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A very special day Kara! Congratulations. JanetJanet
61 years old--57 for surgery
Diagnosed in 1965 at age of 13--no brace
Thoracic Curve: 96 degrees to 35 degrees
Lumbar Curve: 63 degrees to 5 degrees
Surgery with Dr. Lenke in St. Louis--March 30, 2009
T-2 to Pelvis, and hopefully all posterior procedure.
All was posterior along with 2 cages and 6 osteotomies.
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What a special day for you, Kara! Congratulations. JanetJanet
61 years old--57 for surgery
Diagnosed in 1965 at age of 13--no brace
Thoracic Curve: 96 degrees to 35 degrees
Lumbar Curve: 63 degrees to 5 degrees
Surgery with Dr. Lenke in St. Louis--March 30, 2009
T-2 to Pelvis, and hopefully all posterior procedure.
All was posterior along with 2 cages and 6 osteotomies.
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Yes, Kara-- that's a great picture! And then I got to see you are in Ukiah-- at least your school is. That is a beautiful area. I grew up in California (before coming to Indiana)-- in Yuba City. I went to school at Humboldt State University, up in the Redwoods, so would often travel quite near Ukiah, and then go up the coast highway on my big 5-6 hour trip... We have a friend in Willits. Now I can picture you just a little better-- you AND your surroundings. Congratulations on a job well done! (big smile!)71 and plugging along... but having some problems
2007 52° w/ severe lumbar stenosis & L2L3 lateral listhesis (side shift)
5/4/07 posterior fusion T2-L4 w/ laminectomies and osteotomies @L2L3, L3L4
Dr. Kim Hammerberg, Rush Univ. Medical Center in Chicago
Corrected to 15°
CMT (type 2) DX in 2014, progressing
10/2018 x-rays - spondylolisthesis at L4/L5 - Dr. DeWald is monitoring
Click to view my pics: pics of scoli x-rays digital x-rays, and pics of me
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That's what is fun about pictures, Kara. I was so surprised to see it said Ukiah in the picture! I knew you went to Dr. Gupta in Davis, which is just about 40 miles from my home town... a small world! But here I am, living in Indiana since 1975. CA still feels like home to me though, since I was there my first 25 years. There's something about those first years! And Humboldt State was a wonderful place-- in the redwoods, on the coast, just 80 miles south of the Oregon border... (am I making some of you drool?) It's one of the California State Universities. (smile) -- famous for its Natural Resources department-- and believe it or not, my major was in wildlife management. Ahhh, the wildlife. Ha ha. Red Skelton had some good jokes about it, back in the day. Totally not PC.
But back to your picture-- we are all so very proud of you! A very major accomplishment for a very dear person!71 and plugging along... but having some problems
2007 52° w/ severe lumbar stenosis & L2L3 lateral listhesis (side shift)
5/4/07 posterior fusion T2-L4 w/ laminectomies and osteotomies @L2L3, L3L4
Dr. Kim Hammerberg, Rush Univ. Medical Center in Chicago
Corrected to 15°
CMT (type 2) DX in 2014, progressing
10/2018 x-rays - spondylolisthesis at L4/L5 - Dr. DeWald is monitoring
Click to view my pics: pics of scoli x-rays digital x-rays, and pics of me
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Hi Kara,
Congratulations and thanks for sharing the photos! I love seeing you on your special day.
I hope you had a nice dinner out to celebrate.
Fondly,Gayle, age 50
Oct 2010 fusion T8-sacrum w/ pelvic fixation
Feb 2012 lumbar revision for broken rods @ L2-3-4
Sept 2015 major lumbar A/P revision for broken rods @ L5-S1
mom of Leah, 15 y/o, Diagnosed '08 with 26* T JIS (age 6)
2010 VBS Dr Luhmann Shriners St Louis
2017 curves stable/skeletely mature
also mom of Torrey, 12 y/o son, 16* T, stable
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Originally posted by Susie*Bee View PostThat's what is fun about pictures, Kara. I was so surprised to see it said Ukiah in the picture! I knew you went to Dr. Gupta in Davis, which is just about 40 miles from my home town... a small world! But here I am, living in Indiana since 1975. CA still feels like home to me though, since I was there my first 25 years. There's something about those first years! And Humboldt State was a wonderful place-- in the redwoods, on the coast, just 80 miles south of the Oregon border... (am I making some of you drool?) It's one of the California State Universities. (smile) -- famous for its Natural Resources department-- and believe it or not, my major was in wildlife management. Ahhh, the wildlife. Ha ha. Red Skelton had some good jokes about it, back in the day. Totally not PC.
But back to your picture-- we are all so very proud of you! A very major accomplishment for a very dear person!
MelissaMelissa
Fused from C2 - sacrum 7/2011
April 21, 2020- another broken rod surgery
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