Ok this may sound totally crazy but I am 5 weeks post op. Today I was looking at my back in the mirror (I still stand there in amazement looking at it!) and I swear one side of my butt sticks out farther than the other. My hips are now straight, my back is now straight..but my butt is crooked! I am convinced my dr ran out of room and just stuffed some muscle down there...I'm going to ask next week on my 6 week post op visit! I think this is why my pants don't fit!
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Maybe it's just some swelling? I know that I was swollen in the upper-butt area for a while, but I don't know if they were uneven. I never looked__________________________________________
Debbe - 50 yrs old
Milwalkee Brace 1976 - 79
Told by Dr. my curve would never progress
Surgery 10/15/08 in NYC by Dr. Michael Neuwirth
Pre-Surgury Thorasic: 66 degrees
Pre-Surgery Lumbar: 66 degrees
Post-Surgery Thorasic: 34 degrees
Post-Surgery Lumbar: 22 degrees
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Hmmm.....interesting.....uneven butt! lol I have not looked either, one, becuz I cant, and 2 never thought too...but(no pun intended-ha ha) Im gunna check it out tonite!
In all seriousness tho, Debbe is probably right....swelling.....it will get'cha all the time!!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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Originally posted by LynnMarie74 View PostHmmm.....interesting.....uneven butt! lol I have not looked either, one, becuz I cant, and 2 never thought too...but(no pun intended-ha ha) Im gunna check it out tonite!
In all seriousness tho, Debbe is probably right....swelling.....it will get'cha all the time!!Becky-29 New Market, TN
Spinal Fusion 3/17/09
T3 to L3-73 degree curve to a 20ish
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength
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Originally posted by debbei View PostMaybe it's just some swelling? I know that I was swollen in the upper-butt area for a while, but I don't know if they were uneven. I never lookedBecky-29 New Market, TN
Spinal Fusion 3/17/09
T3 to L3-73 degree curve to a 20ish
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength
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Actually, my butt and thighs are slightly uneven as well. I think its because my hips were uneven so long that the muscles built up differently, I hope it changes over time...but I think thats what it is in my case, the swelling should have gone down by now...its been since December 2nd25 years old
double 70+ degree curves before surgery
Anterior on 11/11/08
Posterior on 12/2/08 with titanium rods
nearly perfect correction
fused t-10 to pelvis
with a hemi-vertebral osteotomy at L4
Broke right rod at L4-L5 on 06/26/09
Broke left rod on 10/24/09
Revision surgery on 11/5/09 with vitallium rods
Broke both rods again
Had posterior than anterior revisions on 03/11 at the Twin Cities Spine Center
Declared "FUSED" on 12/6/11
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Ok if we are going to talk about butts, my doctor took my butt away. Ever since my surgery I have had zero butt!
I'm convinced he performed a butt amputation while I was asleep.May 2008 Fusion T4 - S1, Pre-op Curves T45, L70 (age 48). Unsuccessful surgery.
March 18, 2010 (age 50). Revision with L3 Osteotomy, Replacement of hardware T11 - S1 , addition of bilateral pelvic fixation. Correction of sagittal imbalance and kyphosis.
January 24, 2012 (age 52) Revision to repair pseudoarthrosis and 2 broken rods at L3/L4.
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Originally posted by naptown78 View PostOk if we are going to talk about butts, my doctor took my butt away. Ever since my surgery I have had zero butt!
I'm convinced he performed a butt amputation while I was asleep.
Haha..I'm not sure what's worse, too much butt or not enough!! Ya know, maybe they have time between working on our backs, get bored and start trying to "fix" our buttsBecky-29 New Market, TN
Spinal Fusion 3/17/09
T3 to L3-73 degree curve to a 20ish
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength
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.....you guys are making me laugh.....
Okay...I need to chime in now...I love posts like this one! You need humor every now and again! I had a flat behind my entire life......and not a whole lot of curves, thanks to the s curve that took away my waist line. After surgery, because of the lengthing of my waist, I do believe that the muscle structure shifts/is shifting as well. So I guess, depending on your curves & corrections, who knows what can happen to our butts!!! My husband swears I have more of one now than I did before...which again, was really none! So, Im thrilled with this news! I will tell you tho, that my whole body shape is different....more hour glass-like...which still throws me off sometimes! Im sure your uneven cheek will unswell with time & you can then enjoy your even bootie!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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Originally posted by naptown78 View PostOk if we are going to talk about butts, my doctor took my butt away. Ever since my surgery I have had zero butt!
I'm convinced he performed a butt amputation while I was asleep.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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I think my butt is uneven too. I noticed this a few months ago. The center of the back of my pants does not go down the crack. It goes to the right in all of my pants. This could be related to my hips too though. It wasn't this way before the surgery.
I hope yours is just swelling!
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