Hi Linda R,
I read that linked article and all I could say to myself is, 'What a Bunch of Bull%$#@"!!! The statement about being more physically fit, made me want to get out the shovel. At the age of 45, I couldn't have been in better shape!!! In this world of instant information, why is there no way for us to help the next generation of scoli's get the needed and available help sooner. I am donating my body to a medical teaching University.
Don't get me wrong, I feel Blessed that I have been able to benefit from this medical miracle and very grateful to ALL Medical Professionals that have devoted their knowledge and skills to help us.
Now here's the but, if I had known about adult surgeries sooner, I would have had it done then. There is not doubt in my mind that the younger you are (and I don't mean as a child), the faster and better you heal. That's life.
Certain subject get my dander up, and half of you probably think I'm nuts, but there had to be a way to get this info to out. My Dr. told me that scoliosis affects 2% of the population, don't know if that's a fact, I took his word for it. However small our community is, we are still people that need help at some point in our lives. Afterall, our "condition's" prognosis is an eventual early death if progression isn't halted.
What can we do,
Shari
I read that linked article and all I could say to myself is, 'What a Bunch of Bull%$#@"!!! The statement about being more physically fit, made me want to get out the shovel. At the age of 45, I couldn't have been in better shape!!! In this world of instant information, why is there no way for us to help the next generation of scoli's get the needed and available help sooner. I am donating my body to a medical teaching University.
Don't get me wrong, I feel Blessed that I have been able to benefit from this medical miracle and very grateful to ALL Medical Professionals that have devoted their knowledge and skills to help us.
Now here's the but, if I had known about adult surgeries sooner, I would have had it done then. There is not doubt in my mind that the younger you are (and I don't mean as a child), the faster and better you heal. That's life.
Certain subject get my dander up, and half of you probably think I'm nuts, but there had to be a way to get this info to out. My Dr. told me that scoliosis affects 2% of the population, don't know if that's a fact, I took his word for it. However small our community is, we are still people that need help at some point in our lives. Afterall, our "condition's" prognosis is an eventual early death if progression isn't halted.
What can we do,
Shari
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