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    We I was, I was supposed to have two surgies, one on Wednesday (Amterior) and the second one on Friday (posterior). The Doctor decided to do it all in one day, twelve hour surgery. My problem was that my heart rate jumped from 100 to 165, so they decided to keep me in ICU for the first day. Being only 38 years old, they decided that it was uncommon. My wife saw them bring in the crash cart in the post recovery, so she had a little fainting spasm. That first night was terrible, cause of all the bells and whistles going off every 10 minutes. The next day, they moved me to a regular room, where I feel much better. I have been getting up to walk and stand. I feel 100% better from the first day. I also had a nurse yesterday, who would bring my pain meds an hour late, this made me noxious and ruined my whole night. My doctor came in today and told him to give me the pain meds on time, so I can recover better. I also had water in my lung the first night, which I believe had been taken care of. One good new about the whole thing, is that my doctor didn't need to go down to S-1, so no fusion to s-1.

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    So happy for you, Rich, that you are on the healing side & that you didnt need fusion to S1, cause i know you really didnt want that....so rest, heal, feel better day by day...

    congratulations...your back looks GREAT!

    best to you...
    jess

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    • #3
      Fantastic news!

      Pretty soon you will be home.

      Ed
      49 yr old male, now 63, the new 64...
      Pre surgery curves T70,L70
      ALIF/PSA T2-Pelvis 01/29/08, 01/31/08 7" pelvic anchors BMP
      Dr Brett Menmuir St Marys Hospital Reno,Nevada

      Bending and twisting pics after full fusion
      http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/showt...on.&highlight=

      My x-rays
      http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/attac...2&d=1228779214

      http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/attac...3&d=1228779258

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      • #4
        OMG I can't believe you had 12 hour surgery and are up and posting on here 3 days later. With pics!.

        Congrats Rich, you are doing great and thanks for the update.
        Surgery March 3, 2009 at almost 58, now 63.
        Dr. Askin, Brisbane, Australia
        T4-Pelvis, Posterior only
        Osteotomies and Laminectomies
        Was 68 degrees, now 22 and pain free

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        • #5
          Rich--I guess amazing--to be up and posting so soon. That's wonderful. Hope your healing goes well and as smoothly as possible. Janet
          Janet

          61 years old--57 for surgery

          Diagnosed in 1965 at age of 13--no brace
          Thoracic Curve: 96 degrees to 35 degrees
          Lumbar Curve: 63 degrees to 5 degrees
          Surgery with Dr. Lenke in St. Louis--March 30, 2009
          T-2 to Pelvis, and hopefully all posterior procedure.

          All was posterior along with 2 cages and 6 osteotomies.

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          • #6
            Yay rich!! You must be soo happy that you are finally over the whole waiting period and now on to the recovery side!! Gosh I am starting to get nervous for mine but will be excited when its all done and over with =) Congrats!!

            27 year old female
            Upper Curve 110 degrees
            Lower Curve 90 degrees
            Surgery with Dr. Wood at MGH 1/11/10 && 1/14/10
            Fused T2-Pelvis
            Back looks amazing and no more Hump! ^_^

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            • #7
              well you did it man

              must be good to get it outta the way

              enjoy your recovery
              45L/40T
              Surgery 25/1/2010
              Australia

              Knowthyself

              Scoliosis Corrected 25/1/2010 by Dr Angus Gray, Prince of Wales Private Hospital, Sydney. Fused T3-L4.

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              • #8
                Rich,

                So happy for you to only have one surgery rather than two. Kudos to your Doctor. You are doing very well to be posting so soon and posting xrays and photo too. Be well.

                Sally
                Diagnosed with severe lumbar scoliosis at age 65.
                Posterior Fusion L2-S1 on 12/4/2007. age 67
                Anterior Fusion L3-L4,L4-L5,L5-S1 on 12/19/2007
                Additional bone removed to decompress right side of L3-L4 & L4-L5 on 4/19/2010
                New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA
                Dr. Frank F. Rands735.photobucket.com/albums/ww360/butterflyfive/

                "In God We Trust" Happy moments, praise God. Difficult moments, seek God. Quiet moments, worship God. Painful moments, trust God. Every moment, thank God.

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                • #9
                  im so happy for you rich! your x ray looks great!
                  -Bethany
                  pre-op L 74*
                  pre-op Th 56*
                  surgery scheduled for jan. 6th 2010
                  getting nervous

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                  • #10
                    Way to go, Rich! Just take it easy, and take it one day at a time.
                    Les, Biker Babe, age 56 (at time of first surgery)
                    Fused T2 to S2, posterior only, 8 Apr 08
                    T3 fracture repair and revision, Mar 09
                    Broke left lower rod and pelvic screws removal, Dec 09
                    Scheduled to remove all hardware, replaced everything instead due to non-fusion, Nov 10
                    Remove top 2" of rods and screws, Feb 14
                    Pre surgery degrees: L40, T45
                    Post surgery degrees: L8, T10

                    Happy, joyous and pain-free!
                    Surgeon: C Timothy Floyd, MD, Boise Orthopedic Clinic

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                    • #11
                      Congratulation!!!
                      I saw in one of your post that you went to see Dr. Anand. What did he say about his procedure? what can you tell me about him? why did you decide to do your surgery with another doctor?
                      Thanks
                      Pilar
                      Scoliosis Diagnosed at age 12. Wore Milwaukee brace for 2 years.
                      Now age 32
                      Pre-op curves: C86-T98-L37
                      Surgery date: 12/6/2010 (anterior) 12/10/2010 (posterior)
                      Fused T2 to L5 with thoracoplasty.
                      Post-op curves: C48-T47-L17
                      Dr. Robert Pashman
                      Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles, CA
                      Before and after xrays :
                      http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/attac...5&d=1292969215

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                      • #12
                        Wow Rich you sound like you are doing so well after your surgery! Hopefully you will be home soon and feeling better and better each day.
                        Dolores A
                        June 4, 2009 Anterior L3 - S1
                        June 8, 2009 Posterior T4 - Pelvis
                        Mark Agulnick, MD FAAOS
                        NY Spine & Scoliosis Center

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                        • #13
                          What a wonderful outcome you've had. Your back looks great. You are going to feel great sooner than you think.

                          Congratulations,
                          Shari

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                          • #14
                            So happy for you. I hope I can do half as well at least. I do have a question, though, did you experience any muscle spasms in your back preoperatively? sitting here in my recliner I can feel muscle spasms gallore and evenings are just horribly painful for me!
                            Rita Thompson
                            Age 46
                            Milwaukee Brace wearer for 3 years in childhood
                            Surgery Mar 1st - 95 degree thoracic curve
                            Surgery by Dr. Lenke, St. Louis, MO
                            Post-surgery curve 25-30 degree

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