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