The chiropractor wrote down the name of the condition and told us not to Google it. She said that Google can give us all sorts of weird information, most of which is misleading.
But me being me, I of course typed it into the search engine and clicked on what the NHS said about it.
"1 in 250 people get this condition.... it is more common in girls than in boys.... primarily in adolescence.... etcetera...."
Then I realised how scary it actually is - especially when they started talking about spinal fusion. But I had to entertain my whole family later that day (this was ten days after my birthday!) and, me being me, pretended that I was totally cool with it and that it was 'just one of those things'.
But it's not. It absolutely is not.
I texted a couple of people that day and told them, because the chiropractor told us not to keep it a secret. She said to go to the doctor and get referred to our hospital for an X-ray. So I trotted up to the Dr, parents in tow. The nurse (or doctor, idek) had a look at me, confirmed the diagnosis and referred me for an X-ray.
The fifth of September was the X-ray. We made a note on the calendar.
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A Scoliosis Journey
Non-FictionSince everyone seems to be doing diaries and blogs right now, I'm going to do one too. This is my attempt to raise awareness of my back condition. Also trying to make sense of it in my own mind!
