Hello All
Just looking for a little guidance. I had my surgery almost 30 years ago at the age of 13. I had a fusion and herrington rods but did not get a terrific correction-the thoracic curve was 78 prior to surgery with some wicked rotation and it was reduced to 40, the lumbar spine was around 35 and it was straighted like a ruler. By my late teens I had herniated 4 discs in the L spine which I had disolved by chimopapin injection...hellish recovery but eventually I recovered and had 3 kids and carried on. I've always had lower back pain but this winter the pain and spasms just worsened to the point that I realized that something must have changed. I had the local orthopod have a look and his response was..."well, you've degenerated. I don't know what the hell to do with you." I've gone from being a person who works full time, strength trains and performs community theatre to someone taking T3's and calling sick to work. I'm not coping but the idea of surgery terrifies me. I'm afraid I'll loose whats left of my mobility. I am scared and unsure.
Just looking for a little guidance. I had my surgery almost 30 years ago at the age of 13. I had a fusion and herrington rods but did not get a terrific correction-the thoracic curve was 78 prior to surgery with some wicked rotation and it was reduced to 40, the lumbar spine was around 35 and it was straighted like a ruler. By my late teens I had herniated 4 discs in the L spine which I had disolved by chimopapin injection...hellish recovery but eventually I recovered and had 3 kids and carried on. I've always had lower back pain but this winter the pain and spasms just worsened to the point that I realized that something must have changed. I had the local orthopod have a look and his response was..."well, you've degenerated. I don't know what the hell to do with you." I've gone from being a person who works full time, strength trains and performs community theatre to someone taking T3's and calling sick to work. I'm not coping but the idea of surgery terrifies me. I'm afraid I'll loose whats left of my mobility. I am scared and unsure.
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