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In April I will have two years since fusion T3-sacrum. It's been great, pretty uneventful recovery, got a lot of flexibility back, not really very restricted compared to if I didn't have the surgery. I'm so happy I did it. That being said, last Thursday a young driver ran a red light, smashed into my passenger side going pretty fast, and my Jeep Wrangler flipped. Jeeps are made for this, my seatbelt clenched me in tight, and the Jeep righted itself after rolling. My greatest fear of course was rod breakage. Nope! Broke a bunch of ribs on the console, cuts and bruises, but my fusion and hardware is intact. Moral of the story? Buy a Jeep.
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Cathy
2 sons, one Syracuse University graduate (working for the Mets now), one college sophomore, one great husband and two fabulous cats
54 years old March 5
AIS 45 degrees Thoracic at 14, Milwaukee brace for one year in 1977 then in 2012 I found Dr. Baron Lonner ❤️
Surgery April 8 2015
Presurgical curves T77 L66
Post surgical T27 L22
Fused T3-S1 pelvic fixation, osteotomies and all the other stuff but you know what? It's done... -
Cathy, Glad to see your ok from this accident, it’s not really what surgeons had in mind for testing out fusion integrity....
Its nice to have a positive report on your scoliosis surgery....
Flexibility, or lack of, is something that everybody doubts, but if there is anyone who believes you, its me.
You have done well
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
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What a relief
I'm so happy for your good fortune. Thank you for sharing.Comment
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I am sorry to read about your broken ribs, but so glad your rods are intact!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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