Hi there...I am 24 years old, married and I have one child. 12 years ago, I found out that I had scoliosis. At that time, the specialist my family doctor sent me to said that the curves probably wouldn't get worse because I was through growing. I have 2 curves which started out in between 25-30 degrees and now they have progressed to 50-55 degrees!
I should have seeked a second opinion, but of course I was just a child, and no one really educated my parents about it. The last time I had my back checked the curves hadn't progressed in about 5 years.
I was told that I could die by one doctor, and told I could live to be 100 by another. Scoliosis is a very contradictive subject.
So here I am with the double curves in the lower 50's, and I haven't had surgery, no treaments whatsoever. I did, however, get one hour of massage therapy which felt GOOD I have had one child with no complications, BUT, because of the extreme pain I feel on a daily basis, I've chosen not to have any more children.
I've thought about surgery, and I feel like I would be restricted in movement more then I am now. Actually I have no physical restrictions, just chronic back pain. I also don't have any severe visual deformities. Of course, my hips are uneven, one shoulder is higher then the other, but nothing too severe. It bothers me personally because I sometimes feel like I am a freak.
I have been on my own all this time with no support group, no one who truely understrands what its like to have this condition. My family supports me, but still no one else understands. I hope to become friends with other people on this website, so that we can go through this together.
Please e-mail me at SweetieTurtle614@aol.com or post on here. I can't wait to talk to others.
God Bless!
I should have seeked a second opinion, but of course I was just a child, and no one really educated my parents about it. The last time I had my back checked the curves hadn't progressed in about 5 years.
I was told that I could die by one doctor, and told I could live to be 100 by another. Scoliosis is a very contradictive subject.
So here I am with the double curves in the lower 50's, and I haven't had surgery, no treaments whatsoever. I did, however, get one hour of massage therapy which felt GOOD I have had one child with no complications, BUT, because of the extreme pain I feel on a daily basis, I've chosen not to have any more children.
I've thought about surgery, and I feel like I would be restricted in movement more then I am now. Actually I have no physical restrictions, just chronic back pain. I also don't have any severe visual deformities. Of course, my hips are uneven, one shoulder is higher then the other, but nothing too severe. It bothers me personally because I sometimes feel like I am a freak.
I have been on my own all this time with no support group, no one who truely understrands what its like to have this condition. My family supports me, but still no one else understands. I hope to become friends with other people on this website, so that we can go through this together.
Please e-mail me at SweetieTurtle614@aol.com or post on here. I can't wait to talk to others.
God Bless!
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