Hello to everyone who has my same problem! I have been dealing with scoli since I was 10 years old. I had to wear a brace most of the day from age 10 until 15 (I am now 23 years old). As I got older, I decided that surgery was the best way to put an end to the progression of the curve. I thought it was the most logical thing to do because I was embarassed of my rib hump, and I didn't want any complications when I decided to have a child in the future.
When I had the surgery in December of 2002, the doctor decided to do a minimally invasive surgery that only left a scar around my right wing on my back. Surgery went great, but it was painful. On the day I was supposed to go home, one last x-ray read that the wires they used in my back and the fusion did not work and had unattached themselves from my vertebrae. That was the most horrible news. The next morning, I went in for emergency surgery. The doctor cut straight down my back, removed 5 tips of my ribs, fused my bones together, inserted two titanium rods and found that I had developed degenerative arthritis that wore away much of the padding between bones. For the next few months, I had the most severe aching pain I could ever imagine. I was on morphine for 3 months, along with other meds. Physical therapy was 3-4 times a week, but I still was in pain.
Now, I'm thinking about revision surgery because I have pain and discomfort constantly. I only take vioxx now, but it doesn't always stop the muscle spasms that cause my left leg to stop functioning. Also, at the top of my back where the tips of the rods end, they REALLY stick out. Before my surgery, I was embarassed to let anyone see my rib hump, now I have to worry about two things pertruding from my back. What should I do?
Someone please offer advice. Whether it be legal or personal advice about a revision.
Sincerely,
Lynn1980
When I had the surgery in December of 2002, the doctor decided to do a minimally invasive surgery that only left a scar around my right wing on my back. Surgery went great, but it was painful. On the day I was supposed to go home, one last x-ray read that the wires they used in my back and the fusion did not work and had unattached themselves from my vertebrae. That was the most horrible news. The next morning, I went in for emergency surgery. The doctor cut straight down my back, removed 5 tips of my ribs, fused my bones together, inserted two titanium rods and found that I had developed degenerative arthritis that wore away much of the padding between bones. For the next few months, I had the most severe aching pain I could ever imagine. I was on morphine for 3 months, along with other meds. Physical therapy was 3-4 times a week, but I still was in pain.
Now, I'm thinking about revision surgery because I have pain and discomfort constantly. I only take vioxx now, but it doesn't always stop the muscle spasms that cause my left leg to stop functioning. Also, at the top of my back where the tips of the rods end, they REALLY stick out. Before my surgery, I was embarassed to let anyone see my rib hump, now I have to worry about two things pertruding from my back. What should I do?
Someone please offer advice. Whether it be legal or personal advice about a revision.
Sincerely,
Lynn1980
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