Before and After Pictures/Xrays

[loves to skate]

Mine are also in my signature. No befores, just afters.

[mdtaffet]

Surgery 1/23/2012 from T9 to S1 with pelvic fixation, Dr. Richard Tallarico, Syracuse, NY


Before:

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After:

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[timetofaceit]

My after pictures are in my blog.

[ScoliSurvivor]

I was diagnosed with Scoliosis my freshman year of high school at Shriners Hospital in Tampa, FL and told I needed corrective surgery. I was 14 and petrified and my parents, thankfully, did not force me to have the surgery. I am not less than a month from being 27 and two days away from being exactly 6 months post-operative. I had a mulitlevel thoracolumbar spinal fusion with instrumentation, facetectomies, and osteotomies of my T-4 to my L-4. I am degenerative and bulging into my L-5, S-1, and S-2 but my amazing surgeon, Dr. Anthony Moreno did not want to compromise my mobility any more than we already were with the fusion. I was in the hospital almost 2 weeks and have had a few minor set backs. I am in pain all day every day. I have lost 15 pounds. I am on no pain medication or muscle relaxers other then tylenol. Here are some photos of my journey. From a failed IVC Filter impant (if your surgeon recommends this, make sure it's absolutely necessary in my case it wasn't and my body rejected it and I had it surgically removed 6 days later).
Below is a link to most recent photos, you can see the instrumentation I am so thin
http://www.scoliosissurgerysurvivor....s-week-15.html

Below is a link to other photos including before and after X-Rays as well as some photos of my scar, there is an adult advisory warning on my blog only because of the scar photos and I assume that would scare some children
http://www.scoliosissurgerysurvivor....op-spinal.html

More photos of my old and new spine
http://www.scoliosissurgerysurvivor....new-spine.html

[Jenna.KB]

Gosh its so good to see how good of a correction you guys got.

Sheree i've just seen your blog, i'm having a full fusion with possible pelvis fixation on 26th July so it makes me relax a little seeing how well you recovered or are recovering. I'm only 27 so hope for the same :-)

Scolisurvivor, your correction looks great, you must be so pleased. I have an S shape curve, harrington rod at the bottom and my top curve was measured at 104* in Jan but it would still be nice to think my after xrays might be as good as yours. I'm keeping everything crossed :-) x

[jackieg412]

I am not the greatest wiz at the computer,but was able to get the after pics here. I will now work on before






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[lisanicole]

Mine are in my signature!