Out with the old ... in with the NEW

Device that is. Sydney now has a new device in her back. Her doctor took out the VEPTR device that has been in her back to correct her scoiliosis. The is actually her 3rd device. She initially got a VEPTR on June 20, 2007. She had 'outgrown' that one and receive a new VEPTR because of her growth. The VEPTR system was in her back for just over 4 1/2 years. The device that she has now goes from her low back vertebrae up to her mid-back vertebrae. Attached is a picture of her old device. CRAZY, huh?!? Those are some very BIG screws. Just think, she now has 4 new screws, 4 new hooks, and 2 new bars in her back.
She is still recovering. Slowly but surely, she is getting better each day.

Until next time,
-A4