I'm a 22 year old male and I have mild scoliosis (an S curve with the worst curve being 25 degrees). I recently went to an ortho doctor to get checked out to see if I could do anything about it, but the doctor told me I was too old for bracing and my scoliosis wasn't bad enough for surgery in his opinion.
My scoliosis doesn't cause me any pain, just discomfort. It has deformed my rib cage so much that I'm extremely self concious about it and my ribs feel like they're trying to tear through my skin when I stand up straight. Also, It's nearly impossible for me to gain muscle on most of my left torso (I'm not entirely sure how this works) and I work out 3 times a week so I look a little odd with one side bigger than the other when I have my shirt off. I started working out simply because I wanted to hide my rib deformity.
I do admit that I really want to be treated mainly because of the cosmetic issue but my doctor told me my spine wasn't going to go anywhere and I should just go live my life.
Should I go get a second opinion or is every doctor going to tell me the same thing? Is there a treatment option that I'm just not seeing? All I can think of is surgery and that seems a bit extreme, but I'd do it, that's just how much it bothers me.
My scoliosis doesn't cause me any pain, just discomfort. It has deformed my rib cage so much that I'm extremely self concious about it and my ribs feel like they're trying to tear through my skin when I stand up straight. Also, It's nearly impossible for me to gain muscle on most of my left torso (I'm not entirely sure how this works) and I work out 3 times a week so I look a little odd with one side bigger than the other when I have my shirt off. I started working out simply because I wanted to hide my rib deformity.
I do admit that I really want to be treated mainly because of the cosmetic issue but my doctor told me my spine wasn't going to go anywhere and I should just go live my life.
Should I go get a second opinion or is every doctor going to tell me the same thing? Is there a treatment option that I'm just not seeing? All I can think of is surgery and that seems a bit extreme, but I'd do it, that's just how much it bothers me.
Comment