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    Off to NYC...Surgery tomorrow, June 8th

    Wow, I can't believe tomorrow is the big day! My surgery is set for 8am at the Hospital for Special Surgery and I have to be there at 6am. My husband and I are leaving for New York City this afternoon and my mom is coming over later today to watch the kids. The past few days I have worked so hard to get everything organized and totally I am totally exhausted! Had trouble sleeping last night...I felt really calm over the weekend but now I'm really starting to get nervous! Hard to believe in 24 hours the surgery will begin!

    I just wanted to thank everyone for their support! Without this forum, I would have been so unprepared and now I feel pretty confident. You guys have provided so much support and I really appreciate it!

    I also just wanted to say good luck to Joy, Janet, Jenny RN, and Theresa your upcoming surgeries this month! Joy, I will be thinking about you tomorrow, Janet and Theresa, I will be thinking about you later in the week and Jenny, good luck next Thursday! I'll try to post as soon as I feel up to it!

    Bye for now!

    JenM
    Surgery date: June 8, 2010 with Dr. Boachie
    Thoracic curve: 55 degrees, corrected to 25 degrees
    Lumbar curve: 58 degrees, corrected to 27 degrees
    Posterior-only surgery, Levels T3-L3
    31 year old mother of 2 young kids
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    Best wishes for a safe and successful surgery and of a smooth and uncomplicated recovery. All the best.
    Vali
    44 years young! now 45
    Surgery - June 1st, 2009
    Dr David Hall - Adelaide Spine Clinic
    St. Andrews Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia
    Pre-op curve - 58 degree lumbar
    Post -op - 5 degrees
    T11 - S1 Posterior
    L4/5 - L5/S1 Anterior Fusion

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    • #3
      I will be thinking of you tomorrow. I really enjoyed talking with you last night. I told my husband I felt like I was talking to a "long lost friend." Good luck. Hope to hear from you soon!

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      • #4
        best of luck...both you and Joyful are having surgery tomorrow...i will be keeping both of you in my thoughts and prayers for awhile....you are both having surgery in NYC..the best city in the world and the place with the best surgeons for anything and everything...including scoli! that from a born and bred New Yorker, but totally objective!

        jess

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        • #5
          Thanks, everyone for all of your support. Jenny, it was great speaking to you yesterday. I will post as soon as I can!

          Best of luck to everyone! Can't believe it is tomorrow!!!!

          Jen
          Surgery date: June 8, 2010 with Dr. Boachie
          Thoracic curve: 55 degrees, corrected to 25 degrees
          Lumbar curve: 58 degrees, corrected to 27 degrees
          Posterior-only surgery, Levels T3-L3
          31 year old mother of 2 young kids

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          • #6
            hi jen good luck tommorow with you surgery
            i have my 2nd postop appt with my spine surgeon at uc davis spine center he is DR Munish Gupta
            Last edited by kennedy; 06-07-2010, 06:26 PM.
            Kara
            25
            Brace 4-15-05-5-25-06
            Posterior Spinal Fusion 3-10-10
            T4-L2
            Before 50T
            After 20T

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            • #7
              Joy, I didn't realize your surgery was tomorrow. Good luck!

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              • #8
                Jen & Joy, first congrats on wrapping up what was I'm sure a very long "to do before surgery" lists. You're both in such good hands, and my thoughts and prayers will be with you tomorrow as well. Can't wait for your in recovery posts.

                Debra
                Debra
                Age 45
                Pre - surgery Thoracic 69, Lumbar 48
                Post-surgery Thoracic 37, Lumbar 39 (unfused)
                Fused T4-T12
                Milwaukee braced, 11 years old to 15 yo
                Surgery Sept. 1st, 2010 Dr. Boachie

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                • #9
                  Praying for you too. Looking forward to hearing all about it when you're up to it! Hugs.
                  71 and plugging along... but having some problems
                  2007 52° w/ severe lumbar stenosis & L2L3 lateral listhesis (side shift)
                  5/4/07 posterior fusion T2-L4 w/ laminectomies and osteotomies @L2L3, L3L4
                  Dr. Kim Hammerberg, Rush Univ. Medical Center in Chicago
                  Corrected to 15°
                  CMT (type 2) DX in 2014, progressing
                  10/2018 x-rays - spondylolisthesis at L4/L5 - Dr. DeWald is monitoring

                  Click to view my pics: pics of scoli x-rays digital x-rays, and pics of me

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                  • #10
                    Best wishes for an uncomplicated surgery and recovery. You'll do just great! 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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                    • #11
                      Good luck to all our June girls. Soon you'll be on your way to a better life. We look forward to hearing from you asap afterwards!

                      Kara, good luck with your post-op visit. Hope everything's going great for you.
                      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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                      • #12
                        5:30, waiting for my son to drive me to the hospital. Used the wipes last night and had a horrible allergic reaction! I had to take 3 showers to stop the itching the I got about 2 hours sleep. Oh well, I guess I'll sleep enough today. Looking forward to posting "on other side."

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                        • #13
                          ...and we look forward to hearing from you from the other side. Good luck!
                          Amy
                          58 yrs old, diagnosed at 31, never braced
                          Measured T-64, L-65 in 2009
                          Measured T-57, L-56 in 2010, different doc
                          2 lumbar levels spondylolisthesis
                          Exercising to correct

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                          • #14
                            Joyfull and JenM,

                            Well, I guess you've disembarked by now on your great journey to a better future!

                            Our hearts and minds follow you, waiting for good news.

                            Strength and good fortune to all!

                            Amanda
                            Not all diagnosed (still having tests and consults) but so far:
                            Ehler-Danlos (hyper-mobility) syndrome, 69 - somehow,
                            main curve L Cobb 60, compensating T curve ~ 30
                            Flat back, marked lumbar kyphosis (grade?) Spondilolisthesis - everyone gives this a different grade too. Cervical stenosis op'd 3-07, minimally invasive

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                            • #15
                              Thinking of both Joy and Jen today. Best wishes, this will soon be behind you and you will be on your way to life with a straight back!


                              Anne in PA
                              Age 58
                              Diagnosed at age 14, untreated, no problem until age 50
                              T4 to sacrum fusion
                              63 thoracic now 35, 92 lumbar now 53
                              Dr. Baron Lonner, 2/2/10
                              Am pain-free, balanced, happy & an inch taller !

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