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    Hello everyone!

    I just wanted to let you all know that I received an email from Rachel's husband today and she is doing very well and is back home already. Here is what I know so far: her surgery was 4.5 hours long and there were no complications. her surgeon was very happy with the out come. Todd said she is experiencing a lot of pain but is taking her meds around the clock. He was very happy that he has seen improvements in her everyday and it's only been a week tomorrow! As I get more updates I will pass them along! Hope everyone had a great weekend. I am soooo sore from being at the hockey rink! My tailbone feels like a hammer hit it..ouch! Can't wait to get to bed tonight.
    Susan

    Diagnosed at 10, Boston brace from 11-13 yrs old.
    50* Lumbar w/ 5 centimeter shift to the left and slight rib hump...
    Surgery Date: April 15 and April 22, 2009
    X-LIF approach for disc repair L5,L4,L3,L2
    Posterior Approach for fusions L5-T5
    Dr. Fox @ Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
    Nice and straight now!!!!!

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    Susan-- thanks so much for letting us know! It sounds like she is doing very well, all things considered. I'm looking forward to hearing about her progress in the next few weeks. Those first few weeks are difficult, but the progress is so easy to see.
    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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      THANKS for the update! I was wondering how she's been doing. If you speak to hear or whatever, please tell her I said hello & Im glad she is doing so well...and of course, as it seems, congrats on the good correction & successful sugery!
      Lynn -30.... something
      DxD @ 8 yrs old: 10* curve-no brace-no nothin'!
      At age 26: Thorasic 48*/Lumbar 50*
      At age 34: Thorasic 58*/Lumbar 60*
      Posterior T5-L4 Fusion Jan 14th, 2009 w/Dr Tribus
      UW Madison, WI Hospital
      **AFTER: less than 10* Thorasic/15* Lumbar**

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