I just thought I would share my experience.
There are lots of Dr's in michigan who do scoliosis surgery... But I had a hard time finding one who would take on an ADULT case...
The two doctors I saw were Dr. Montgomery, and Dr. Herkowitz (both located in Royal Oak, MI)
Negative experience with Dr Montgomery- I had a single 52 degree curve. My shoulders were 3 inches different, my torso was so bent off to the side that my left arm hung straight down about 2" away from my side. I had pretty significant pain. He only wanted to refer me to a pain clinic. He came highly recommended to me by a co-worker of my aunt's. He did her surgery several years before.
Dr. Herkowtiz was great. Very stern, but came accross as very knowledgable. Tried to figure out what could be causing my curve (rapid progression at the ages of 19 and 20, with a previously undiscernable curvature until that point), but once all other avenues were explored, surgery was offered and recommended to me.
My correction was just beautiful (nearly perfectly straight, exception being the lumbar vertibrae he left unfused so I would have some flexibility) , and I'm living an active and relatively pain free life now, not yet a year post op....
There are lots of Dr's in michigan who do scoliosis surgery... But I had a hard time finding one who would take on an ADULT case...
The two doctors I saw were Dr. Montgomery, and Dr. Herkowitz (both located in Royal Oak, MI)
Negative experience with Dr Montgomery- I had a single 52 degree curve. My shoulders were 3 inches different, my torso was so bent off to the side that my left arm hung straight down about 2" away from my side. I had pretty significant pain. He only wanted to refer me to a pain clinic. He came highly recommended to me by a co-worker of my aunt's. He did her surgery several years before.
Dr. Herkowtiz was great. Very stern, but came accross as very knowledgable. Tried to figure out what could be causing my curve (rapid progression at the ages of 19 and 20, with a previously undiscernable curvature until that point), but once all other avenues were explored, surgery was offered and recommended to me.
My correction was just beautiful (nearly perfectly straight, exception being the lumbar vertibrae he left unfused so I would have some flexibility) , and I'm living an active and relatively pain free life now, not yet a year post op....
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