Hello!
I'm 23 years old and have just been told I need to have surgery- a spinal fusion from T4-T12. My curves are 53*T-spine/37*L-spine. I was not diagnosed when I was young. Perhaps I just happened to be absent each time they did those checks in school or maybe it was missed by my doctor. I will never know. I did not find out I had scoliosis until I was 17... I was told by a massage therapist!
My scoliosis has progressed 10 degrees in four years and here I am, faced with surgery.
Currently, I'm in the middle of a two year schooling program for x-ray technology. I have 10 months left and cannot really take the necessary time off to have surgery in the middle of it. My doctor tells me it's better not to wait.
Since I'm leaning towards waiting, I thought in the meantime I would do everything I can to prepare my body for the surgery that's down the road.
I'm considering:
-Myofascial Release
-Massage Therapy
-Heat Therapy
-Water Excersize
-Dietary Prep (including supplements)
?? Does anyone know anything about myofascial release or any supplements I should be taking?? I'm just trying to figure all of this out. My goal is to prepare my body for the best surgery outcome possible.
?? How long do you think it would take me to fully recover and be back to work without restrictions assuming that everything goes well?
My soon-to-be career is quite physically demanding so that concerns me too.
I'm sorry this is long. I just found this forum. This is my first post.
I hope someone reads this. No pressure to respond though.
-m i r a h
I'm 23 years old and have just been told I need to have surgery- a spinal fusion from T4-T12. My curves are 53*T-spine/37*L-spine. I was not diagnosed when I was young. Perhaps I just happened to be absent each time they did those checks in school or maybe it was missed by my doctor. I will never know. I did not find out I had scoliosis until I was 17... I was told by a massage therapist!
My scoliosis has progressed 10 degrees in four years and here I am, faced with surgery.
Currently, I'm in the middle of a two year schooling program for x-ray technology. I have 10 months left and cannot really take the necessary time off to have surgery in the middle of it. My doctor tells me it's better not to wait.
Since I'm leaning towards waiting, I thought in the meantime I would do everything I can to prepare my body for the surgery that's down the road.
I'm considering:
-Myofascial Release
-Massage Therapy
-Heat Therapy
-Water Excersize
-Dietary Prep (including supplements)
?? Does anyone know anything about myofascial release or any supplements I should be taking?? I'm just trying to figure all of this out. My goal is to prepare my body for the best surgery outcome possible.
?? How long do you think it would take me to fully recover and be back to work without restrictions assuming that everything goes well?
My soon-to-be career is quite physically demanding so that concerns me too.
I'm sorry this is long. I just found this forum. This is my first post.
I hope someone reads this. No pressure to respond though.
-m i r a h
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