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Jane
34 yrs old
Diagnosed at 12; Boston Brace for a year; ScoliTron for 3 months. Curves left untreated after 13 yrs old until 27yrs old.
Pre-Op Upper Curve: 49; Post-Op: 14
Pre-Op Lower Curve: 51; Post-Op: 18
Posterior Reconstruction from T2-L3 on Oct 22, 2007
Dr McNulty - UMC Hospital
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I'm so happy for you!
Thank you very much for posting those pictures.
It makes me want to post my pre and posts, but I guess it will be 6 weeks or so!2001 T-sp 58* L-sp 55*
2007 T-sp 64* L-sp 67*
Surgery Dec. 21 2007
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Congratulations -- your back looks fabulous!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 YorkComment
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Absolutely gorgeous, Jane ... thanks for posting! ;-).
41, dx'd JIS & Boston braced @ 10
Pre-op ±53°, Post-op < 20°
Fused 2/5/08, T4-L1 ... Darrell S. Hanson, Houston
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Congrats! Looks great. It is so good to see these pictures and know that you're not alone. I compare them to my pre and post-op pictures and still marvel at all we went through! We are brave survivors of scoli surgery!
Best,
Anya"You must be the change you want to see in the world."
Previously 55 degree thoracolumbar curve
Surgery June 5, 2007 - Dr. Clifford Tribus, University of Wisconsin Hospital
19 degrees post-op!
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Awesome, Awesome, Awesome
Jane...you look awesome !!! What a difference !!! This is one incredible bonus that we get for being brave enough to go through such a BIG surgery. Thanks for sharing and take another walk today...in a couple of days it is supposed to get cold. You know how us Vegas people are, once it drops below 70 degrees we're freezing our a$$'s off. I went for a walk yesterday but I think I walked a little too far. I was a little sore but today i feel better. That would be great if you lived close by me or visa versa. We scoli girls would take walks together.
My Best
DebA/P Surgery Oct.15 and 18, 2007
T2 to Sacrum
Pre-surgery 56* T 60* L
Post-surgery 28* T 30* L
Dr. Pashman, Cedars-Sinai Hospital
Bevery Hills, CA
Debbie, age 51 at surgery.
Now, 59 yrs young :-)Comment
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W-O-W! That is amazing. I kick myself all the time for having NO pics of my back pre-op. It's got to be the best feeling to see the difference. Congratulations!!31 year old female
55* (day of surgery) thoracic curve w/compensatory lumbar
T4-T12 on Aug 15, 2007
MRI, pre-surgery
Xray, 3 mos. post-op
Machu Picchu, 8 mos. post-opComment
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Thank You All
Thank you all for your wonderful comments. It's instant gratification! I have preop and postop xrays that are truly amazing as well - I keep copies out so when i have visitors - they can see what a difference the surgery made. I'll have my husband scan those for me this week and try to post them as well.
I have to say that without this forum, i don't know where I'd be emotionally and mentally. All your experiences have helped me overcome this crazy time in my life. I only hope that my experiences will help some of you as well.
Cheers to all!!
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Jane
34 yrs old
Diagnosed at 12; Boston Brace for a year; ScoliTron for 3 months. Curves left untreated after 13 yrs old until 27yrs old.
Pre-Op Upper Curve: 49; Post-Op: 14
Pre-Op Lower Curve: 51; Post-Op: 18
Posterior Reconstruction from T2-L3 on Oct 22, 2007
Dr McNulty - UMC Hospital
Las Vegas, NVComment
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Another round of applause for a beautiful new back, scar and all! Looks like you picked up two to three inches in height as well. Congrats!
ChrisComment
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Congratulations on a successful surgery and thanks for sharing your before and after pics. Your "new back looks great, esp. your waist - so nice and even!
ReneeComment
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Yes, a nice even waist ... I'm happy for you - and I'll admit, just a tad envious!
I guess even if I pick up an inch or two (predicted), it's too much to hope it'll stretch out my lil' love handles, eh?
LOL!
Regards,
Pam
41, dx'd JIS & Boston braced @ 10
Pre-op ±53°, Post-op < 20°
Fused 2/5/08, T4-L1 ... Darrell S. Hanson, Houston
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You are so funny, Pam! You did make me LOL...
Sorry to say it, but my love handles are still there. I even gained weight in the hospital! I really don't know how that happened! I joked, pre-op, to people that if I looked thicker through the middle, it was because I'd lost 2 1/2 inches in height, and since it was all in my torso, which was already short, my extra fat had no where to go but out...
I started PT last week, and have a nice trainer in his mid-thirties along with a sidekick student who is learning the ropes. As they were examining my back during the evaluation, while I was seated and with my shirt pulled up in back, the teacher of the two said to the college kid, "notice how the lines on this side are not the same as on the other-- and I'm sure it was much more pronounced before the surgery..." Sheesh! How embarrassing!
The only good thing was that he very nicely called them "lines" rather than "rolls".... Actually they are both very nice, but it was still rather embarrassing. I hate to try to diet yet, as I think my body needs the nutrition of real food each day, rather than cutting in to my present fat stores. Anyone know about dieting post-op? 
I have really low metabolism so I have to cut down to very small meals when I diet. Besides, this isn't the best time of the year to do it, with the holidays coming... (I know that could be argued.)
71 and plugging along... but having some problems
2007 52° w/ severe lumbar stenosis & L2L3 lateral listhesis (side shift)
5/4/07 posterior fusion T2-L4 w/ laminectomies and osteotomies @L2L3, L3L4
Dr. Kim Hammerberg, Rush Univ. Medical Center in Chicago
Corrected to 15°
CMT (type 2) DX in 2014, progressing
10/2018 x-rays - spondylolisthesis at L4/L5 - Dr. DeWald is monitoring
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Originally posted by CHRIS WBSAnother round of applause for a beautiful new back, scar and all! Looks like you picked up two to three inches in height as well. Congrats!
Chris
I went from 4' 11-1/2" to 5'1"!! It's better than nothing I say...
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Jane
34 yrs old
Diagnosed at 12; Boston Brace for a year; ScoliTron for 3 months. Curves left untreated after 13 yrs old until 27yrs old.
Pre-Op Upper Curve: 49; Post-Op: 14
Pre-Op Lower Curve: 51; Post-Op: 18
Posterior Reconstruction from T2-L3 on Oct 22, 2007
Dr McNulty - UMC Hospital
Las Vegas, NVComment
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LMAO, Jane ... my daughter is sure to add that "1/2" suffix to her 4' 11", as well ...
You're all "growed up" now! LOL
Regards,
Pam
41, dx'd JIS & Boston braced @ 10
Pre-op ±53°, Post-op < 20°
Fused 2/5/08, T4-L1 ... Darrell S. Hanson, Houston
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Congratulations, you look BEAUTIFUL!!!
I know it's a amazing change for us.
I'm 2 1/2 years postop, and I still find myself looking at my back every once in a while.
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