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OMG Pam. I'm speechless. That brought lots of tears to my eyes to see what you, my son and everybody else on this board has endured. God bless each and every one of you. You are all heroes in my eyes.
Big hugs,
Lori
Mom to Christopher, age 17, Mark, 13, Heather, 10 and Michael, 8
Chris had surgery with Dr. John Flynn at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia on December 12, 2007. He is fused T4 to L4.
Dr. Flynn is an AMAZING surgeon!
WOW! Thank you for sharing your surgical slide show! I have said it before, and I am going to say it again. How lucky are we to be able to benefit from the new and improved technology and methodology being practiced by such a talented, committed group of surgeons? As an extra bonus, my surgeon, Dr. Rand, was handsome, caring and a great communicator! You looked terrific, Pam, even in the unflattering light of the OR suite. Looking forward to seeing your next photo installment.
Linda W.
Linda
Two-stage A/P fusion T6-S1 with lumbar implants June 12 & June 27, 2007 at age 57
S curve 75+ degrees with kyphosis
Now 45 degrees and standing 3 inches taller!
Dr. Frank Rand, New England Baptist Hospital, Boston
i know weve had our differences, but i wanna thank you for that...its enlightening....i will nevr not wear my brace again for more than i need to XP
amazing tho, thanks
Danielle 14 Freshwoman December 1st got no head the boston brace Pre Brace Curves:18C 25T 30L In brace curves: (1/23/08) 16C 20T 22L In brace Curves: (5/21/08) 19C 19T 15L We're Bringing CURVY BACK
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You! I had no idea how much you, I or any of us went through. That was absolutely amazing. I cried as I watch your spine straighten out. I am so glad that you shared this miracle with us.
Thanks again, Pam.
XO
Alicia
PS: Does your hip say Pamalicious? LOL Love the tattoo!
Geish
47 years old, dx at 13
+30* to the right, +60* to the left, +30* to the right
Surgery 12-13-07 - fusion from T4 to sacrum.
i know weve had our differences, but i wanna thank you for that...its enlightening....i will nevr not wear my brace again for more than i need to XP
amazing tho, thanks
Danielle,
That's pretty much why I kept stressing to wear your brace as your doctor prescribes. I'd hate for you or anyone to have to go through that (and I did NOT wear mine like I should have ...)
wow...
That's really cool they took all those pictures.
I asked my surg. onc to take pictures but that surgery got cancelled so I haven't seen any inside view of me yet. I hope I can get pictures if I ever get fused.
as a side note, I'm amused with the power point file cause... i had to learn PowerPoint just because doctors use it so much and I work in a field where we do interact with doctors...heh.
Me and my dial-up... I'll have to wait until I'm at my daughter's... or you shrink it some. (But don't feel like you need to for me... I'll get to see it sometime!) It sounds like a wonderful powerpoint though, and I'm looking forward to watching it! Thanks for posting!
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
wow, that was amazing! Thank you so much for sharing that!!
[[hailey]]
16 years old
Had spinal fusion surgery on Jan. 30th, 2008 with Dr. Howard King at St. Luke's Children's Hospital in Boise
Pre surgery: 52º Lumbar curve and 25º Thoracic curve
Hey Pam, love the PPT presentation. Thanks for sharing it with all. If you want to make a smaller file, maybe a PDF file might work. I love the detail and clarity of the photos, although I did miss the tattoo LOL. It looks from the photos, like you got a real good correction, congratulations.
I am impressed. Your spine looked a lot like mine, except for my added lumbar curve. I think I missed which doctor you used. Can you let me know? Thank you so much for sharing.
Ann
44 year old female
Surgery on Nov. 1, 2010
Dr. Darrell Hanson, Methodist Hospital
Posterior Only, 9 hours
Presurgical: T 61 Degrees, L 58 degrees, with 15 degrees of thoracolumbar rotation
Postsurgical: T 26, L 25
Now I see! It was Dr. Hanson. Are you here in Houston? I consulted him. He seemed very good and very knowledgeable, but dismissed some of my concerns. He also seemed so busy that he didn't have time for me. However, I would definitely think he would do a good job! Are you happy?
Ann
44 year old female
Surgery on Nov. 1, 2010
Dr. Darrell Hanson, Methodist Hospital
Posterior Only, 9 hours
Presurgical: T 61 Degrees, L 58 degrees, with 15 degrees of thoracolumbar rotation
Postsurgical: T 26, L 25
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