Hello,
Let me start by explaining a little bit about me - I am 21, when I was younger (in about 6th grade) I was checked in school for scoliosis and warned that I had what seemed to be a severe case. My mother was seeing a chiropractor at the time for her own reasons, and brought me along with her one day to see if they could assess the situation. At that point she was told that I was bad enough to need surgery as soon as possible, and that the longer I waited the less my chances were of corrective surgery being a viable solution.
At that point I had often complained of back pain but my dad (who would have had to pay for it) when told about the surgery laughed at me and told me that his back hurt too, which pretty much signalled the end of the discussion.
I had pretty much let it go, not having the money to do anything about it, but when I had my first child, shortly before giving birth to him I finally gave in and asked for the epidural - When they came to give it to me the doctors exchanged looks and asked me why I hadn't listed scoliosis on my chart.. Apparently it had given me a higher risk when getting the epidural, although I protested enough for them to give it to me anyway.
I guess my question is this - And after finding this forum the question that had been nagging me most my life was answered - "Yes you can get surgery this late for it". Before my account was approved to post here, I read a thread here about a lady who died from the surgery.
Is it safe to get surgery at this point to correct my back? Would it really help any, or is there a good chance of it giving me more problems / risks than I have just living with it? I've pretty much gotten accustomed to it by now and it doesn't bother me other than making my posture a little awkward and the surprise I get when I see the difference between my back and a 'normal' person's back.
I have a 4 year old and another along the way, and was considering getting surgery done if possible after this baby, but I don't want to put the well-being of my family in jeaopardy by risking my health unneccessarily.
I know this was longwinded but if anyone's made it this far through my post, I'd love to hear opinions.
Let me start by explaining a little bit about me - I am 21, when I was younger (in about 6th grade) I was checked in school for scoliosis and warned that I had what seemed to be a severe case. My mother was seeing a chiropractor at the time for her own reasons, and brought me along with her one day to see if they could assess the situation. At that point she was told that I was bad enough to need surgery as soon as possible, and that the longer I waited the less my chances were of corrective surgery being a viable solution.
At that point I had often complained of back pain but my dad (who would have had to pay for it) when told about the surgery laughed at me and told me that his back hurt too, which pretty much signalled the end of the discussion.
I had pretty much let it go, not having the money to do anything about it, but when I had my first child, shortly before giving birth to him I finally gave in and asked for the epidural - When they came to give it to me the doctors exchanged looks and asked me why I hadn't listed scoliosis on my chart.. Apparently it had given me a higher risk when getting the epidural, although I protested enough for them to give it to me anyway.
I guess my question is this - And after finding this forum the question that had been nagging me most my life was answered - "Yes you can get surgery this late for it". Before my account was approved to post here, I read a thread here about a lady who died from the surgery.
Is it safe to get surgery at this point to correct my back? Would it really help any, or is there a good chance of it giving me more problems / risks than I have just living with it? I've pretty much gotten accustomed to it by now and it doesn't bother me other than making my posture a little awkward and the surprise I get when I see the difference between my back and a 'normal' person's back.
I have a 4 year old and another along the way, and was considering getting surgery done if possible after this baby, but I don't want to put the well-being of my family in jeaopardy by risking my health unneccessarily.
I know this was longwinded but if anyone's made it this far through my post, I'd love to hear opinions.
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