Hi,
My name is Robbie, and I'm eighteen. I was diagnosed with scoliosis back in March. My mum noticed that my right shoulder blade sticks out, and she took me to our GP who referred us to a scoliosis specialist in Oxford, England. He took some x-rays and got back to us a couple of weeks later and said that I had a forty degree curve (that's all I was told, my parents probably know more) and wants me to go back in December for more x-rays to see if it has gotten any worse.
I've been thinking that I want surgery to try and correct the curve because it really bothers me. I hate the thought that my spine is like that. I know that it can never be cured, but I'd like to try and do something about it. Because we didn't find out about it until I was eighteen, I guess I'm not exactly a candidate for a brace because I've pretty much stopped growing. Is surgery often carried out for forty degree curves?
I recently got a typing job with a publishing company, and all of the time sitting at the computer typing has really made my back hurt. It takes me forever to get in a comfortable position to sleep at night, and even just standing up or walking around for a while makes my back ache a bit.
Robbie.
My name is Robbie, and I'm eighteen. I was diagnosed with scoliosis back in March. My mum noticed that my right shoulder blade sticks out, and she took me to our GP who referred us to a scoliosis specialist in Oxford, England. He took some x-rays and got back to us a couple of weeks later and said that I had a forty degree curve (that's all I was told, my parents probably know more) and wants me to go back in December for more x-rays to see if it has gotten any worse.
I've been thinking that I want surgery to try and correct the curve because it really bothers me. I hate the thought that my spine is like that. I know that it can never be cured, but I'd like to try and do something about it. Because we didn't find out about it until I was eighteen, I guess I'm not exactly a candidate for a brace because I've pretty much stopped growing. Is surgery often carried out for forty degree curves?
I recently got a typing job with a publishing company, and all of the time sitting at the computer typing has really made my back hurt. It takes me forever to get in a comfortable position to sleep at night, and even just standing up or walking around for a while makes my back ache a bit.
Robbie.
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