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  • #31
    Melissa,

    Please add ME TOO!! to your growing list of supporters. And please listen to Lynette...I believe she is 100% right. Try to get a delay on these court actions- you certainly have the proof that you are undergoing a hardship...

    If you make yourself a list in order of importance, you will clearly see that your surgery comes first. As Lynette advised, focus on that first, get well into the recovery phase, and then you can tackle these problems one by one.

    You need to go into your operation with a positive attitude- everyone has said that again and again....let them take care of you there. Ask for plenty of warm blankets in the hospital (love those things!), bring a stuffed animal, be a child for a few days. There's plenty enough time to be a grown up again later.

    Big careful hugs to you,
    Amy
    Amy
    58 yrs old, diagnosed at 31, never braced
    Measured T-64, L-65 in 2009
    Measured T-57, L-56 in 2010, different doc
    2 lumbar levels spondylolisthesis
    Exercising to correct

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    • #32
      Melissa--
      Another supporter here. I'm so sorry all of this has piled up on you now. In your mind you'll have to box it up, put it on a shelf, and slam the door shut. You need to just concentrate on you now. Whatever helps you relax and destress (easier said than done, of course) you need to do big time. Many prayers coming your way. Think of all of us blanketing you in calm, peace, and healing prayers as you go for surgery!! You need to do this for you. 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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      • #33
        Dear Melissa, I'm sorry you are having so much stress right now. I think the time before surgery is the hardest and most stressful. It is almost easier when the surgery is behind you and you are recovering. While in the hospital, home health can be arranged. Possibly, you could get meals on wheels. Have your lawyer get a postponement of the legal problem and, if necessary, intercede on your behalf. I doubt if any judge would order sanctions when it is explained by your attorney that you are medically incapacitated and will be for some months. When the time is right, can you have a trusted friend or extended family member help look for your papers? I'll be thinking of you and hope your surgery goes wonderfully well. And Happy Mother's Day in advance. Life has a way of returning all the good deeds you do for others. You may not think of it now but it happens.

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        • #34
          OMG!!! You people are the greatest. You are making me cry.I do wish that we lived close enough for a scoli Reunion .That would be the coolest thing ever.You guys are the best. You are so right.I have to put myself first and everything else will fall into place I love you all.

          I will be posting all day tomorrow as I am getting so nervous

          Melissa

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          • #35
            Thinking of you Melissa. The worst is nearly over. You're almost there, and you have a crowd here barracking for you!
            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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            • #36
              Wat to go, melissa!!!
              Not all diagnosed (still having tests and consults) but so far:
              Ehler-Danlos (hyper-mobility) syndrome, 69 - somehow,
              main curve L Cobb 60, compensating T curve ~ 30
              Flat back, marked lumbar kyphosis (grade?) Spondilolisthesis - everyone gives this a different grade too. Cervical stenosis op'd 3-07, minimally invasive

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              • #37
                Thinking of you this morning. Only one more day.
                Glenda
                Age 66 Georgia (63 at time of surgery)
                Bi-lateral laminectomy 2006
                Kyphoscoliosis, approx 38* lumbar scoliosis, stenosis, disk herniations, lower back and hip pain, w/radiating pain, stinging and numbness in legs.
                A/P fusion (T10-S2) 5/17/10 and 5/20/10
                Dr Yoon, Emory Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital, Atlanta, GA
                Pleased with outcome

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                • #38
                  good luck!

                  Good luck for tomorrow. My surgery is 3.5 weeks away... Let us know how you go... i'll be thinking of you tomorrow.
                  Kellie 25yrs
                  Melbourne, Aus
                  Diagnosed 1998- brace for 3 years
                  2006 curves showed progression
                  Before surgery T45* L43*
                  25/5/10 posterior fusion T4-T11
                  Post surgery T<20* L27*
                  Fingers crossed for more improvement on lumbar before 12 months!

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                  • #39
                    Good luck!! Can't wait to hear how you are doing after surgery!
                    36 year young cardiac RN
                    old curve C 29, T 70, L 50
                    new curve C 7, T 23, L 20
                    Surgery June 11, UCH, Dr. Cronen T2-L5, posterior
                    Revision December 20 L5-S1 with pelvic fixation
                    and Osteotomy to L3 at Tampa General Hospital

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                    • #40
                      Sending good wishes your way! I cannot imagine what you're going through with all the legal issues, but try to put that other stuff out of your mind. It will all get taken care of in good time and right now the focus has to be on you. Your surgery will be soon be over and you will be on the road to recovery. Will be thinking of you tomorrow!


                      Anne in PA
                      Age 58
                      Diagnosed at age 14, untreated, no problem until age 50
                      T4 to sacrum fusion
                      63 thoracic now 35, 92 lumbar now 53
                      Dr. Baron Lonner, 2/2/10
                      Am pain-free, balanced, happy & an inch taller !

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                      • #41
                        Melissa - You are on my mind - I'm thinking of you my friend. How are you feeling today? Have you had that sense of calm yet? I sure hope you have. Let us know how you are. Don't worry - think about this as a special time just for you, this is a Melissa time, time for you to relax and let the experts take care of you and give you a brand new back love and hugs XX
                        Lynette - 44 years old.

                        Pre-surgery thoracic 55 degrees
                        Pre-surgery lumbar 85 degrees

                        Post-surgery thoracic 19 degrees
                        Post-surgery lumbar 27 degrees

                        Surgery April 1st 2010.

                        Posterior spinal fusion from T9 to sacrum.
                        Dr. Cronen at University Community Hospital - Tampa, FL.

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                        • #42
                          Melissa,
                          I will certainly be thinking of you tomorrow and wishing you a successful surgery with a speedy recovery.
                          Karen

                          Surgery-Jan. 5, 2011-Dr. Lenke
                          Fusion T-4-sacrum-2 cages/5 osteotomies
                          70 degree thoracolumbar corrected to 25
                          Rib Hump-GONE!
                          Age-60 at the time of surgery
                          Now 66
                          Avid Golfer & Tap Dancer
                          Retired Kdgn. Teacher

                          See photobucket link for:
                          Video of my 1st Day of Golf Post-Op-3/02/12-Bradenton, FL
                          Before and After Picture of back 1/7/11
                          tap dancing picture at 10 mos. post op 11/11/11-I'm the one on the right.
                          http://s1119.photobucket.com/albums/k630/pottoff2/

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                          • #43
                            Good luck tomorrow, Melissa! I will be thinking of you and know you will do just fine!
                            Surgery date: June 8, 2010 with Dr. Boachie
                            Thoracic curve: 55 degrees, corrected to 25 degrees
                            Lumbar curve: 58 degrees, corrected to 27 degrees
                            Posterior-only surgery, Levels T3-L3
                            31 year old mother of 2 young kids

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                            • #44
                              Thanks everyone for the great replies

                              You guys have been so wonderul

                              my daughter,Allyson, will post here as soon as she hears anything and she gets home from college around 5:30 pm eastern standard time

                              I am leaving at 3am to go to the hospital. I have to be there at 4:45am

                              I have a stupid question. what happens if the surgeon has a very bad night sleep or if he doesn't feel well when he wakes up? He is only human after all

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                              • #45
                                Melissa

                                Best wishes for tomorrow. Everything is going to be just fine.

                                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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