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    hi everyone,
    I am still here dealing with my pain... I think I am getting used to it by now...
    I feel it the most when I take my brace off to go to bed; that is, when I have trouble breathing, getting comfortable, and all the imaginable pains appear at once. I am just taking it one day at time.
    I went to see Dr. Pashman today, and he was very please with the results and the way my incision is looking. I have to go back this Thursday to get the staples out and everything clean by the nurses.
    I gotta say that it was nice to be outside and take the car ride to the dr.'s office. Yes, even with the pain!
    They took xrays and I am very happy with the results as well. So now, besides the pain, I hope everything goes smoothly for me.
    Take a look at it and tell me what you think!
    To remind you:
    I am 32 years old. Diagnosed at 13 wore Milwaukee brace fro 2 years.
    I ignored it for too long and my curves got extremely large
    Pre-op: T108
    Post-op: T38
    Last edited by pilar; 12-21-2010, 04:03 PM. Reason: attachment
    Scoliosis Diagnosed at age 12. Wore Milwaukee brace for 2 years.
    Now age 32
    Pre-op curves: C86-T98-L37
    Surgery date: 12/6/2010 (anterior) 12/10/2010 (posterior)
    Fused T2 to L5 with thoracoplasty.
    Post-op curves: C48-T47-L17
    Dr. Robert Pashman
    Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles, CA
    Before and after xrays :
    http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/attac...5&d=1292969215

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    sorry I forgot to attach my xrays! ja
    here they go!
    XRAYS.jpg
    Scoliosis Diagnosed at age 12. Wore Milwaukee brace for 2 years.
    Now age 32
    Pre-op curves: C86-T98-L37
    Surgery date: 12/6/2010 (anterior) 12/10/2010 (posterior)
    Fused T2 to L5 with thoracoplasty.
    Post-op curves: C48-T47-L17
    Dr. Robert Pashman
    Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles, CA
    Before and after xrays :
    http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/attac...5&d=1292969215

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    • #3
      wow, Pilar!! it looks terrific...fantastic! now if the pain will just ease off of you, you should be all set!
      i hope each day brings less and less pain until you are 100% recovered, back to your old (but improved) self!

      jess

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      • #4
        Looks great Pilar. I've got a feeling my son's curve could well be at 100* but we'll see. Glad you're getting the pain under control a bit and don't hesitate to ask your doctor for anti-anxiety medication if you feel it could benefit you short term.
        Son 14 y/o diagnosed January 20th. 2011 with 110* Curve
        Halo Traction & 1st. surgery on March 22nd. 2011
        Spinal Fusion on April 19th. 2011

        Dr. Krajbich @ Shriners Childrens Hospital, Portland Oregon



        http://tinyurl.com/Elias-Before
        http://tinyurl.com/Elias-After

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        • #5
          Pilar,
          Amazing correction. I can certainly understand why you are in pain. All of your internal organs and all of your bones and muscles have big adjustments to make. How much taller are you now? Once you get past this pain, you will be so happy with the new you. Hang in there. It really will be worth it in the end. Rest easy.
          Sally
          Diagnosed with severe lumbar scoliosis at age 65.
          Posterior Fusion L2-S1 on 12/4/2007. age 67
          Anterior Fusion L3-L4,L4-L5,L5-S1 on 12/19/2007
          Additional bone removed to decompress right side of L3-L4 & L4-L5 on 4/19/2010
          New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA
          Dr. Frank F. Rands735.photobucket.com/albums/ww360/butterflyfive/

          "In God We Trust" Happy moments, praise God. Difficult moments, seek God. Quiet moments, worship God. Painful moments, trust God. Every moment, thank God.

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          • #6
            I gained 2 1/2"
            Scoliosis Diagnosed at age 12. Wore Milwaukee brace for 2 years.
            Now age 32
            Pre-op curves: C86-T98-L37
            Surgery date: 12/6/2010 (anterior) 12/10/2010 (posterior)
            Fused T2 to L5 with thoracoplasty.
            Post-op curves: C48-T47-L17
            Dr. Robert Pashman
            Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles, CA
            Before and after xrays :
            http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/attac...5&d=1292969215

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            • #7
              Stellar correction! Damn. Art work. These guys are amazing.

              I hope you get through this pain quickly so you can start enjoying that correction.

              You must look completely normal again. Now you need to feel normal again and they have to help you with pain control.

              Good luck.
              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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              • #8
                No wonder you're in pain, there's been a MAJOR upheavel.

                I agree with those posts above, I hope you come through this painful stage quickly and can soon start to enjoy your new body. Good pain relief will help get you through. What did Dr. Pashman say/do about your pain?
                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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                • #9
                  Dr. pashman prescribed Oxycontin 10mg 1 pill twice a day, 1 percocet every 4 hours, and he also gave me ambien to go to sleep. Since I am kind of small, he did not want to increase any dosage or give me something different. I think its right. I don't want to get hooked with painkillers. And yes, it was a brutal surgery, so i understand that pain is totally inevitble...
                  Scoliosis Diagnosed at age 12. Wore Milwaukee brace for 2 years.
                  Now age 32
                  Pre-op curves: C86-T98-L37
                  Surgery date: 12/6/2010 (anterior) 12/10/2010 (posterior)
                  Fused T2 to L5 with thoracoplasty.
                  Post-op curves: C48-T47-L17
                  Dr. Robert Pashman
                  Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles, CA
                  Before and after xrays :
                  http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/attac...5&d=1292969215

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                  • #10
                    Pilar,

                    I'm glad your doing better. I was on the pain meds for about 3 1/2 months. Then I started weening off. I still take some on some bad days and I'm one year out. Your x-rays look great. Hang in there, it gets easier everyday.

                    rich

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                    • #11
                      Pilar

                      Looks great! Look forward to future healing and getting stronger, it will happen.

                      You sound much better now.

                      Ed
                      49 yr old male, now 63, the new 64...
                      Pre surgery curves T70,L70
                      ALIF/PSA T2-Pelvis 01/29/08, 01/31/08 7" pelvic anchors BMP
                      Dr Brett Menmuir St Marys Hospital Reno,Nevada

                      Bending and twisting pics after full fusion
                      http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/showt...on.&highlight=

                      My x-rays
                      http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/attac...2&d=1228779214

                      http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/attac...3&d=1228779258

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                      • #12
                        Holy cow!! That is an amazing correction. I'm very small also and was on the same pain meds as you. The anterior incision with rib removal really hurts for a few months -- hang in there and know that in time it WILL feel better.
                        Chris
                        A/P fusion on June 19, 2007 at age 52; T10-L5
                        Pre-op thoracolumbar curve: 70 degrees
                        Post-op curve: 12 degrees
                        Dr. Boachie-adjei, HSS, New York

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                        • #13
                          First of all, what an amazing correction!!! Congraulations! You are going to be so very happy once you get past these first few weeks. No regrets! This was the right thing to have done, especially while you are young!

                          My first week after my surgery I was taking two 10mg oxycontin twice a day and 2 percocet every 4 hours (this at 123 lbs). You may be smaller than this though, so you should definitely go with the lowest doseage that works for you. I just point this out, so don't feel you are at the upper limit of pain meds if you are still having pain.

                          I hope things keep getting better and better for you.

                          Hugs,
                          Kathy
                          46 yrs at surgery, now 50
                          71 degree thoracolumbar curve corrected to 34 degrees
                          8/2/2010 surgery with Dr. Lenke

                          posterior T9 to sacrum with pelvic fixation

                          4 osteotomies and 1 cage
                          http://s1066.photobucket.com/albums/...athK_08022010/

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by pilar View Post
                            I gained 2 1/2"
                            Pilar, Wow! That must be close to a record. I wish I would have gotten some of the three inches back that I lost. Good for you. Chalk one up for youth.
                            Sally
                            Diagnosed with severe lumbar scoliosis at age 65.
                            Posterior Fusion L2-S1 on 12/4/2007. age 67
                            Anterior Fusion L3-L4,L4-L5,L5-S1 on 12/19/2007
                            Additional bone removed to decompress right side of L3-L4 & L4-L5 on 4/19/2010
                            New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA
                            Dr. Frank F. Rands735.photobucket.com/albums/ww360/butterflyfive/

                            "In God We Trust" Happy moments, praise God. Difficult moments, seek God. Quiet moments, worship God. Painful moments, trust God. Every moment, thank God.

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                            • #15
                              Pilar,
                              Your correction looks fantastic. I hope you can get the pain under control and continue the healing process.
                              Karen

                              Surgery-Jan. 5, 2011-Dr. Lenke
                              Fusion T-4-sacrum-2 cages/5 osteotomies
                              70 degree thoracolumbar corrected to 25
                              Rib Hump-GONE!
                              Age-60 at the time of surgery
                              Now 66
                              Avid Golfer & Tap Dancer
                              Retired Kdgn. Teacher

                              See photobucket link for:
                              Video of my 1st Day of Golf Post-Op-3/02/12-Bradenton, FL
                              Before and After Picture of back 1/7/11
                              tap dancing picture at 10 mos. post op 11/11/11-I'm the one on the right.
                              http://s1119.photobucket.com/albums/k630/pottoff2/

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