If you're looking for a completely sucessful story with a happy ending, this isn't the one for you.
My name is Christine and i am currently 20 years old.
I was diagnosed with scoliosis when i was 12, and after failed attempts to stop the scoliosis from worsening, i had herrington rods placed in May of 2000, when i was 15 years old.
I never did physical theropy after surgery, my doctor never reffered me to it. I never second thought any of his choices.
almost five years passed and i continued my life almost normal.
800 mgs of IBUprofen every once in a while for those random back-aches nothing too severe.
I am currently experiencing more pain than i did before my surgery. Doctors still tell me they don't know what's causing my pain.
X-rays and MRIs show no deteriation of disks and the rods are still placed normally.
I'm being treated for Chronic Back Pain and am currently on morphine(time release) every 12 hours, and oxycodone for breakthrough pain.
I'm going through extensive physical theropy, doing lots of water excersizes, and seeing a massage therapist specializing in scoliosis.
My life is literally on hold because of this, and the future so far looks bleak for me.
I'm 20 years old and on opiate pain medication every day, when all i want to do is go to school and continue my education like many other kids my age.
I'm trying to stay strong, and i do EVERYTHING the doctors tell me and more, but i'm losing hope, and fast.
I think it would help me to know there's someone else out there going through the same thing as me. I need to know that it won't be like this forever, and one day i will be pain-free.. WITHOUT the drugs.
that's my story so far..
please help.
My name is Christine and i am currently 20 years old.
I was diagnosed with scoliosis when i was 12, and after failed attempts to stop the scoliosis from worsening, i had herrington rods placed in May of 2000, when i was 15 years old.
I never did physical theropy after surgery, my doctor never reffered me to it. I never second thought any of his choices.
almost five years passed and i continued my life almost normal.
800 mgs of IBUprofen every once in a while for those random back-aches nothing too severe.
I am currently experiencing more pain than i did before my surgery. Doctors still tell me they don't know what's causing my pain.
X-rays and MRIs show no deteriation of disks and the rods are still placed normally.
I'm being treated for Chronic Back Pain and am currently on morphine(time release) every 12 hours, and oxycodone for breakthrough pain.
I'm going through extensive physical theropy, doing lots of water excersizes, and seeing a massage therapist specializing in scoliosis.
My life is literally on hold because of this, and the future so far looks bleak for me.
I'm 20 years old and on opiate pain medication every day, when all i want to do is go to school and continue my education like many other kids my age.
I'm trying to stay strong, and i do EVERYTHING the doctors tell me and more, but i'm losing hope, and fast.
I think it would help me to know there's someone else out there going through the same thing as me. I need to know that it won't be like this forever, and one day i will be pain-free.. WITHOUT the drugs.
that's my story so far..
please help.
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