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  • Audible POP! Is this normal?

    Yeah, I know.. nothing is "normal"


    My 16 year old told me she could actually hear my upper back "POP" when I walk.. It's been popping for the last few months.. With each step I take... just below the shoulder blades.. in the middle. My Harrington Rods are from the T7 down..

    Soo.. the popping is below the top of the rod. Any thoughts?

    I have little to no pain 'up' there.. ALL my pain.. (and a LOT of it!) is in my lower back.

  • #2
    Cindy...

    I've heard others mention popping before, but I don't think it's normal. You should make an appointment to see a specialist, especially if you have pain.

    Regards,
    Linda
    Never argue with an idiot. They always drag you down to their level, and then they beat you with experience. --Twain
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    Surgery 2/10/93 A/P fusion T4-L3
    Surgery 1/20/11 A/P fusion L2-sacrum w/pelvic fixation

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    • #3
      Originally posted by LindaRacine
      Cindy...

      I've heard others mention popping before, but I don't think it's normal. You should make an appointment to see a specialist, especially if you have pain.

      Regards,
      Linda
      Thanks Linda,

      I am really interested in hearing from others that had such and audible 'POP'.. and what their causes turned out to be. Broken Rod? Loose hardware? Etc...

      I know I need to see a specialist. I also know.. I can't afford it. One kid in college... another kid on her way to college, and no insurance. Pain is expensive. *sigh*

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      • #4
        Surely.. someone else has experienced this popping?

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        • #5
          popping Broken Rods

          I had popping and pain found out the both 18" rod were broken.

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          • #6
            I heard a big pop when my rod broke, but ever since then it's more this gangling sound I hear and feel, like metal is touching itself, and that is the rod making that sound where there is breakage.
            35 y/old female from Montreal, Canada
            Diagnosed with scoliosis(double major) at age 12, wore Boston brace 4 years at least 23 hours a day-curve progressed
            Surgery age 26 for 60 degree curve in Oct. 1997 by Dr.Max Aebi-fused T5 to L2
            Surgery age 28 for a hook removal in Feb. 1999 by Dr.Max Aebi-pain free for 5 years
            Surgery age 34 in Dec.2005 for broken rod replacement, bigger screws and crosslinks added and pseudarthrosis(non union) by Dr. Jean Ouellet

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            • #7
              Thank you, sweetness514 and Patti for your replies!


              I have no pain where my popping is occurring...(which, if I am mobile.. is ALL the time!) It's just loud and annoying, AND.. I can feel it! But, so far no pain there.

              ALL my pain is really low in my back. Now the question is... Could a broken rod high up cause low back pain?
              Last edited by CindyB; 05-09-2005, 12:30 AM.

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              • #8
                Hmmm, don't know but probably not that far down. I know that as a result of the broken rod I do feel the hardware making noise at other places, but that must be the fact that the breakage area is making all the rest(muscles, nerves) sensitive and all is connected. I hear more my bones(shoulders and arms) pop. I would get an X ray if I was you, to see if all is in place, and really check it thoroughly since my breakage did not really show a year ago when it happened.
                35 y/old female from Montreal, Canada
                Diagnosed with scoliosis(double major) at age 12, wore Boston brace 4 years at least 23 hours a day-curve progressed
                Surgery age 26 for 60 degree curve in Oct. 1997 by Dr.Max Aebi-fused T5 to L2
                Surgery age 28 for a hook removal in Feb. 1999 by Dr.Max Aebi-pain free for 5 years
                Surgery age 34 in Dec.2005 for broken rod replacement, bigger screws and crosslinks added and pseudarthrosis(non union) by Dr. Jean Ouellet

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