Hi.
I'm Chudi and I am new here to the forums. This is my first post and I don't really know what to put down. So, I guess I will tell a little about my background, and I hope things take off from here.
Im 19 and I have had scolosis for about 7 or 8 years now. Im not sure when it first started developing, but my family and I first recognized when I was about 14 and just starting high school. I was flat out scared when I first heard that I had scoliosis, and I can remember my mother crying right there in the doctor's office. What made it worse? He said I have no other options to treatment except surgery.
My mother would NOT have that, seeing as that I already have a sibling with scoliosis, and it was hard for him to adjust to life with it, so she didn't want that with me. At the same time, she didn't want surgery, so we went for bracing instead.
Long story short, I got the brace, and surprisingly, I went through a couple of them. I still have a big curve, and I'm living day to day now, with college and all.
If no one minds me asking, could anyone share how their experiences were when they found out they have scoliosis? Did you find anything your doctor did for you to be helpful? And finally, can anyone pass some advice along about how to deal with bracing? I know, it may be a dumb question, seeing that I had to wear a brace for years now, but I still worry about how it looks on me, and how helpful it really is.
Thanks a lot guys.
I'm Chudi and I am new here to the forums. This is my first post and I don't really know what to put down. So, I guess I will tell a little about my background, and I hope things take off from here.
Im 19 and I have had scolosis for about 7 or 8 years now. Im not sure when it first started developing, but my family and I first recognized when I was about 14 and just starting high school. I was flat out scared when I first heard that I had scoliosis, and I can remember my mother crying right there in the doctor's office. What made it worse? He said I have no other options to treatment except surgery.
My mother would NOT have that, seeing as that I already have a sibling with scoliosis, and it was hard for him to adjust to life with it, so she didn't want that with me. At the same time, she didn't want surgery, so we went for bracing instead.
Long story short, I got the brace, and surprisingly, I went through a couple of them. I still have a big curve, and I'm living day to day now, with college and all.
If no one minds me asking, could anyone share how their experiences were when they found out they have scoliosis? Did you find anything your doctor did for you to be helpful? And finally, can anyone pass some advice along about how to deal with bracing? I know, it may be a dumb question, seeing that I had to wear a brace for years now, but I still worry about how it looks on me, and how helpful it really is.
Thanks a lot guys.
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