Hello everyone.
I am a 30 yr old female and I have scoliosis. I have two curves 72 degrees and 63 degrees. I need surgery from T-3 to L-4 but I can't bring myself to have it. I do have pain but it is not severe. Mostly its a tiredness type pain. I am educated about scoliosis and I am not scare of surgery itself (I have had 9 different surgeries). Its just this surgery that completely scares me. Actually its not the surgery that scares me...its the possible outcomes, ie more pain after(non-surgical), failed fusion, possible revisions.....
I also have an irrational fear...I realize its irrational...I also know where it comes from ...doesn't mean I can shake the fear.
I am not asking you all to talk me into or out of the surgery..I guess I am just looking for understanding from others that understand scoliosis.
I am a 30 yr old female and I have scoliosis. I have two curves 72 degrees and 63 degrees. I need surgery from T-3 to L-4 but I can't bring myself to have it. I do have pain but it is not severe. Mostly its a tiredness type pain. I am educated about scoliosis and I am not scare of surgery itself (I have had 9 different surgeries). Its just this surgery that completely scares me. Actually its not the surgery that scares me...its the possible outcomes, ie more pain after(non-surgical), failed fusion, possible revisions.....
I also have an irrational fear...I realize its irrational...I also know where it comes from ...doesn't mean I can shake the fear.
I am not asking you all to talk me into or out of the surgery..I guess I am just looking for understanding from others that understand scoliosis.
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