Over the past month or so I have been telling friends of my upcoming surgery. Almost everyone has said to me that they never noticed my back deformity. I'm glad that I have been successful in hiding it all these years, yet I'm shocked that it wasn't noticeable. I look in the mirror and it's very obvious to me. But like I've said before, I've become a master of disguise all these years!
I just spoke with someone that I've known for quite a while and told her of my upcoming surgery. She ended up telling me that she also has scoliosis. She never had x-rays done and didn't even know where her curve was. She's been having increasing pain but thought it was just "older age." Her daughter was informed recently by her pediatrician that she also has scoliosis and she should get x-rays, but she has been putting it off. My talk with her shook her up, I think, and she will be getting it checked out.
Wow. If I can help even 1 person by educating them a little about scoliosis or at least help to get this 1 girl monitored, I would feel pretty good!
I just spoke with someone that I've known for quite a while and told her of my upcoming surgery. She ended up telling me that she also has scoliosis. She never had x-rays done and didn't even know where her curve was. She's been having increasing pain but thought it was just "older age." Her daughter was informed recently by her pediatrician that she also has scoliosis and she should get x-rays, but she has been putting it off. My talk with her shook her up, I think, and she will be getting it checked out.
Wow. If I can help even 1 person by educating them a little about scoliosis or at least help to get this 1 girl monitored, I would feel pretty good!
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