Originally posted by expatient
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20 Years old and they just found out i grew up with scoliosis
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35 y/old female from Montreal, Canada
Diagnosed with scoliosis(double major) at age 12, wore Boston brace 4 years at least 23 hours a day-curve progressed
Surgery age 26 for 60 degree curve in Oct. 1997 by Dr.Max Aebi-fused T5 to L2
Surgery age 28 for a hook removal in Feb. 1999 by Dr.Max Aebi-pain free for 5 years
Surgery age 34 in Dec.2005 for broken rod replacement, bigger screws and crosslinks added and pseudarthrosis(non union) by Dr. Jean Ouellet
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Originally posted by sweetness514Corrected how?
Here a video when my friend was treated. It is quite similar, but that Atlas part is not shown... I think I can find one video where that is included. Anyway here is this video (64MB), quite big!
www.joukoholma.com/Patient2.mpg
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Can't download either
At any rate, if this works it must be for people with small curves, and I don't think a person with such a big curve like myself(it used to be 60 degrees) would have had success getting corrected. Maybe it wasn't visible, but my hips were never uneven, I remember how the doctors were surprised by that.35 y/old female from Montreal, Canada
Diagnosed with scoliosis(double major) at age 12, wore Boston brace 4 years at least 23 hours a day-curve progressed
Surgery age 26 for 60 degree curve in Oct. 1997 by Dr.Max Aebi-fused T5 to L2
Surgery age 28 for a hook removal in Feb. 1999 by Dr.Max Aebi-pain free for 5 years
Surgery age 34 in Dec.2005 for broken rod replacement, bigger screws and crosslinks added and pseudarthrosis(non union) by Dr. Jean Ouellet
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Originally posted by katblackNot to sound rude, but your doctor sounds like an idiot.
You should tell your doctor you want to examine the x-rays yourself. Take them to another doctor.
I have a similar situation to yours, except I didn't find out about mine until I was 34, despite having complained of severe bouts of back pain for the past 7 years. Most doctors don't seem to give a damn about treating pain.28 degrees cervicothoracic, 34 degrees thoracolumbar, not diagnosed until age 34. Get yourself and your children screened early!
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