United Brachial Plexus Network, Inc.

Hi,
You said your child had surgery in MN? Where are you located? We are in Iowa. Also, I had a scoliosis surgery in Minneapolis and they are the best. I went to Abbott Northwestern Scoliosis Center. There are supposedly only 1 other clinic like it in the nation and that other one is in San Diego. I have 2 rods on my spine. If you have any questions in the future about scoliosis I would be happy to help. Did you go to the Mayo Clinic in MN? I would like to know how that worked out for you. Thanks.

Never mind. I giess you said Shriner's hospital and the suregery would be for rotation, not scoliosis. Oops. I still would like to know more about how things worked out in MN. Who is your BPI specialist? There are none in Iowa.

Hi Nicole...We live in Fargo, ND. Where in Iowa do you live? I have a bunch of relatives in Cedar Rapids and one in Marion. Anyways, we've been to the Abbot NW hospital before Mitchell had his surgery. Very impressive place. Mitchell's scoliosis isn't to the point where he's needing intervention. We are doing biannual x-rays and praying that he's not getting worse! If he needed to be treated for Scoliosis, we'd do it at Shriners also. We've been so happy with them. It would be hard for our family to envision going elsewhere. Our BPI specialist is Dr. Douglas Drake (at Shriners). How old were you when you had your surgery for your scoliosis? How are you doing now? If you have more questions, let me know!

Missy

We are in Cedar rapids! next time you come to town, let me know. I always love meeting other families going through the same thing. So, do you send videos to Your doc at Shriner's? Do they do many BPI surgeries there? I am getting really frustrated with the people here not knowing anything about this stuff. Most of the time I end up telling them how things work. Well, we are finally going to get some snow here tonight for the first time this winter. I'd better go find our shovel. Did you grow up in Iowa and move? Talk to you soon.