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Melissa
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Keep your raincoat on and let it roll off! Good luck with surgery!Age 56
Wore a Milwaukee Brace for 3 years in hs
Fused L4-S1 for high grade spondylolisthesis Jan '09 in Indy
Thoracic 68
Surgery Aug 31, 2010 T3 to L1
Dr Bridwell St Louis
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good luck with your surgery laurieKara
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Brace 4-15-05-5-25-06
Posterior Spinal Fusion 3-10-10
T4-L2
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I think people mean well, but are not educated about scoliosis. When they ask if I'm in pain and I tell them ,"No", they really think I'm nuts for electing to have this surgery. No one can believe that I can give up golf for a year. It's easy to second guess yourself, but I try to believe I'm doing the right thing.Karen
Surgery-Jan. 5, 2011-Dr. Lenke
Fusion T-4-sacrum-2 cages/5 osteotomies
70 degree thoracolumbar corrected to 25
Rib Hump-GONE!
Age-60 at the time of surgery
Now 66
Avid Golfer & Tap Dancer
Retired Kdgn. Teacher
See photobucket link for:
Video of my 1st Day of Golf Post-Op-3/02/12-Bradenton, FL
Before and After Picture of back 1/7/11
tap dancing picture at 10 mos. post op 11/11/11-I'm the one on the right.
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Thanks fellow forumers (someone else just used that term and I like it!) for YOUR 2 cents.
I was pretty upset when I wrote my post because some of my co-workers were just learning of my upcoming surgery on my last day at the office and were overwhelming me a bit with their comments. I work with a physician and even he was shocked at what I was doing...not in so many words but the look on his face. Yes, I think some of the people mean well and are trying to understand what/why I'm doing this. I almost felt like bending over in front of them and showing my back.
But like I told a friend of mine, no one knows what it's been like walking around in my shoes for the past 35+ years with this deformity and feeling like a turtle, hiding in my shell. Now the pain and losing the ability to do some of my favorite things like gardening has made me "fess up" to something that I've hidden so long. The secret it out and I feel some sense of relief about that.Laurie
Age 57
Posterior fusion w/thoracoplasty T2-L3 Oct 1, 2010
Thoracic curve corrected from 61* to 16*
Lumbar curve, unknown measurement
Disfiguring back hump GONE!!
Dr Munish Gupta
UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CAComment
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Laurie
I whold have done the same thing
because i had to tell my work that i was going to have spine surgeryKara
25
Brace 4-15-05-5-25-06
Posterior Spinal Fusion 3-10-10
T4-L2
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Best wishes, Laurie! I'll be thinking of you.
Evelynage 48
80* thoracolumbar; 40* thoracic
Reduced to ~16* thoracolumbar; ~0* thoracic
Surgery 3/14/12 with Dr. Lenke in St. Louis, T4 to S1 with pelvic fixation
Broken rods 12/1/19; scheduled for revision fusion L1-L3-4 with Dr. Lenke 2/4/2020
Not "confused" anymore, but don't know how to change my username.Comment
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Hi Laurie! OMG I can't believe your surgery date is already this close. I remember when you were months and months away. You will be in my thoughts all day on the 1st. I know you'll do great. Remember to call or email if you want to chat at all about recovery. It will all be worth it!
Blessings to you this week!
ShariShari - 55 years old
Pre-Surgery 62 degree thorasic curve with shifting.
Post op 13 degree curve.
Successful surgery 4/15/10, T3-L2 fused.
2nd surgery to reopen incision 10" to diagnose infection, 5/18/10
Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI - the late Dr. Harry Herkowitz
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Good Luck Laurie! OMG I can't believe your surgery date is already this close. I remember when you were months and months away. You will be in my thoughts all day on the 1st. I know you'll do great. Remember to call or email if you want to chat at all about recovery. It will all be worth it!
Blessings to you this week!
KaraKara
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Brace 4-15-05-5-25-06
Posterior Spinal Fusion 3-10-10
T4-L2
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