I have been reading up on the forums on how people have had back pain years later with the Harrington Rod. I had one rod fused in 1990 and have only had chronic lower back pain in the past 14 months and am not sure where to go from here. Can anyone help?
It always gets worse after standing or walking and the pain is mostly on my lower left hip. Sometimes it gets better and is more tolerable but it is always there. I live in England now and my General Practioner said that having scoliosis does cause pain because of its nature, which doesn't help. I had physio, saw an osteopath and had a new lift put in my shoe but in the long term nothing seems to work.
How do you find out if it is degenerative discs? - am a bit confused how people get diagnosed if the rod interferes with the tests? Am I just better off seeing my old surgeon next time I am in the U.S.A.?...
It always gets worse after standing or walking and the pain is mostly on my lower left hip. Sometimes it gets better and is more tolerable but it is always there. I live in England now and my General Practioner said that having scoliosis does cause pain because of its nature, which doesn't help. I had physio, saw an osteopath and had a new lift put in my shoe but in the long term nothing seems to work.
How do you find out if it is degenerative discs? - am a bit confused how people get diagnosed if the rod interferes with the tests? Am I just better off seeing my old surgeon next time I am in the U.S.A.?...
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