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  • Jan is in Surgery

    Please keep her your prays. I am a wreck. I will be doing updates all day. Thank you for all your support it has been a great help to Jan.
    36 year young cardiac RN
    old curve C 29, T 70, L 50
    new curve C 7, T 23, L 20
    Surgery June 11, UCH, Dr. Cronen T2-L5, posterior
    Revision December 20 L5-S1 with pelvic fixation
    and Osteotomy to L3 at Tampa General Hospital

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    To Janet's Hubby-
    Surgery is hard on the patient but it's really hard on the families waiting on those surgeries! Hang in there and know Janet is in great hands. These procedures are delicate and time consuming but she will be fine!

    Just wanted to let you know you are all in my prayers, today especially!

    (I posted this on another thread but wanted to make sure you got it )
    Julie - 51 yrs old

    Dx'd 1973 - 43* thoracic curve / rotation
    Wore Milwaukee brace 1973 - 1979
    Pre-surgery: 63* thoracic / 52* lumbar curves


    Surgeries: P - March 16, 2009 - Fused T3-S2 with pelvic fixation
    A -April 14, 2009 - Fused L5-S1
    Achieved +70% Correction
    Dr. Khaled Kebaish, (and team) Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore


    Standing x-ray
    New Spine 03/19/2009
    New Spine Lateral 03/19/2009

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    • #3
      We're with you.
      Be happy!
      We don't know what tomorrow brings,
      but we are alive today!

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      • #4
        Prayers and thoughts are with you. Will be a hard couple of days and then the sun
        will shine bright on you. Blessings to you all!
        Shari - 55 years old
        Pre-Surgery 62 degree thorasic curve with shifting.
        Post op 13 degree curve.
        Successful surgery 4/15/10, T3-L2 fused.
        2nd surgery to reopen incision 10" to diagnose infection, 5/18/10
        Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI - the late Dr. Harry Herkowitz
        www.scoliosisthejourney.com

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        • #5
          You both are in my thoughts and prayers. It will be very hard on you for awhile, but you will be her mainstay and support. Don't be too surprised if she is puffy looking after surgery. It WILL get better! Be sure to take care of yourself too.
          Last edited by Susie*Bee; 06-11-2010, 09:28 AM.
          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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          • #6
            Thank you

            Thank you for your support. It has been a great help to Jan and now I get to lean on you all. Thanks
            36 year young cardiac RN
            old curve C 29, T 70, L 50
            new curve C 7, T 23, L 20
            Surgery June 11, UCH, Dr. Cronen T2-L5, posterior
            Revision December 20 L5-S1 with pelvic fixation
            and Osteotomy to L3 at Tampa General Hospital

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            • #7
              Lean all you want! That's what we're here for. We all help and lean on each other too. Indian saying I like, "two arrows are stronger than one and a threefold quiver is not easily broken".

              Seems like some laws of Physics and Psychology together are well and simply stated there and it applies even when the arrows are virtual!

              Your wife is courageous to have made this leap and very lucky to have you in the wings!

              There are many here who have come through the surgery your wife is undergoing, including some with her selfsame surgeon. Dr Cronen is highly regarded here based on their personal experience. In these tense hours, try to picture Jan living with much less pain and increased self confidence. How lovely that will be!
              Last edited by Back-out; 06-11-2010, 10:21 AM.
              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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              • #8
                We are with you
                lean on us if you need to
                Melissa

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                • #9
                  @2:00pm they said Jans is doing great. Not sure how much longer.

                  Its getting hard not know whats going on. The people in the wiating room have been a great help. Having the task of updating everyone on FaceBook and Here is a big help to keep my mind busy.
                  36 year young cardiac RN
                  old curve C 29, T 70, L 50
                  new curve C 7, T 23, L 20
                  Surgery June 11, UCH, Dr. Cronen T2-L5, posterior
                  Revision December 20 L5-S1 with pelvic fixation
                  and Osteotomy to L3 at Tampa General Hospital

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                  • #10
                    You're doing a great job. And yes, your job is a lot harder than Jan's right now. Just stay strong. Many of us are praying for you both.
                    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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                    • #11
                      Hi--Lots of thoughts and prayers coming your way! Hang in there & keep posting. My husband ended up posting on Caring Bridge for months. It became his therapy & everyone loved his updates and sense of humor. Good luck. 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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                      • #12
                        You are doing a great job
                        Hang in there
                        Melissa

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                        • #13
                          Keeping you both in my thoughts and prayers. It will be over soon (if not already) and Jan will have a new 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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                          • #14
                            I'm glad there were plenty here with you yesterday, to keep you company. It's very hard on the family. Strangely enough, the day of surgery is easiest on the patient.

                            In the days that come, please take care of yourself and do whatever you can to get enough sleep.
                            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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