Letters from London

So since my last blog post I have received a couple of letters, one about what will be happening & another about when. The first letter was really just a discussion of what happened at my pre-op clinic. It started with my diagnosis of Double Major Scoliosis with my treatment plan being firstly, an Anterior fixation of T11-L3 followed by a Posterior T4- L3 fixation. The Surgeon Mr. Shaw wrote the letter to my consultant in Belfast Mr. H & also to my GP which was then also sent to me to keep me in the loop really... Mr Shaw described me as a lovely girl with a clear MRI & 2 curves in the mid  70s, although I still have a good range of spinal movement, aka I'm flexible! There was then a note to reiterate the risks; 1 in 300 paralysis rate, infection at 1-2%, bleeding etc. He then concluded with well wishes & looks forward to seeing me for my surgery. The next letter was much shorter, basically arranging a date to head over to London. I fly from Belfast with my Mum & Nana to London on the 29th of August, being admitted that day to Hospital at 2pm with surgery number one being performed the next day! Slightly nerve wrecking but...the quicker it happens the quicker I can get recovering! Thanks for reading again,
                                                                                                     LJxx