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  • #1

    Another cool milestone

    Today I walked the same route I walked all the time for exercise before surgery - it's almost 3 miles and has a couple of little hills. I took my cane just in case but didn't lean on it -- mostly just swung it. The last 10 minutes or so were a little dicey, but I made it, dammit. I got home, lay down for 15 minutes, and was good to go after that.
    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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  • #2
    Way to go!

    Whoo hoo! That's terrific. I'm so proud of you!!!
    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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    • #3
      Three miles is awsome!! Keep it up.
      Jamie Age 29
      Mother to a 6 year old daughter & an 11 month old baby boy.

      2000 Curves - 28/40/32
      2008 Curves - 39/63/44
      Surgery Date - 3/25/08
      T4 - L1

      63 degrees corrected to 15 degrees !

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      • #4
        Congratulations Chris - especially for digging in the last 10 minutes. And, being totally rejuvenated after 15 minutes is awesome.

        You're entitled to some Smug Appreciation of Yourself. Celebrate!
        Susan
        XLIF/Posterior Surgery 6/16/08. Fused T10-L5 in CA by Dr. Michael Kropf (don't go there unless it's simple, I hear he's at Cedar's now). Very deformed, had revision w/5 PSO's, rods from T-3 to sacrum including iliac screws, all posterior, 5/23/16 with Dr. Purnendu Gupta of Chicago.

        Owner of Chachi the Chihuahua, So Cal born and bred, now a resident of 'Chicagoland' Illinois. Uh, dislike it here....thank God there was ONE excellent spine surgeon in this area.

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        • #5
          Thanks ladies! Smug Appreciation of Myself -- I love it. I have to say it sums me up so well some days ....

          The warm-water pool therapy is really helping to loosen up my traumatized muscles, especially around the ribs. I highly recommend 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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          • #6
            Yes! Way to go. Looking forward to hearing about more milestones.
            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!

            http://abhbarry.blogspot.com

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