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    most of you no i had my postioer spinal fusion on march 10 2010
    I'm fused from T4 to L2. I went to the hospital at 6:30 A.M
    We check in at the nurses desk in Preop holding. After i was waiting for my name to be called. I was feeling scared but ready after 5 years of having scoliosis i was going to have surgery to fix it. My name was called Kara . It was my preop holding nurse. We followed her to my preop holding room. In my preop holding room i had to change in to a hospital gown. I had to take of all my closets. Then i got two id bracelets. after a while my OR nurse came to get me. I went to the 2nd floor which where the ORS are. I saw my surgeon right before my surgery. He placed his hands on my feet to let me no i was i'm good hands.
    after 8 hours in the OR i came out with 2 rods, 5 hooks and 10 scwres
    he used my bone and donor bone.
    march 11 2010 I was in the ICU on the 5 floor of the hospital. march 12 2010 I was still in the ICU. March 13 2010 I was moved from the ICU to the Orthopedic unit. march 14 2010 i walked with PT and did orther things with OT i also went for x-rays. March 15 2010 just walked with PT and did the same things with OT. March 16 2010 I walked for the last time with PT went down to x-ray. after i had my x-rays i had really food for the 1st time shine my spinal fusion. I also saw Dr Gupta for the 1st time shince my surgery. after 7 days in the hospital i went home to recover on my bed it was moved in to the liveing room.
    Now i'm going on 7 months postop
    Kara
    25
    Brace 4-15-05-5-25-06
    Posterior Spinal Fusion 3-10-10
    T4-L2
    Before 50T
    After 20T

  • #2
    That's a great report of what happened in the hospital.

    I didn't keep any notes in the hospital with my two daughters. I'm glad I wrote some of those things on this forum because I have no other record and in some cases no memeory of that stuff now. Some things I am just forgetting and some I am probably blocking.

    Other things, unfortunately, I will never be able to forget.

    P.S. I hope you don't fall any more!
    Sharon, mother of identical twin girls with scoliosis

    No island of sanity.

    Question: What do you call alternative medicine that works?
    Answer: Medicine


    "We are all African."

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    • #3
      Kara - I hope at 7 months post op your back to feeling great. My DD had surgery the month before you and is back to normal!

      Sharon - I'm in the same boat. Didn't think I'd need to retain the info from Surgery, but my oldest has progress a lot this last year and is having surgery next month. I try to remember everything from last time and really can't remember a lot of the details. Thought it was just me so thanks for posting that info.

      Dee
      Dee - Mother of two daughters, both with scoliosis KateScoliKid (16yo) 52* Lumbar curve
      Fusion Surgery 2/9/10 T-11->L-3 @CHKD Norfolk VA
      Jes (20yo) T 3 -> L 3 w/ Kyphosis

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      • #4
        Thanks Dee
        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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        • #5
          How are you feeling now? Hope you are doing great.
          daughter, 12, diagnosed 8/07 with 19T/13L
          -Braced in spinecor 10/07 - 8/12 with excellent in brace correction and stable/slightly decreased out of brace curves.
          -Introduced Providence brace as adjunct at night in 11/2011 in anticipation of growth spurt. Curves still stable.
          -Currently in Boston Brace. Growth spurt is here and curves (and rotation) have increased to 23T/17L

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          • #6
            I'm feeling alsome
            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
              Kara,

              I'm SO glad to hear that your back pain has finally gone away! Did you ever get to see your spine surgeon (I know he was out of town for a while) to see what was causing your back pain?

              Mary Lou
              Mom to Jamie age 21-diagnosed at age 12-spinal fusion 12/7/2004-fused from T3-L2; and Tracy age 19, mild Scoliosis-diagnosed at age 18.

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              • #8
                Well marylou no i didn't see my spine surgeon i going to see my GP probley tommrrow about it
                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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