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    Dear fellow curves,

    Met with Dr. Pernendu Gupta at University of Chicago Hospitals yesterday. Didn't even have to ask. He recommends surgery and a very extensive one at that. Fusion from about T-5 to the pelvis with iliac screws. Yikes!!!

    Chris

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    Wow Chris! I have to say it's not a surprise. Did he take new x-rays? Did you like him?

    Any gut feelings about all this?

    Okay, enough questions.

    !!!
    Chris
    Chris
    A/P fusion on June 19, 2007 at age 52; T10-L5
    Pre-op thoracolumbar curve: 70 degrees
    Post-op curve: 12 degrees
    Dr. Boachie-adjei, HSS, New York

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    • #3
      Dr. Gupta

      Hi Chris,

      I am TERRIFIED!!! Yes, I did like Dr. G and his staff very much. He was very easy to converse with and I liked the fact that he reviewed all my film and commented in front of me rather than off in a separate room like the other docs did. He did not see the need for fresh x-rays at this time. He measured my curve at 78 deg. Each time I see a different doc, it gets bigger...it's progressing even on film. I asked him if I don't have surgery, what I might expect ten years from now. He said that I probably won't be able to walk. When I told him about Dr. Hammerberg's comments to me and that I felt like he was attempting to dissuade me from sugery, he said he knows Dr. H very well and he is an excellent surgeon and feels he was playing devil's advocate. Dr. G wants to see me in a couple of months with a family member. Much to think about.

      Chris

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      • #4
        I too experienced the mysteriously enlarging curve with each successive doctor that I saw!! I did notice that 2 doctors measured the inside of it while Boachie measured the outside of it, which added ten degrees. It seems to me that curve measuring is an art and not a science...

        I can fully relate to being terrified. It's good that you got a definitive opinion, though -- it gives you more to work with.
        Chris
        A/P fusion on June 19, 2007 at age 52; T10-L5
        Pre-op thoracolumbar curve: 70 degrees
        Post-op curve: 12 degrees
        Dr. Boachie-adjei, HSS, New York

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        • #5
          i see his brother munish gupta at uc davis medical center
          Kara
          25
          Brace 4-15-05-5-25-06
          Posterior Spinal Fusion 3-10-10
          T4-L2
          Before 50T
          After 20T

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          • #6
            And I’m sure he’s every bit as competent and caring as his brother in Chicago. They have another brother who is a gastroenterologist. Lots of docs in that family.

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            • #7
              Hi Chris,

              Maybe somewhere I have missed something. Why do you have to have another surgery? Or am completely off base here. Don't mean for you to repeat yourself, I thought you were doing well!!!

              I'm so sorry if that's not the case.

              All My Best and God Bless,
              Shari

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              • #8
                I think someone revived an old thread. The original posts about Chris's surgery are from 2006.

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