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Hi all,
I am new to this site. I wish I would have discovered it sooner. It seems it may be very supportive. I am 19 years old. I had surgery in 1998 when I was 12 years old. At the time of surgery my spinal curvature had already increased to 78 degrees. I have 2 rods and a fusion. My doctor (whom I trust very much, he's incredible) wanted to hold off on surgery until I had hit puberty but my curvature was increasing so rapidly that we were almost forced into surgery so early. After surgery I felt great. I never had any pain until about 2 years ago. I started to experience pain in my lower back only. It increasing got worse and soon I was experiencing a sharp stabbing pain in my upper back as well. I have been to physical therapy, a chiropractor, and also visited a pain specialist. Maybe I am just hard headed but I feel that I am too young to be put on pain medication. I am a student and I need (and want) to be in my right mind all the time. However, the pain has become so bad that it travels down my legs and at points I feel as though I am going to collapse. Laying in bed and sitting delivers no relief for me. Sitting sometimes makes it worse. I was scheduled to have a revisional surgery last February but my doctor admitted to me that he had a bad feeling in his gut about the surgery. This is when he sent me to another doctor for a second opinion whom directed me toward the pain specialist and chiropractor.
So I was curious to hear of others opinions who have had a revision surgery and if anyone has any recommendations for me?
Thanks,
Kasie
I am new to this site. I wish I would have discovered it sooner. It seems it may be very supportive. I am 19 years old. I had surgery in 1998 when I was 12 years old. At the time of surgery my spinal curvature had already increased to 78 degrees. I have 2 rods and a fusion. My doctor (whom I trust very much, he's incredible) wanted to hold off on surgery until I had hit puberty but my curvature was increasing so rapidly that we were almost forced into surgery so early. After surgery I felt great. I never had any pain until about 2 years ago. I started to experience pain in my lower back only. It increasing got worse and soon I was experiencing a sharp stabbing pain in my upper back as well. I have been to physical therapy, a chiropractor, and also visited a pain specialist. Maybe I am just hard headed but I feel that I am too young to be put on pain medication. I am a student and I need (and want) to be in my right mind all the time. However, the pain has become so bad that it travels down my legs and at points I feel as though I am going to collapse. Laying in bed and sitting delivers no relief for me. Sitting sometimes makes it worse. I was scheduled to have a revisional surgery last February but my doctor admitted to me that he had a bad feeling in his gut about the surgery. This is when he sent me to another doctor for a second opinion whom directed me toward the pain specialist and chiropractor.
So I was curious to hear of others opinions who have had a revision surgery and if anyone has any recommendations for me?
Thanks,
Kasie
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