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    ......that I went ALL DAY without a painkiller of any kind -- no Tylenol, Advil or Aleve...nada...zilch!!! This, for the first time in 10 months. I was busy, too.

    The funny thing is, if I had felt as sore as I do now BEFORE surgery, I would have thought something was seriously wrong, but it's all relative, isn't it?!

    It's all bearable at this point.

    Allow me to pat myself on the back. I thought I'd take a break from whining and moaning to post something positive for a change....
    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

  • #2
    That's great Chris! It just keeps getting better and better doesn't it?
    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.


    http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/attac...tachmentid=267 Pre surgery
    http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/attac...tachmentid=268 Post surgery
    http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...s/DSC01091.jpg Xray from the side
    http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...1089-1-1-1.jpg Xray from the back

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    • #3
      God is workin in ur life huh?

      God must be workin in ur life. i hope i get a miracle workin in my life. i always wish i didn't have scoliosis tho.
      Valerie

      Age: 18
      Hi, my name is Valerie, but you can call me Val or V.
      I wore a Boston Brace from 2007-2010
      My curves were 30 and 31
      I now have only a single curve which stands at 35 degrees.
      I owe all of my blessings to The Lord!
      I am very thankful with where my spine is at right now.
      I want to meet some new people on this forum!
      Don't be shy...
      Feel free to message me if you would like to chat!

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      • #4
        That's so great! Quite the accomplishment!

        Good for you and your efforts to get well.

        sharon
        Sharon, mother of identical twin girls with scoliosis

        No island of sanity.

        Question: What do you call alternative medicine that works?
        Answer: Medicine


        "We are all African."

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        • #5
          Way to go Chris....here is another pat on the back and a big hug. Another milestone. Baby steps but we all get there!
          Happy for you!
          Carol
          CarolS
          68 degree right lumbar scoliosis, mild kyphosis at L1-2
          Anterior/Posterior Correction, T8 to Sacrum, Sept 20th, 2007
          Osteotomy March 20,2008
          Thrilled with results!

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          • #6
            Chris,
            CONGRATS!
            2 60* curves, DDD, left trunk shift, some rotation, rib and lumbar humps, annular tear at L5-S1
            surgery 5/08 planning fusion T3 or T4 to sacrum with iliac fixation
            Dr. Anderson at Rothman Institute
            5/16/08 ALIF L1-L5
            5/23/08 fused T2-sacrum w/fixation and I'm all Titanium
            6/4/08 open all back up to clean out for Staph infection
            (left open with just clear dressing)
            6/6/08 recleaned and closed
            3/30/2012 revision planned, broken rod and removal of iliac bolts

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            • #7
              Yeah Chris!! I was so happy to read this post. Proof that the day does come for everyone when we realise just how far we have come and what has been accomplished post-op. Congrats! Suzy

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              • #8
                Thank you one and all.

                Now that warmer weather is here and I'm finally starting to loosen up, I expect this trend to continue!
                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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                • #9
                  Yay, Chris! I'm so glad for you! Hopefully you'll be having mostly days like that from now on. I know it really buoys me up when I stop and think how far I've come-- even if it's not as far as I had anticipated. We are making great progress-- and that's a big hurdle you are going over. And yes, these nice, spring days are great!
                  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

                  Click to view my pics: pics of scoli x-rays digital x-rays, and pics of me

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                  • #10
                    Chris,

                    Glad you're feeling better! Thanks for your post to me on my "anterior" question. And, no, you didn't seem a bit crabby to me.

                    Peachy

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                    • #11
                      Congratulations!

                      Way to go, Chris! Congratulations on your milestone. With all the bumps in the road you have experienced, you have truly earned a day without any pain medications -- and hopefully many more to come!

                      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

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