Well I went to see my surgeon Dr Angus Gray today and had new x-rays. My spine has progressed from 38L to 45L w/ 30 compensatory thoracic
The good news is he will operate on me very soon. I have to go get bending xrays and an updated MRI. The surgeon said he will either do a 4 level lumbar fusion which will bring the curves into the 20 degree range, but he also said if I wanted a better cosmetic correction he will extend it up into the thoracic with a thoracoplasty included.
Not sure what I will do, but my thoughts are I should go all the way and just get it all fixed and get the cosmetic improvemets too.
I am just so so pleased that this guy is going to help me, it is like being given a second shot at life. I just really hope it works, to be pain free would be so brilliant.
I have been thinking about this surgery for years now, and now that I finally have been offered it it really is a bit of a shock. My surgeon is very confident I will obtain a great correction. I just really want to get this done and start recovery now, this condition has really messed my life up
The good news is he will operate on me very soon. I have to go get bending xrays and an updated MRI. The surgeon said he will either do a 4 level lumbar fusion which will bring the curves into the 20 degree range, but he also said if I wanted a better cosmetic correction he will extend it up into the thoracic with a thoracoplasty included.
Not sure what I will do, but my thoughts are I should go all the way and just get it all fixed and get the cosmetic improvemets too.
I am just so so pleased that this guy is going to help me, it is like being given a second shot at life. I just really hope it works, to be pain free would be so brilliant.
I have been thinking about this surgery for years now, and now that I finally have been offered it it really is a bit of a shock. My surgeon is very confident I will obtain a great correction. I just really want to get this done and start recovery now, this condition has really messed my life up
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