Hi, my name is David and I’m 62 yrs. old. After years of seeing doctors (which most talked me out of the surgery) I had scoliosis surgery with
Dr Lawrence Lenke in New York City on April 4, 2018. I haven’t got all the specifics post op, but prior to surgery I had a
75 deg. Thoracic curve and a 50 deg. Lumbar curve. I have Metronic Solera instrumentation implanted.
Instrumentation from T2- Sacrum. Posterior spinal fusion T2- Sacrum. Posterior column osteotomies T7-T12
and L5-S1. Decompression L3-L5 and Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion L5-S1. Everything went great, and I didn’t have a lot of pain from my back, it was my stomach hurting from not having a bowel movement. I went to Dr Lenke because he is one of the best, if not the best (as I have researched over the past 15 to 20 years and also I’ve heard). A couple days after my surgery, while still in the hospital my son took a picture of my back and it looked great to me. I couldn’t even notice a rib hump that I had prior to surgery. After we returned to Florida several days later and approximately two to three weeks later my back started to look different, and after maybe another week I noticed my rib hump came back. I think I didn’t have it right after surgery, maybe because of the swelling. I was pleased with everything about the surgery and can tell you my recovery other than the rib hump has been great, although after being on my feet now, even for a short time, I feel like I kind of bow over just a little, and I’ll lay on a hard floor and my back will crack and crunch and straighten out. It doesn’t hurt when I do this, it feels good, and when I get up I feel taller and straighter. I am not very pleased at all with still having a rib hump. Dr Lenke informed me against copolasty surgery, and I guess he doesn’t do these unless it’s absolutely necessary, and I’m Not even sure about that. Anyway, I guess he got as much correction as he could, as he is more concerned about getting you as straight as he can. His office informed me to look for another doctor in Florida who performs this procedure. I was surprised they told me this. Now, I’m very dissatisfied with this hump and not sure if I can find a doctor to address this. It does hurt and bother me to sit against a lot of different chairs because you don’t sit straight and even on both sides, and the rib hump hits on one side. I will answer any questions about my surgery and what I know about Dr Lenke. Again, I know he is a very good doctor and I would recommend to anyone considering surgery to go through with it. I can tell you that I have always been very active and in really good shape, and they told me, that made all the difference in the outcome. My back definitely looks better then it did prior, but I shouldn’t have assumed that my appearance would be like some of the other older adults that he had performed surgery on. I’m looking for some more advice here, because I’m not getting any from Dr Lenke’s office. I have talked to a few people on here years ago, the last was Ed. I’ll probably write some more about this, but wanted to get this post started and my experience. Thanks
Dr Lawrence Lenke in New York City on April 4, 2018. I haven’t got all the specifics post op, but prior to surgery I had a
75 deg. Thoracic curve and a 50 deg. Lumbar curve. I have Metronic Solera instrumentation implanted.
Instrumentation from T2- Sacrum. Posterior spinal fusion T2- Sacrum. Posterior column osteotomies T7-T12
and L5-S1. Decompression L3-L5 and Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion L5-S1. Everything went great, and I didn’t have a lot of pain from my back, it was my stomach hurting from not having a bowel movement. I went to Dr Lenke because he is one of the best, if not the best (as I have researched over the past 15 to 20 years and also I’ve heard). A couple days after my surgery, while still in the hospital my son took a picture of my back and it looked great to me. I couldn’t even notice a rib hump that I had prior to surgery. After we returned to Florida several days later and approximately two to three weeks later my back started to look different, and after maybe another week I noticed my rib hump came back. I think I didn’t have it right after surgery, maybe because of the swelling. I was pleased with everything about the surgery and can tell you my recovery other than the rib hump has been great, although after being on my feet now, even for a short time, I feel like I kind of bow over just a little, and I’ll lay on a hard floor and my back will crack and crunch and straighten out. It doesn’t hurt when I do this, it feels good, and when I get up I feel taller and straighter. I am not very pleased at all with still having a rib hump. Dr Lenke informed me against copolasty surgery, and I guess he doesn’t do these unless it’s absolutely necessary, and I’m Not even sure about that. Anyway, I guess he got as much correction as he could, as he is more concerned about getting you as straight as he can. His office informed me to look for another doctor in Florida who performs this procedure. I was surprised they told me this. Now, I’m very dissatisfied with this hump and not sure if I can find a doctor to address this. It does hurt and bother me to sit against a lot of different chairs because you don’t sit straight and even on both sides, and the rib hump hits on one side. I will answer any questions about my surgery and what I know about Dr Lenke. Again, I know he is a very good doctor and I would recommend to anyone considering surgery to go through with it. I can tell you that I have always been very active and in really good shape, and they told me, that made all the difference in the outcome. My back definitely looks better then it did prior, but I shouldn’t have assumed that my appearance would be like some of the other older adults that he had performed surgery on. I’m looking for some more advice here, because I’m not getting any from Dr Lenke’s office. I have talked to a few people on here years ago, the last was Ed. I’ll probably write some more about this, but wanted to get this post started and my experience. Thanks
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