Hi all,
Back in 1993 I had fusion surgery, I'm not 100% sure if they used a Harrington Rod (honestly I was 17 and don't remember most of it), but I know I have stainless steel. They took out a rib and fused it.
Anyway about a few months ago I started experiencing intense back pain, I have my good days and bad days and it's not constant, but it was enough to see a pain mgmt doctor. I saw a regular ortho surgeon, but I'm trying to set up an appt with Dr. Rex Marco in Houston. My ortho told me discs L4 and L5 below the rod are starting to curve really badly and I would probably need surgery to extend the rod. If that's the truth, I would rather talk to a scoliosis specialist and have him operate on my back, not thrilled with a regular ortho for some reason.
I've been through some of the threads here, seems like there are lots of nice people here I look forward to joining discussions.
Jenn
Back in 1993 I had fusion surgery, I'm not 100% sure if they used a Harrington Rod (honestly I was 17 and don't remember most of it), but I know I have stainless steel. They took out a rib and fused it.
Anyway about a few months ago I started experiencing intense back pain, I have my good days and bad days and it's not constant, but it was enough to see a pain mgmt doctor. I saw a regular ortho surgeon, but I'm trying to set up an appt with Dr. Rex Marco in Houston. My ortho told me discs L4 and L5 below the rod are starting to curve really badly and I would probably need surgery to extend the rod. If that's the truth, I would rather talk to a scoliosis specialist and have him operate on my back, not thrilled with a regular ortho for some reason.
I've been through some of the threads here, seems like there are lots of nice people here I look forward to joining discussions.
Jenn
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