Hi all,
I am a new user to this forum. My boyfriend was looking around at scoliosis so that he could have a better understanding and try to have me look at them as well however, i've been trying to avoid the subject even though i'm scared to death! he had mentioned this site so i signed up. here's my story
i was diagnosed with scoliosis when i was in 5th grade and had a testing at school. we went to a doctor and i was put into a brace. it was so uncomfortable and i eventually grew out of it. i have moved several times and each time i went to a doctor either i was to young, to old, or they couldnt do anything with the curvature at the time, either it was to big or not big enough for them to act on. in 5th grade it was 20*. i recently found a doctor at vanderbuilt. i use to see Dr. Greene until he retired. now my Dr. is Dr. Mencio. I now have to have surgery. i have a curve between 50 and 58* i'm in no pain at all right now. My surgery is May 14th, at 8:00am. i'm very scared. i've never had any type of surgery, or even broken a bone. is there anything i can do to lessen the worry?? how can i get more prepared for this big operation, that i have been putting off for about 2 years? i am now 19 and attend college and i have never been so scared in my life!
thank you for all who read and respond ahead of time!
-Brittany
I am a new user to this forum. My boyfriend was looking around at scoliosis so that he could have a better understanding and try to have me look at them as well however, i've been trying to avoid the subject even though i'm scared to death! he had mentioned this site so i signed up. here's my story
i was diagnosed with scoliosis when i was in 5th grade and had a testing at school. we went to a doctor and i was put into a brace. it was so uncomfortable and i eventually grew out of it. i have moved several times and each time i went to a doctor either i was to young, to old, or they couldnt do anything with the curvature at the time, either it was to big or not big enough for them to act on. in 5th grade it was 20*. i recently found a doctor at vanderbuilt. i use to see Dr. Greene until he retired. now my Dr. is Dr. Mencio. I now have to have surgery. i have a curve between 50 and 58* i'm in no pain at all right now. My surgery is May 14th, at 8:00am. i'm very scared. i've never had any type of surgery, or even broken a bone. is there anything i can do to lessen the worry?? how can i get more prepared for this big operation, that i have been putting off for about 2 years? i am now 19 and attend college and i have never been so scared in my life!
thank you for all who read and respond ahead of time!
-Brittany
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