hello!
Im 16 and I had surgery a year ago to cure a 72 degree curve and a 43 degree curve. Since then the lower curve has not gotten better. I have been givin a brace to wear at night (which i cant stand wearing-its so hard to breath) I rarely rare my brace and I fear I am not taking good care of myself and my recently treated back. After a year I am still unclear as what I can and cannot (should not!) do. I have been feeling a bit of discomfort over the past few months and am concerned about myself. Could anyone offer any advice as to how I should limit my flexability/activity? Or any helpful hints on learning to sleep with a brace? Also, I was wondering, for those who are adults and had the surgery years ago, how is it now? Are you limited? Are you in good shape?
So many questions.
Thanks in advance for any answers
-jerilyn
(ps. just out of curiosity is there anyone from Michigan? and did anyone have there surgery performed by Dr. Jeffrey J. Settecerri?)
(p.s.s. also, because of my age my surgen did not want to encourage the answers to a couple of my questions reguarding tattoos and peircings-does anyone know if peircings and tattoos are a possibility after surgery?)
Im 16 and I had surgery a year ago to cure a 72 degree curve and a 43 degree curve. Since then the lower curve has not gotten better. I have been givin a brace to wear at night (which i cant stand wearing-its so hard to breath) I rarely rare my brace and I fear I am not taking good care of myself and my recently treated back. After a year I am still unclear as what I can and cannot (should not!) do. I have been feeling a bit of discomfort over the past few months and am concerned about myself. Could anyone offer any advice as to how I should limit my flexability/activity? Or any helpful hints on learning to sleep with a brace? Also, I was wondering, for those who are adults and had the surgery years ago, how is it now? Are you limited? Are you in good shape?
So many questions.
Thanks in advance for any answers
-jerilyn
(ps. just out of curiosity is there anyone from Michigan? and did anyone have there surgery performed by Dr. Jeffrey J. Settecerri?)
(p.s.s. also, because of my age my surgen did not want to encourage the answers to a couple of my questions reguarding tattoos and peircings-does anyone know if peircings and tattoos are a possibility after surgery?)
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