51 Chevy 1/2 ton, My S10 swap

[Daze57]

truck looks !!! best of luck on daughters surgery - plz let us know how she is doing !

[Daze57]

great ^

[Atommik]

Thanks for the well wishes for my daughter. She has severe scoliosis and they will be doing a partial spinal fusion to try to straighten the curves as much as possible.. She has an "s" curve with the largest part measuring 70 degrees!!
Here's a photo of her x-ray. It still freaks me out a little to think her spine is so bent!!

I'll post some more info in a few days.

Thanks again!!

[oldman3]

Prayers said, and more on the way. I have never seen an xray like that, hope it comes out great, keep us posted...Jim

[54 jimmy]

prayers said here too. hope things turn out good for your daughter.

[xpickup]

Atommik, Best of luck on your daughters surgey and I will be thinking about you and your family. By the way truck looks great. Keep us informed.

Shannon

[cleanshaven84]

Paint looks killer bud. Saying prayers for your daughter. Hope everything goes well.

[Atommik]

Thanks everyone!!

Her surgery is tomorrow at 8 am.

[oldman3]

We'll be praying...Jim

[SSABMUD]

Best wishes for her. When it comes to daughters, nothing else matters.
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[Daze57]

hope all turns out well !god speed her recovery

[oldman3]

Tom, hope all went well with the surgery, and your daughter is fine. I know you will be spending a lot of time at the hospital, just know we're still praying...Jim

[skymangs]

+1 on the all went well with surgery Tom.

[Atommik]

Hey all,
Thanks again for the thoughts and prayers. My daughter's surgery went well and she is doing good in the hospital starting her recovery. We'll be here until Sunday, then recovery at home for 4-5 more weeks before she can go back to school.

On the technical, "build" part of her surgery, they used 2 titanium rods, several screws and some "hooks" to move and hold everything in place. I'd love to see that "tool box". They used probably about $20,000 worth of titanium!! Here's a picture of her "after" x-ray.

It's amazing the technology and skill the doctors now have that they can do this kind of surgery!! The largest part of the curve (the middle section) was at 70 dergrees, and is now at about 20-25 degrees. They could have strightened and fused her spine top to bottom, but then she would have been rigid and have a huge loss of flexibility. By leaving the very top and bottom sections flexible, and partially fixing the middle, it will leave her with most of her normal movement and keep her head lined up well with her hips.

It's amazing the hours of planning, and consulting the surgeons do before the surgery. Kind of like building an old Chevy truck!

Thanks again for the encouragement,
Tom

[skymangs]

Best wishes Tom. I pray she has a speedy recovery!

[xpickup]

Tom, It is amazing what can do. I am glad she is doing well and hope for a speeding recovery.

Shannon

[oldman3]

Tom, so happy everything went well, praying for a fast recovery so she can get back to enjoying her life....Jim

[54 jimmy]

glad to hear everything went well. hope she has a speedy recovery.

[99 to Life]

congrats man, couldn't imagine what your mind was up to. My baby is almost 13 days old and I'm still so worried about every little thing. wish you all well.

[Daze57]

wishing your daughter the best and glad it was all successful

[Atommik]

My daughter came home from the hosptial on Sunday. Things are going good. Still a ways to go before she's strong enough to get back to school though...

Thanks again for the thoughts and prayers!!

[skymangs]

Welcome home then! Speedy recovery wishes to her!

[oldman3]

I was wondering if she was home, great to hear that she is. Speeding recovery to her and tell her we send our best and prayers....Jim

[FarmerSid]

How's your little princess? Hope things are good...

[Atommik]

She is home recovering, doing pretty well. Thanks!