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Just wanted to tell everyone that tomorrow at 7am, I am going for my neck surgery. I am so hoping that this will get rid of my daily headaches and my left shoulder pain.
Good Luck Melissa. You deserve a good outcome. You will be in my thoughts and prayers.
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.
Melissa--
You are overdue for some good luck. Here's hoping and praying mightily that it goes well for you!! 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.
FeliciaFeliciaFelicia
10/24/00 posterior fusion T4-L4 at age 57
8/5/05 posterior surgery for spinal stenosis at L4-L5; laminectomy and fusion
5/14/07 posterior revision with fusion to sacrum
2/11/08 anterior discectomy L5-S1, and reinforcement of fusion with plate attached to L5-S1
3/9/2011 and 3/11/2011 revision surgery with Dr. Lenke, St. Louis - complete revision and fusion with instrumentation from T1 to sacrum, one lumbar osteotomy.
If deserving has anything to do with it, it will be a great outcome Melissa. I'll be thinking of you wishing you all the very best.
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
I sure hope this gives you some relief. You have not had an easy recovery.....
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
Sending good thoughts your way! Post as soon as you are able.
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.
Really hope this solves all your problems, Melissa. Take care and get back to us as soon as you can post!
Amy
58 yrs old, diagnosed at 31, never braced
Measured T-64, L-65 in 2009
Measured T-57, L-56 in 2010, different doc
2 lumbar levels spondylolisthesis
Exercising to correct
On 1/15, I went into the hospital to have 3 discs fused. This was either same day surgery or one night . well, I finally left the hospital on Friday January 23. And no I did not get to go home. I am now spending the next week or two in a rehab because after you spend a week in bed, you are so weak that you cannot do anything. After the initial surgery was done, my left arm began to swell and my hand could not even open. Thursday PM, I had a MRI done and the Dr went back in Thursday night and did another 3 hr surgery. He opened up the canal around the area which was causing my left hand to swell and generally be unusable. While he was doing that operation, either he nicked my spinal column , full of spinal column fluid or I had a bone spur that did it. Anyway, I had to have a spinal tap done to place a drain there and then I had to lay as flat as possible. I cannot lay flay on my back due to my sociolis surgery last year. It was such an enjoyable week. Now I am in a rehab facility where they will work me for 4 hours a day of PT and OT .
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