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Amy, I'm back.
Nice to return to a psychological normality, with all that has happened. I was bird watching in Cape May, NJ which is rated #1 in North America, and contributed by identifying the "storkus maximus" in takeoff through a crappy pair of binoculars. I know nothing about birds, but you have to start somewhere. At least a few bird biologists got a kick out of that. Yeah, I know, its extremely geeky. LOL
Lori,
People experience pain differently. When I broke my shoulder 10 days before my scoli surgeries, I had so much back pain that I didn’t even go to the hospital for my shoulder. My humeral head was shattered, snapped another bone, and almost completely ripped off my supraspinatus. It was a high speed ski crash.
Quantifying pain is difficult. Only you will know what you can handle and making the decision on scoliosis surgery is so difficult when pain does not influence your decision. It is best to have a few scoliosis surgeons come up with a similar plan....nice to have them concur with one another on methods.
There is also the option of not making a decision which many people do which is fine. If ones curves are large, and progressing at an older age, then more thought is needed before ones surgical timeframe is up. Defining that surgical timeframe is difficult because we are all different. Having "dated" x-rays and cts, (burned to disc is best) to have in your possession is of high value since these records are the only way to prove progression. I wouldn’t ask for a ct just for the record, but if the surgeon wants one done, get that copy. Your scoliosis surgeon is the most qualified to make surgical timeframe decisions, but its your call.
Please remember that scoliosis surgery is serious business and complications can and do occur. We need to be aware, communicate, and understand to be mentally prepared.
Ed
Nice to return to a psychological normality, with all that has happened. I was bird watching in Cape May, NJ which is rated #1 in North America, and contributed by identifying the "storkus maximus" in takeoff through a crappy pair of binoculars. I know nothing about birds, but you have to start somewhere. At least a few bird biologists got a kick out of that. Yeah, I know, its extremely geeky. LOL
Lori,
People experience pain differently. When I broke my shoulder 10 days before my scoli surgeries, I had so much back pain that I didn’t even go to the hospital for my shoulder. My humeral head was shattered, snapped another bone, and almost completely ripped off my supraspinatus. It was a high speed ski crash.
Quantifying pain is difficult. Only you will know what you can handle and making the decision on scoliosis surgery is so difficult when pain does not influence your decision. It is best to have a few scoliosis surgeons come up with a similar plan....nice to have them concur with one another on methods.
There is also the option of not making a decision which many people do which is fine. If ones curves are large, and progressing at an older age, then more thought is needed before ones surgical timeframe is up. Defining that surgical timeframe is difficult because we are all different. Having "dated" x-rays and cts, (burned to disc is best) to have in your possession is of high value since these records are the only way to prove progression. I wouldn’t ask for a ct just for the record, but if the surgeon wants one done, get that copy. Your scoliosis surgeon is the most qualified to make surgical timeframe decisions, but its your call.
Please remember that scoliosis surgery is serious business and complications can and do occur. We need to be aware, communicate, and understand to be mentally prepared.
Ed
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