Hi everyone. I was diagnosed with scoliosis when I was a teen. Wore a back brace for a long time, but it didn't help. I can't remember the degree of my curve...maybe 17 degrees? I don't remember. Anyway, here I am 15 years later starting to get some really bad back pain. I think it has progressed, so I had an xray. The doctor left me a message saying that it was "moderately severe". Does anyone know what that means? I haven't gone back to see what my degree of curve is. Any rough guesses on what it is? Here's a pic:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...oman/back1.jpg
Also, some questions:
1) If I get surgery, would it be 100% straightened?
2) My hips are really rotated and uneven, check it out in the photo - will surgery straighten them out?
3) I read somewhere in the forum that if your vertebre are wedge-shaped, then you have structural scoliosis. Are my vertebre wedge-shaped? What does structural scoliosis mean?
Thanks for any help!!!
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...oman/back1.jpg
Also, some questions:
1) If I get surgery, would it be 100% straightened?
2) My hips are really rotated and uneven, check it out in the photo - will surgery straighten them out?
3) I read somewhere in the forum that if your vertebre are wedge-shaped, then you have structural scoliosis. Are my vertebre wedge-shaped? What does structural scoliosis mean?
Thanks for any help!!!
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