We fixed Chelsea’s right thoracic scoliosis this morning, after taking a bunch of pictures of Chelsea with her family, and many members of our scoliosis team, including Ruth, who does a great job with our evoked potential monitoring.
Her surgery took just under 3 hours, and the estimated blood loss (EBL) was 600 cc, with no blood transfusion necessary.
Her evoked potential motor and sensory monitoring was normal throughout, and we obtained a very nice correction.
She is doing well up on the Duke Raleigh Hospital Orthopaedic/Spine unit, with her family staying with her in the large private room with 2 full beds and pull out chair.
The picture on the right shows Chelsea just a few hours after surgey with her family in her room.
She will be getting up and around tomorrow, and probably home Friday or Saturday.

Lloyd A. Hey, MD MS
Hey Clinic for Scoliosis and Spine Surgery
Raleigh, NC USA
http://www.HeyClinic.com