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hey every one yesterday i turned 11 months postop from my scoliosis surgery Cuvres went from T50* and L39* to T20* and L17*
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Last edited by kennedy; 02-11-2011, 12:26 PM.Kara
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Brace 4-15-05-5-25-06
Posterior Spinal Fusion 3-10-10
T4-L2
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Congratulations!! You had the surgery early in your life and now have the rest of your life to enjoy your back. -
Almost a year!!! WOW!!! You've done great. This surgery is hard to cope with, and for a young person. . .you've dealt with it very well. I'm not so sure I would have coped as well at your age. Are you doing something special to mark the 1 year anniv??Fused T-3 to L-3, Aug 25
Hardware removal surgery, Nov 2, 2010
Fused T-10 to L-2, osteotomy, Feb 22, 2011Comment
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Very cool Kara!
I hope you are fully recovered and out of pain.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."Comment
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sharon funny that you said that but my nurse at uc davis said it takes a full year to befolly recoverd but my ribs are and my scar is tooKara
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Brace 4-15-05-5-25-06
Posterior Spinal Fusion 3-10-10
T4-L2
Before 50T
After 20TComment
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Kara
Congrats. Its nice to have it over with.
What ever happened with the Oral surgeon? Did that go smooth?
Ed49 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=1228779258Comment
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Ed my oral surgery went great. the really funny thing about it was my oral surgeon asked why did i have a spinal fusion. I told him the reason why i had a spinal fusion is because i had scoliosisKara
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Brace 4-15-05-5-25-06
Posterior Spinal Fusion 3-10-10
T4-L2
Before 50T
After 20TComment
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Congratulations Kara, almost one year!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 freeComment
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Kara,
After almost one year, is your back still numb where the incision is? Mine is and I was wondering if that is normal and if it will go away. Do you feel the rods?Laura
62 degrees
49 yrs. young
Surgery 3/31/10 with Lenke
Before and After pics
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13749126@N06/Comment
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Laura my scar in still numb and so is the fusionKara
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Brace 4-15-05-5-25-06
Posterior Spinal Fusion 3-10-10
T4-L2
Before 50T
After 20TComment
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Congratulations, Kara, on reaching that milestone! As far as numbness is concerned, I think it can vary a whole lot. I had lymph nodes removed from my right armpit when I was 20, due to melanoma, (blocking a path it could possibly travel), and I still don't have all the feeling back there-- although in just the last couple of years it's improved a little more for some reason. I am now 60. My back is still numb in some areas from my scoli surgery, but you don't really touch your back that often so I don't think of it. It's in the mid-scapular area that seems numb. Best wishes as you look forward to a long and pretty straight life!71 and plugging along... but having some problems
2007 52° w/ severe lumbar stenosis & L2L3 lateral listhesis (side shift)
5/4/07 posterior fusion T2-L4 w/ laminectomies and osteotomies @L2L3, L3L4
Dr. Kim Hammerberg, Rush Univ. Medical Center in Chicago
Corrected to 15°
CMT (type 2) DX in 2014, progressing
10/2018 x-rays - spondylolisthesis at L4/L5 - Dr. DeWald is monitoring
Click to view my pics: pics of scoli x-rays digital x-rays, and pics of meComment
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