Wait till later???
One of the problems with waiting till later is that the vertebrae themselves become wedge shaped and the ribs becomes deformed and pointed under the prominent shoulder blade. My chest is still deformed from my childhood curve despite a thoracoplasty to reduce the deformity. I also lost lung tissue which will not come back and is scarred. Even though I got spectacular results from my surgery the damage to my lungs could not be undone only arrested. The breathing has been improved by curve reduction but I will always have significant restricted lung capacity. This is from curves in the (before surgery)range of:
30 cervical/80thoracic/40 lumbar.
The surgery itself can also result in restricted lung capacity because, with the anterior approach, the breathing muscles/nerves are cut--that's what the pulmonary doc told me pre-op.
Anyone who thinks that they always have the option of surgery "later" when it starts hurting is kidding thmselves if they think straighteing the curves will result in perfectly normal shaped ribs/spine and no internal damage.
Just my experience
One of the problems with waiting till later is that the vertebrae themselves become wedge shaped and the ribs becomes deformed and pointed under the prominent shoulder blade. My chest is still deformed from my childhood curve despite a thoracoplasty to reduce the deformity. I also lost lung tissue which will not come back and is scarred. Even though I got spectacular results from my surgery the damage to my lungs could not be undone only arrested. The breathing has been improved by curve reduction but I will always have significant restricted lung capacity. This is from curves in the (before surgery)range of:
30 cervical/80thoracic/40 lumbar.
The surgery itself can also result in restricted lung capacity because, with the anterior approach, the breathing muscles/nerves are cut--that's what the pulmonary doc told me pre-op.
Anyone who thinks that they always have the option of surgery "later" when it starts hurting is kidding thmselves if they think straighteing the curves will result in perfectly normal shaped ribs/spine and no internal damage.
Just my experience
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