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36 year old single mom of teens ages 14 & 15.
Anterior/posterior spinal fusion on February 9th & 16th 2006 with Dr. Anthony Moreno who now has his own practice.
Fused from T-3 to S-1 (sacrum)
Curve pre-op = 70 degrees
Curve post op = 20 degrees
No pain anymore!! Google is your friend
I am not a doctor and will never give medical advice. I will support and answer questions from personal experience only.
I have to wear mine 24/7. My carrying case broke over a week ago- so I am waiting on replacement parts. They told me I was to wear it for 4 mos!! Wierd how we all are different. Thanks for the info.
Angela
29 y/o f w/76 degree curve.Surgery done on June 26th, A/P, rods, instumentaion, rib removal- now 18 degrees!!
I also wore mine for 24/7 for the entire time I wore my brace. I just had to keep moving the patches up and down my spine a few inches each time, every 5 days.
Laurie
Grapevine Texas
Anterior/Posterior Surgery T2-S1 in April 2004
Dr. Alexis Shelokov, Plano Texas
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Life should not be measured by the number of breaths we take,
but by the number of moments that take our breath away.
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I wore my stimulator for about about 5 months. I was told that I wouldn't need it once I took my brace off, but I wore it longer, thinking it would help my fusion.
To be honest, I don't remember the exact dates, but I think at my 3 month check up, my doctor told me I should wean myself off of the brace in the next 5 weeks. I remember thinking that it wasn't possible, but I was out of it in about 3 weeks. I hated that brace, I guess memories of my childhood came into play there.
I know what you mean- I wore a brace in my childhood too! I have to laugh- I went to lunch with my dad today and I took the thing off while I was eating. I went to put it back on and I got stuck in the booth!!! LOL!! We just sat there laughing!! Theres my comic relief of the day- its a good thing they say if you can laugh at yourself!!!
Angela
29 y/o f w/76 degree curve.Surgery done on June 26th, A/P, rods, instumentaion, rib removal- now 18 degrees!!
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