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    Does anyone else have pictures from when they were in the hospital..Leave it to my sister to snap a few with her cell phone!! ugh this is me when I came right out of my 9hr operation notice how swollen I was..I have to put a before and after so you can see the difference..

    Anyone else feel free to post yours heres as well =) love to see pictures!!

    Ok So I hope I did this right
    First pic is me what I look like normally lol
    second is after my first 9hr operation
    third is the turtle shell lol

    27 year old female
    Upper Curve 110 degrees
    Lower Curve 90 degrees
    Surgery with Dr. Wood at MGH 1/11/10 && 1/14/10
    Fused T2-Pelvis
    Back looks amazing and no more Hump! ^_^

  • #2
    Some good pics to show your kids there, Megz. What I noticed though was:

    Back looks amazing and no more Hump! ^_^

    I bet you are thrilled with that?!!

    How are you coping with the turtle shell? I should imagine you would feel secure in it, after a whopping great correction like you had. Can't wait to see your befores and afters Megz. We might stick you in The Hall of Fame.
    Surgery March 3, 2009 at almost 58, now 63.
    Dr. Askin, Brisbane, Australia
    T4-Pelvis, Posterior only
    Osteotomies and Laminectomies
    Was 68 degrees, now 22 and pain free

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    • #3
      Hi Meg,
      It's nice to put a face to your posts. Thanks for the photos. How are you feeling? Thank God, no one took a photo of me in the hospital. It was bad enough to see myself in a mirror a few days after the surgery.
      Sally
      Diagnosed with severe lumbar scoliosis at age 65.
      Posterior Fusion L2-S1 on 12/4/2007. age 67
      Anterior Fusion L3-L4,L4-L5,L5-S1 on 12/19/2007
      Additional bone removed to decompress right side of L3-L4 & L4-L5 on 4/19/2010
      New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA
      Dr. Frank F. Rands735.photobucket.com/albums/ww360/butterflyfive/

      "In God We Trust" Happy moments, praise God. Difficult moments, seek God. Quiet moments, worship God. Painful moments, trust God. Every moment, thank God.

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      • #4
        It's nice to see you, you're lovely!

        I absolutely, positively FORBADE my husband from taking any pictures of me in the hospital AT ALL. LOL I didn't want others to see how horrendous I knew I would look, and I didn't ever want to look back and see it myself!
        __________________________________________
        Debbe - 50 yrs old

        Milwalkee Brace 1976 - 79
        Told by Dr. my curve would never progress

        Surgery 10/15/08 in NYC by Dr. Michael Neuwirth
        Pre-Surgury Thorasic: 66 degrees
        Pre-Surgery Lumbar: 66 degrees

        Post-Surgery Thorasic: 34 degrees
        Post-Surgery Lumbar: 22 degrees

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        • #5
          Meg

          This pic is the only one I have after my surgery.

          Thats one of the nursing students with me.

          Ed
          Attached Files
          49 yr old male, now 63, the new 64...
          Pre surgery curves T70,L70
          ALIF/PSA T2-Pelvis 01/29/08, 01/31/08 7" pelvic anchors BMP
          Dr Brett Menmuir St Marys Hospital Reno,Nevada

          Bending and twisting pics after full fusion
          http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/showt...on.&highlight=

          My x-rays
          http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/attac...2&d=1228779214

          http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/attac...3&d=1228779258

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          • #6
            Originally posted by titaniumed View Post
            Meg

            This pic is the only one I have after my surgery.

            Thats one of the nursing students with me.

            Ed


            BWHAAAAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAA!!

            You got me there Ed!
            __________________________________________
            Debbe - 50 yrs old

            Milwalkee Brace 1976 - 79
            Told by Dr. my curve would never progress

            Surgery 10/15/08 in NYC by Dr. Michael Neuwirth
            Pre-Surgury Thorasic: 66 degrees
            Pre-Surgery Lumbar: 66 degrees

            Post-Surgery Thorasic: 34 degrees
            Post-Surgery Lumbar: 22 degrees

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            • #7
              Ed you absolutely crack me up - thanks for all the giggles
              Lynette - 44 years old.

              Pre-surgery thoracic 55 degrees
              Pre-surgery lumbar 85 degrees

              Post-surgery thoracic 19 degrees
              Post-surgery lumbar 27 degrees

              Surgery April 1st 2010.

              Posterior spinal fusion from T9 to sacrum.
              Dr. Cronen at University Community Hospital - Tampa, FL.

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              • #8
                I've seen enough of Ed's posts that I thought it was a joke--and a good one. I had asked my husband to take one when I came out of surgery cuz I wanted to see how much my face swelled up--I was awful after wisdom teeth. He said it was too bad and didn't do it. He thought he was in the wrong room. Thankfully, it went away pretty fast. Janet
                Janet

                61 years old--57 for surgery

                Diagnosed in 1965 at age of 13--no brace
                Thoracic Curve: 96 degrees to 35 degrees
                Lumbar Curve: 63 degrees to 5 degrees
                Surgery with Dr. Lenke in St. Louis--March 30, 2009
                T-2 to Pelvis, and hopefully all posterior procedure.

                All was posterior along with 2 cages and 6 osteotomies.

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                • #9
                  hahaha...I chronicled pretty much my whole surgery/recovery saga. Here is the link to all of my photos from exactly 11 months ago!! crazy. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...6&l=17c74e57e0

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Doodles View Post
                    I've seen enough of Ed's posts that I thought it was a joke--and a good one. I had asked my husband to take one when I came out of surgery cuz I wanted to see how much my face swelled up--I was awful after wisdom teeth. He said it was too bad and didn't do it. He thought he was in the wrong room. Thankfully, it went away pretty fast. Janet
                    Janet,

                    I'm such a dummy, I think this is the second time I fell for the same picture from TiEd!!
                    __________________________________________
                    Debbe - 50 yrs old

                    Milwalkee Brace 1976 - 79
                    Told by Dr. my curve would never progress

                    Surgery 10/15/08 in NYC by Dr. Michael Neuwirth
                    Pre-Surgury Thorasic: 66 degrees
                    Pre-Surgery Lumbar: 66 degrees

                    Post-Surgery Thorasic: 34 degrees
                    Post-Surgery Lumbar: 22 degrees

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                    • #11
                      Ive looked and looked, thats the best Frankenstein pic I could find.
                      I feel it was worth posting again.

                      Debbe,
                      You didnt really think that was me, did you?
                      Im not that handsome
                      Ed
                      49 yr old male, now 63, the new 64...
                      Pre surgery curves T70,L70
                      ALIF/PSA T2-Pelvis 01/29/08, 01/31/08 7" pelvic anchors BMP
                      Dr Brett Menmuir St Marys Hospital Reno,Nevada

                      Bending and twisting pics after full fusion
                      http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/showt...on.&highlight=

                      My x-rays
                      http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/attac...2&d=1228779214

                      http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/attac...3&d=1228779258

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                      • #12
                        Jess--I love your amazing pictures. You had quite an ordeal having to go back in. You look wonderful. I'll be 11 months in just a few days too. Janet
                        Janet

                        61 years old--57 for surgery

                        Diagnosed in 1965 at age of 13--no brace
                        Thoracic Curve: 96 degrees to 35 degrees
                        Lumbar Curve: 63 degrees to 5 degrees
                        Surgery with Dr. Lenke in St. Louis--March 30, 2009
                        T-2 to Pelvis, and hopefully all posterior procedure.

                        All was posterior along with 2 cages and 6 osteotomies.

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                        • #13
                          Jess - I loved seeing all your pics - you look great!
                          Lynette - 44 years old.

                          Pre-surgery thoracic 55 degrees
                          Pre-surgery lumbar 85 degrees

                          Post-surgery thoracic 19 degrees
                          Post-surgery lumbar 27 degrees

                          Surgery April 1st 2010.

                          Posterior spinal fusion from T9 to sacrum.
                          Dr. Cronen at University Community Hospital - Tampa, FL.

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                          • #14
                            Wow Jess! You look absolutely great!!!! Congrats on making it to the other side. This time next week I'll be there too.....YIKES!!!
                            Rita Thompson
                            Age 46
                            Milwaukee Brace wearer for 3 years in childhood
                            Surgery Mar 1st - 95 degree thoracic curve
                            Surgery by Dr. Lenke, St. Louis, MO
                            Post-surgery curve 25-30 degree

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                            • #15
                              For all you guys who haven't had your surgery yet....don't worry! It will go great! I was SO scared and anxious the months leading up to my operation....and even with some complications I experienced, I'd still do it all over again! I'm 11 months post op and feel amazing! One thing that has helped me immensely in terms of regaining my overall strength and mobility is pilates....so much that I'm currently in the process of becoming certified so I can teach others. It has seriously helped me so much; I'm so much stronger than I was before surgery. Good luck!!

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