I am 48 years old. I was diagnosed with Scoliosis when I was 13. My mom noticed the hump on the right side of my back then she had a personal friend that was a doctor look at me and he confirmed it. I was taken to a doctor that put me in the Milwaukee brace. I wore it for a while until my mom discovered hanging and stretching straightened my spinal curve more than the brace. I don’t think my mother could stand how this brace made me feel either. At the age of 16 I ended up having surgery with 2 Herrington rods. I have an S curve and after that surgery I did perfectly fine until the start of my 40′s. My pain has gradually gotten worse. I cannot stand long, I cannot lay on my side for a long period of time, and since the surgery I have never been able to lay on my stomach. I have gone through pain management and physical therapy. The physical therapy was good except when one ache started to feel better then another would start somewhere else. I now have severe back pain when I am active at anything. I have to stop and sit or lay down. The pain can be anywhere from a burning sensation that will radiate to my hip and legs. I visited with my doctor yesterday about surgery on my lower vertebras that are not fused (L1 to L5). He told me they are now bone to bone and that is where my pain comes from. He explained that he doesn’t like to perform surgery until his patients decide and I don’t know what to do. I would like to know if there is anyone out there that might have this similar background and had a second lower fusion surgery at my age that has helped with the pain?
Any feedback would be most appreciated.
Any feedback would be most appreciated.
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