Difference in appearance pre-op vs post-op

[Karen Ocker]

Today I was looking at family photos taken the last 12 months (2001-2002)before my revision surgery . I am shocked to see how deformed I was despite valiant efforts to "hide" my 30-80-40 curves with giant rib hump(leftover from 100 deg curve as an adolescent). I was so tilted and bent. Actually--crumpled.

The rib hump is now 80% less my shoulders are even and my appearance is generally healthy and normal.

Worth every minute of that surgery/recovery.

[summer]

Yeah.......good for you! I took before pics and just recently after and just am amazed how crooked I really was!

[Cakedec]

Would love to see the before/after

If possible, please put your pictures on forum so we can see!!! Really helps motivate us close to surgery.

Thanks,

Deb

[BackTalk]

My before and after
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e232/jlazyh/aaaa.jpg

[brat]

hello

hi Backtalk - you look good after surgery. Dave

[CHRIS WBS]

6 Days in Coma/7 Days in Cardiac ICU

Hi Brat,

Notwithstanding before and after pics, you've just reinforced the seriousness of this surgery to all of us.

Thanks,

Chris

[BackTalk]

hi Backtalk - you look good after surgery. Dave

Hi Dave, You had a tuff go didn't you? Did you have a heart attack during the surgery? 34 is to young to have heart problems. Hope everything is working well now. I have had 4 heart attacks with the 1st one when I was 46. I am 60 now. My surgery was 15 1/2 hours and my heart doctor was there waiting threw it all. I was lucky and cheated him out of any work. Boy did my ins. co get billed for his time.HeHeHe.