Hi! Today I went in for my pre-op blood work, ekg and chest x ray. Everyone was really nice and things went smoothly. Surgery is next wednesday. Yikes! Just thought I'd share
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Sonia,
Good Luck next Wed. I will be thinking about you.
PattyPatty 51 years old
Surgery May 23, 2007(43 Birthday)
Posterior T3- L4
Pre surgery curves
T-53degrees
L-38degrees
and a severe side shift to the right.
Post surgery curves
Less than 10 degrees
Surgery April, 2006
C4 - C6
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Good luck with the op next week Sonia2002 - 42 degree curve (top) and 38 degree curve (bottom)
2003 - 43 degree curve (top) and 37 degree curve (bottom)
2007 - 46 degree curve (top) and 48 degree curve (bottom)
Anterior/Posterior surgery 17th of July and 31st of July 2007 and 2.5 cm's taller
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Sonia,
Good Luck on your surgery! What hospital are you going to be in?Theresa
April 8 & 12, 2004 - Anterior/Posterior surgery 15 hours & 7 hours
Thorasic - 79 degree down to 22
Lumbar - 44 degree down to 18
Fused T2 to sacrum
June 2, 2005 - Pedicle subtraction osteotomy @L3 7 hours
MAY 21, 2007 - Pedicle subtraction osteotomy @ L2, extended the fusion to S2 and added pelvic instrumentation 9 hours
FUSED T2 - SACRUM 2
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UGH!!! My doctor postponed my surgery. Actually the surgery scheduler messed up and thought that even though he was going out of town the last 2 days of my hospital stay that it'd be ok. Nooooo. Anyway, my surgery date is now June 29 and I'll be at the Foundation Surgical Hospital in Houston. My dr is Richard Francis.Sonia
58*
Surgery 6/29/07
T3-L4
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Hi Sonia,
Good luck with your surgery. It's hard to have a date set and then prepare for it and have it changed!!! Try and stay calm, everything happens for a reason. I know it's hard to do!!!
My surgery had a glich, it was scheduled for May 18th and May 24th, but things seemed to me like they were just fitting me in, I ended up in the Heart Ward of the hospital, because they had no ortho beds open at the time.
I would of rather waited so I would have been in the right part of the hospital where the nursing staff actually knew how to take care of me.
Shari
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Sonia, looks like you'll be right behind ME now!!
I think I would scream if they postponed my surgery at this point. I don't know about you, but I can't wait to be put under so I can stop thinking about it!!Chris
A/P fusion on June 19, 2007 at age 52; T10-L5
Pre-op thoracolumbar curve: 70 degrees
Post-op curve: 12 degrees
Dr. Boachie-adjei, HSS, New York
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