Hi everyone,
I went back to my surgeon for a consultation about my surgery which has been 'penciled in' for September 23rd. It will be done by Dr. Hurford of the Carle Spine Institute in IL. I was able to get most of my questions answered - thanks to this message board I was much more prepared during the appointment than I had been before.
One thing that I have a question about: I asked him about what types of pre-op procedures I would need to have done ahead of time. I was thinking along the lines of MRI/EKG/blood donation/etc. from reading what others have had done. But he said that I would not need any of these things! Only a bunch of bending films about 2 weeks out from the surgery.
Now I am wondering if this is par for the course, so to speak - what types of procedures did everyone else have done?
Also, I got more specific info on my curve. It is a thoracolumbar curve that measures ~52* with a thoracic compensatory curve. The surgeon is planning a completely anterior surgery, with the fusion being from T10 - L3. I think that is pretty short fusion compared to what many of you have been through. I guess the idea is by just fusing the lower, structural curve the top one will go away on its own?? How do we know this is what will happen?
Thanks for any info you have!
--Steph
About Me:
Dx with soliosis at the age of 12, 34* thoracolumbar curve
Wore Charleston nighttime brace for 5 years
At age 18 told my curve would not progress
Now age 31 with 50* curvature and intermittent pain
Surgery scheduled for Sept. 2009
I went back to my surgeon for a consultation about my surgery which has been 'penciled in' for September 23rd. It will be done by Dr. Hurford of the Carle Spine Institute in IL. I was able to get most of my questions answered - thanks to this message board I was much more prepared during the appointment than I had been before.
One thing that I have a question about: I asked him about what types of pre-op procedures I would need to have done ahead of time. I was thinking along the lines of MRI/EKG/blood donation/etc. from reading what others have had done. But he said that I would not need any of these things! Only a bunch of bending films about 2 weeks out from the surgery.
Now I am wondering if this is par for the course, so to speak - what types of procedures did everyone else have done?
Also, I got more specific info on my curve. It is a thoracolumbar curve that measures ~52* with a thoracic compensatory curve. The surgeon is planning a completely anterior surgery, with the fusion being from T10 - L3. I think that is pretty short fusion compared to what many of you have been through. I guess the idea is by just fusing the lower, structural curve the top one will go away on its own?? How do we know this is what will happen?
Thanks for any info you have!
--Steph
About Me:
Dx with soliosis at the age of 12, 34* thoracolumbar curve
Wore Charleston nighttime brace for 5 years
At age 18 told my curve would not progress
Now age 31 with 50* curvature and intermittent pain
Surgery scheduled for Sept. 2009
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