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    Good Luck, Debra!

    Hi Debra-

    Just wanted to say good luck to you on Wednesday with your surgery!! You are in great hands with Dr. B so you have nothing to worry about. He was great with me in the "holding" area before surgery. I'll never forget, he gave me such a look of comfort that my anxiety totally decreased and I was ready to go ahead with the surgery.

    Please post when you can! I'll be thinking about you on Sept. 1!!!! Here's to a speedy recovery!

    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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    Good luck Debra!! We'll be thinking of you.
    __________________________________________
    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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    • #3
      Sending good thoughts your way!!! Please have someone post to let us know how you're doing!

      Best,
      Evelyn
      age 48
      80* thoracolumbar; 40* thoracic
      Reduced to ~16* thoracolumbar; ~0* thoracic
      Surgery 3/14/12 with Dr. Lenke in St. Louis, T4 to S1 with pelvic fixation
      Broken rods 12/1/19; scheduled for revision fusion L1-L3-4 with Dr. Lenke 2/4/2020
      Not "confused" anymore, but don't know how to change my username.

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      • #4
        You're on your way!
        Bon voyage - to a new life.
        And moving from "before" to "after" in this major life chapter.

        Can't wait to hear your news!
        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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        • #5
          Thank you! I truly appreciate your warm wishes. We're leaving at 6:30am. I found out today the surgery was changed to 12pm - instead of 2. I had been hoping to see the kids off to school and then head to NY, but all's good, we'll just leave a little earlier and the neighbors will help out. Well I feel I've done all I can do and now I just have to trust. I'll post as soon as I can.
          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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          • #6
            New Back on its Way!

            Good Luck Debra! Calming thoughts headed your way. I know you won't get this until several days after this but I wanted to make sure you had some good luck prayers coming...Post when you start feeling better ;-)))
            May 2008 Fusion T4 - S1, Pre-op Curves T45, L70 (age 48). Unsuccessful surgery.

            March 18, 2010 (age 50). Revision with L3 Osteotomy, Replacement of hardware T11 - S1 , addition of bilateral pelvic fixation. Correction of sagittal imbalance and kyphosis.

            January 24, 2012 (age 52) Revision to repair pseudoarthrosis and 2 broken rods at L3/L4.

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