Well, tomorrow is the day! Friday is the posterior part unless I'm too miserable and then it will be next Monday. Wish me luck and please say a prayer. Krysi
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I've survived! Barely....was in ICU for a bit but lived too tell about it.
Ginger- A thorocoplasty will take a rib and you will wake up with a chest tube. I did they said it would be in four days but I whined enough about
wanting it out, that they took it out the next day.
As far a the details of the THREE surgeries I endured, I will post later because I just now have the strength to sit here and type for a few minutes and my mind is still very foggy. I lost 6 out of 7 pints of blood in surgery one and three so I have a long way to go yet. Give me a few more days girls and I'll tell you all about it. Krysi
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we're all thinking of you. Glad to hear you made it to the other side. REST and get back to us when you can.
Sharon2 60* curves, DDD, left trunk shift, some rotation, rib and lumbar humps, annular tear at L5-S1
surgery 5/08 planning fusion T3 or T4 to sacrum with iliac fixation
Dr. Anderson at Rothman Institute
5/16/08 ALIF L1-L5
5/23/08 fused T2-sacrum w/fixation and I'm all Titanium
6/4/08 open all back up to clean out for Staph infection
(left open with just clear dressing)
6/6/08 recleaned and closed
3/30/2012 revision planned, broken rod and removal of iliac bolts
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Hi Krysi,
I am glad to hear you made it through--sorry it was so rough. Take good care of yourself, and rest up. We will be here when you feel stronger.
GayleGayle, age 50
Oct 2010 fusion T8-sacrum w/ pelvic fixation
Feb 2012 lumbar revision for broken rods @ L2-3-4
Sept 2015 major lumbar A/P revision for broken rods @ L5-S1
mom of Leah, 15 y/o, Diagnosed '08 with 26* T JIS (age 6)
2010 VBS Dr Luhmann Shriners St Louis
2017 curves stable/skeletely mature
also mom of Torrey, 12 y/o son, 16* T, stable
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Hi Krysi,
Glad your surgery went well. I'm nearly 6 months post revision, and can say that it gets better! (duh) I look forward to hearing the progress reports1994 curve at age 13, 70 degrees, untreated
2000 Anterior fusion with instrumentation T9-L2, corrected to 36 degrees, 14 degree angle between fused and un-fused thoracic spine.
2007 26 degrees junctional scoliosis
Revision surgery, 6th December 2007 T4 to L3, Posterior approach.
msandham.blogspot.com
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Yay, Krysi! That is great news that you're feeling well enough to tackle jobs like that-- catching up on email can be a daunting task, depending on how much there is... Just remember your #! job is taking care of yourself. I'm looking forward to your post -- hearing all about your unique story-- and all the bumps in the road you had! Take care! Susie71 and plugging along... but having some problems
2007 52° w/ severe lumbar stenosis & L2L3 lateral listhesis (side shift)
5/4/07 posterior fusion T2-L4 w/ laminectomies and osteotomies @L2L3, L3L4
Dr. Kim Hammerberg, Rush Univ. Medical Center in Chicago
Corrected to 15°
CMT (type 2) DX in 2014, progressing
10/2018 x-rays - spondylolisthesis at L4/L5 - Dr. DeWald is monitoring
Click to view my pics: pics of scoli x-rays digital x-rays, and pics of me
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