26 yr old female. Generally have known I had scoliosis since age 13 but started progressing over last 5 years since moving to New York in 1999.
Two years ago starting seeing chiropractor 3x per week. That has helped to keep the pain and discomfort away but has not stopped the very slow progression of my 2 curves.
This week I found out my insurance won't support any more chiro- which is prompting me to start having conversations about the benefits vs. risks of the surgery.
Obviously teens and children are in a completely different category than myself- so I don't even read up on that side of the story. And for older adults (over 40) it seems to me that it just gets to the point where they have no choice but to go for surgery.
But what about younger adults 20 to early 30's? It seems like a bigger debate to me and that's what I am started to really get into- whether it is worth it to risk all the risks and negatives of even a low invasion surgery vs. having the surgery in 20 years (which seems like an inevitability and will be just as painful then)
Anyone have thoughts/discussion on waiting 10-15 years? Anyone here had the surgery at my age and wished they had waited?
Looking foward to learning more. Thanks!
Two years ago starting seeing chiropractor 3x per week. That has helped to keep the pain and discomfort away but has not stopped the very slow progression of my 2 curves.
This week I found out my insurance won't support any more chiro- which is prompting me to start having conversations about the benefits vs. risks of the surgery.
Obviously teens and children are in a completely different category than myself- so I don't even read up on that side of the story. And for older adults (over 40) it seems to me that it just gets to the point where they have no choice but to go for surgery.
But what about younger adults 20 to early 30's? It seems like a bigger debate to me and that's what I am started to really get into- whether it is worth it to risk all the risks and negatives of even a low invasion surgery vs. having the surgery in 20 years (which seems like an inevitability and will be just as painful then)
Anyone have thoughts/discussion on waiting 10-15 years? Anyone here had the surgery at my age and wished they had waited?
Looking foward to learning more. Thanks!
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