Been reading along and following for a year or so. Decided to join the club and start posting.
My DD is 14, almost 15. July of 2014 she had spinal fusion surgery for scoliosis. Fused from just below the neck area to mid lower back. (don't remember the exact vertebrea numbers) She has three titanium rods, along with 18 screws to hold everything in place. ($53k worth of titatium apparently) Everything is healing nicely and she never complains of any pain.
I have did some research and have came up with very little information about returning to softball after this surgery. I have found one girl that went on to play college level as a catcher, but have found little else to go on. The surgeon that did this procedure and who we follow up with is well known and people travel from all over the country and other countries to see him. Problem is he has ZERO people skills and we have been having a hard time getting much answers from him. When ever we ask, he always starts ramblin on about letting kids returned to "non contact soccer" at 6 months and blah blah blah, and contact soccer at 7 months, and on and on. When ever we tell him she has never played soccer in her life and we need to know about softball, we never get an answer.
Just wondering.....any others in the same situation, or have teammates, or relatives or anyone with experience in this?
Thanks.
My DD is 14, almost 15. July of 2014 she had spinal fusion surgery for scoliosis. Fused from just below the neck area to mid lower back. (don't remember the exact vertebrea numbers) She has three titanium rods, along with 18 screws to hold everything in place. ($53k worth of titatium apparently) Everything is healing nicely and she never complains of any pain.
I have did some research and have came up with very little information about returning to softball after this surgery. I have found one girl that went on to play college level as a catcher, but have found little else to go on. The surgeon that did this procedure and who we follow up with is well known and people travel from all over the country and other countries to see him. Problem is he has ZERO people skills and we have been having a hard time getting much answers from him. When ever we ask, he always starts ramblin on about letting kids returned to "non contact soccer" at 6 months and blah blah blah, and contact soccer at 7 months, and on and on. When ever we tell him she has never played soccer in her life and we need to know about softball, we never get an answer.
Just wondering.....any others in the same situation, or have teammates, or relatives or anyone with experience in this?
Thanks.