I'm a 48-year-old woman and I just found out that there's probably surgery in my future. My lumbar curve progressed from 47 to 56 in two years (I also have a pretty stable 46 degree thoracic curve). I don't really have a lot of pain and would not consider it if I wasn't being assured that I will eventually be in a lot more pain as the curve continues to progress. If I was younger, I would probably just wait until the pain motivated me to get treatment. Dr. Serena Hu (UCSF) said that one thing to consider is that it appears that there are more complications with the surgery in post-menopausal women and that that could be a reason to do the surgery sooner rather than later. It's just hard to face the whole ordeal when I'm feeling relatively good.
I've read with interest a few threads on this list from other middle aged and older women who've had the surgery with varying degrees of success but in general it appears that most people are glad they did it.
I'd be interested to hear peoples' view on the timing, especially in regards to pre/post-menopause and any other experiences you'd care to share.
Thanks,
Maxine
I've read with interest a few threads on this list from other middle aged and older women who've had the surgery with varying degrees of success but in general it appears that most people are glad they did it.
I'd be interested to hear peoples' view on the timing, especially in regards to pre/post-menopause and any other experiences you'd care to share.
Thanks,
Maxine
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