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    YouTube of Surgery

    Dear Fellow ADULT Scolis,

    Have you noticed that all the YouTube videos of scoliosis surgery recoveries have these adorable little 13 and 14 year old gals? Well, I am thinking it's time for a MATURE (I'm 55) woman to show the recovery process with a little film work.

    It was Pam's (txmarinemom) goal to walk the 5K at 30 days and she showed us that it's possible. It's my goal to create a YouTube showing the nitty gritty of the first month of recovery in less than five minutes!

    I just hope I DO recover gracefully enough for the video to inspire people to take the step rather than cause people to say never! never! never! I guess we'll find out. (My surgery date is May 20th.)
    Ginger Woolley

    Oct 2018, L3 - S1, Anterior & Posterior, Dr Sigurd Berven, UCSF, San Francisco
    ******
    May 2008, T4 - L3, Dr. Ohenaba Boachie, Hospital for Special Surgery, NYC
    ******
    Sept 1967, T4 - T 11, without instrumentation, Dr Thomas Brown, Stanford
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  • #2
    Great Idea!
    I have done a few about VBS (Vertebral Body Stapling) - if you need any help, just let me know! The link in my signature is my son's YouTube vbs story.
    Good luck,
    -Cara
    Cara, Mom to Nathan
    Diagnosed 24 deg. in July 2007, progressed to 38 deg. by August 2007
    Boston Back Brace 8/07 – 12/07
    VBS 12/10/07 Boston Children's Hospital
    Dr. Hresko
    40 Degrees before VBS
    11 Degrees now!! (2012)

    Nathan's VBS Video

    www.vertebralstapling.com

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    • #3
      loves to skate

      Hi Ginger,

      What a great idea to do a YouTube video for adult scoliosis. I'll be on the lookout for it and send my best wishes to you for your surgery.
      Cara, I watched the YouTube video of your son and was very impressed. It gives me hope that some day I will be roller skating again.
      Sally
      Diagnosed with severe lumbar scoliosis at age 65.
      Posterior Fusion L2-S1 on 12/4/2007. age 67
      Anterior Fusion L3-L4,L4-L5,L5-S1 on 12/19/2007
      Additional bone removed to decompress right side of L3-L4 & L4-L5 on 4/19/2010
      New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA
      Dr. Frank F. Rands735.photobucket.com/albums/ww360/butterflyfive/

      "In God We Trust" Happy moments, praise God. Difficult moments, seek God. Quiet moments, worship God. Painful moments, trust God. Every moment, thank God.

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      • #4
        Sounds pretty cool to me, can't wait!
        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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