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I'm super sore and tight, but im doing well. Swelling after surgery caused me to have a respirator over night in icu bit it was removed early afternoon the next day. Very constipated despite all the pre planning I did to prevent this, but I am.now taking colace. I hope to be released Wednesday I hope.
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Thoracic curve approx 62 degrees,
Lower curve of approx 38 degrees
27 years old
http://pennstatehershey.org/findaprovider/provider/1507
Scheduled for Spinal Fusion 2/2/2012
T2-L2 or L3
Engaged to be married on 4.6.2013!
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Speedy Recovery
Hello Roxijanine -
Great to hear from you on the other side. Here's to a speedy recovery and a new straight back !Diagnosed as a teenager
Surgery 06/21/2011 Dr Boachie HSS
Age 34 at time of surgery
Pre Op : Thoracic 87; Lumbar 85
Post Op: Thoracic 36; Lumbar 21
Gained almost 2 inches in height ! -
You did it! Glad to hear from you. :-)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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On the road to recovery! So glad you've had the surgery! New year, new back.Mom of 14yo son diagnosed Oct 2011
Surgery 1/3/12 w Dr. Geof Cronen,
Tampa General Hospital T3 to L1
Jacob's pre surg curves: T58 & L31 12/28/11
photos & xrays in "First-Time Surgery" thread "Before & After"Comment
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Rox
You did it! You hang in there, your going to be fine.
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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Rox Rocks!!! Glad you made it through.
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Evelynage 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.Comment
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Wonderful! So glad you are here on the other side. Have a good steady recovery. JanetJanet
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.Comment
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Thanks for letting us know how you're doing. I hope you have a smooth recovery.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/Comment
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Congratulations Roxjanine, you did it! Hope all goes smoothly and it's not long before you're enjoying dressing that long, lean, new body!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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It's good to hear that you are doing well aside from the tummy issues. Have they taken your post-op x-rays yet? Have you walked and how does that feel? I've heard from a relative of mine that she felt very strange getting up the first time, as her center of balance had changed. Sorry for the questions so early. I have not had surgery, so am curious about everything. I hope you continue to have a smooth recovery and hopefully get to go home on Wednesday as you would like.
Take Care,
Rohrer01Be happy!
We don't know what tomorrow brings,
but we are alive today!Comment
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Thanks everyone for the encouragement!!! I feel very tight from the top of my back to the bottom lower back. My muscles need to figure out where to go now and readjust. My legs feel normal but I walk really slow due to my tight back. I feel heavy when I stand up at.first, like I when stepping out of a pool with all my clothes on. My arms hurt sometimes depending how I move them...the muscle that attaches the shoulder to neck is super tight so there is some sort of weakness/pain when I reach to grab things.Originally posted by rohrer01 View Post
My surgeon said I can start taking chlorella/green algae so I hopes this will help me be "regular" again and have more energy. Still haven't seen my x rays nor do I know how much taller I am....I'm guessing close to 2 inches I'm going to talk to my surgeon today and get my answersThoracic curve approx 62 degrees,
Lower curve of approx 38 degrees
27 years old
http://pennstatehershey.org/findaprovider/provider/1507
Scheduled for Spinal Fusion 2/2/2012
T2-L2 or L3
Engaged to be married on 4.6.2013!Comment
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Thoracic curve approx 62 degrees,
Lower curve of approx 38 degrees
27 years old
http://pennstatehershey.org/findaprovider/provider/1507
Scheduled for Spinal Fusion 2/2/2012
T2-L2 or L3
Engaged to be married on 4.6.2013!Comment
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Hi Roxijanine,
Welcome to the other side! As you get out more and more, you'll notice things are "shorter" than they used to be. :-) I remember going into my office for the first time at work and thought, my desk is so short.
Hope you get all of your digestive issues solved very soon--they aren't fun.
Although the pain pills will help, remember you'll be healing for quite a while. It's okay to rest...that's your job right now.Discovered scoliosis when 15 years old.
Wore Milwaulkee Brace for 1.5 years.
Top curve 85 degrees, bottom curve 60 degrees
Surgery completed August 23, 2011 (during an earthquake, can you believe that?)
Dr. Charles Edwards, II
The Spine Center at Mercy Hospital in Baltimore, MD
Before and after xrays:
http://www.valley-designs.com/myspineComment
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Thanks everyone for the encouragment! My biggest pain right now is that I can't find a good chair to sit on, I can't get comfortable lying down either. I just want to have some sort of relief. I had a bad reaction to Flexerel, it actually made me tighter and caused more pain. I know things will get better, but I'm just frustrated that I can't sit or lie down comfortablely
Thoracic curve approx 62 degrees,
Lower curve of approx 38 degrees
27 years old
http://pennstatehershey.org/findaprovider/provider/1507
Scheduled for Spinal Fusion 2/2/2012
T2-L2 or L3
Engaged to be married on 4.6.2013!Comment
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Welcome to the other side! It sounds like you're doing great so far.
You will probably need a laxative of some sort in addition to the colace. I am around 10 days post-op, and taking Miralax and Senokot along with colace each day. The combo is just right.
Thanks for keeping us updating,Gayle, age 50
Oct 2010 fusion T8-sacrum w/ pelvic fixation
Feb 2012 lumbar revision for broken rods @ L2-3-4
Sept 2015 major lumbar A/P revision for broken rods @ L5-S1
mom of Leah, 15 y/o, Diagnosed '08 with 26* T JIS (age 6)
2010 VBS Dr Luhmann Shriners St Louis
2017 curves stable/skeletely mature
also mom of Torrey, 12 y/o son, 16* T, stableComment
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