Hi all,
I've posted a couple of times on this forum that I'm contemplating surgery. Everyone has been extremely kind and helpful ( except for the one person who pm'ed me saying that I'd be permanently disabled from the surgery - I know that your spine is naturally meant to flex and fusion would get rid of that capability. However my spine is also not supposed to curve 54 degrees to the right!).
In the interim of finding out my next step (2nd opinion scheduled oct 17 with dr. Hey in nc), ive been trying to come to terms with my long term battle with scoliosis. Since I don't really experience any pain, I've usually just ignored the problem and exercised my butt off to keep everything in check. Now that everything is in the forefront, I'm trying to come up with some positive affirmations to keep anxiety and the blues away.
So my question to you all is - what have you done to put everything in perspective? What do you tell yourself? I know it is possible to live a relatively normal life after surgery ( I've seen some of your blog/ pictures) and the vast majority of people have good outcomes (again something I've learned on this forum). What did you do pre-op that helped you the most?
Thanks again everyone for all your support. I appreciate it!
I've posted a couple of times on this forum that I'm contemplating surgery. Everyone has been extremely kind and helpful ( except for the one person who pm'ed me saying that I'd be permanently disabled from the surgery - I know that your spine is naturally meant to flex and fusion would get rid of that capability. However my spine is also not supposed to curve 54 degrees to the right!).
In the interim of finding out my next step (2nd opinion scheduled oct 17 with dr. Hey in nc), ive been trying to come to terms with my long term battle with scoliosis. Since I don't really experience any pain, I've usually just ignored the problem and exercised my butt off to keep everything in check. Now that everything is in the forefront, I'm trying to come up with some positive affirmations to keep anxiety and the blues away.
So my question to you all is - what have you done to put everything in perspective? What do you tell yourself? I know it is possible to live a relatively normal life after surgery ( I've seen some of your blog/ pictures) and the vast majority of people have good outcomes (again something I've learned on this forum). What did you do pre-op that helped you the most?
Thanks again everyone for all your support. I appreciate it!
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