Hi. this is my first time here, so let me give a little info.
Im a 21 year old guy. i have about a 40 degree curve in my spine. it was first noticed when i was probably 11 or so. it didnt start to really bother me till i was about 16/17. i've only had 1 form of treatment and that was a fluke chiropractic therapy. it didnt seem like it was helping because i was still in pain, so i stopped going.
my scoliosis is affecting my self esteem and self image. everytime i bend over, there is a hump on my back. i get nervous about bending over in public. my hips are uneven, my shoulders are uneven, and im only about 5'4 in height. i believe its due to my spine being curved. whenever i stand, im hunched over. whenever i sit, im hunched over. i dont want a hunched over back anymore. another thing is, im afraid to have a girlfriend because i dont want her to see my messed up back and then think im some kind of freak.
i dont have medical insurance yet, but when i do, i plan on having surgery. i really want my back to be corrected. i dont want to be 40 years old, have a hunched over back and still stand at 5'4. its making my self esteem really low and i just want to be normal. if i have sugery, not only will it make me feel better about myself, but hopefully it will help me grow taller and have a normal looking back/body.
i have some questions for the people that have had surgery......
What do they do to correct the curve in the spine?
Is there alot of pain of surgery?
Does surgery help you live a normal life and help your life/self esteem improve?
is there any complications years after surgery?
i cant think of any other questions right now. last night, i was reading some websites about scoliosis and just thinking about my back problem made me cry and feel sorry for myself. and then i got really teary thinking about if i have surgery, my life would completely change because i will no longer have to be self concious about it or i wont have to worry about people saying bad things about me because of my back.
having surgery would be the best thing that would ever happy to me. it would make me feel so better about myself.
is there another forms of therapy that are non-surgical and that actually work to correct the curve or is surgery that only sure thing to correct it?
well. i look forward to hear what y'all have to say. thank you for allowing me to open my heart and tell alittle about me. i really hope to have surgery sometime in the near future and improve my life.
Im a 21 year old guy. i have about a 40 degree curve in my spine. it was first noticed when i was probably 11 or so. it didnt start to really bother me till i was about 16/17. i've only had 1 form of treatment and that was a fluke chiropractic therapy. it didnt seem like it was helping because i was still in pain, so i stopped going.
my scoliosis is affecting my self esteem and self image. everytime i bend over, there is a hump on my back. i get nervous about bending over in public. my hips are uneven, my shoulders are uneven, and im only about 5'4 in height. i believe its due to my spine being curved. whenever i stand, im hunched over. whenever i sit, im hunched over. i dont want a hunched over back anymore. another thing is, im afraid to have a girlfriend because i dont want her to see my messed up back and then think im some kind of freak.
i dont have medical insurance yet, but when i do, i plan on having surgery. i really want my back to be corrected. i dont want to be 40 years old, have a hunched over back and still stand at 5'4. its making my self esteem really low and i just want to be normal. if i have sugery, not only will it make me feel better about myself, but hopefully it will help me grow taller and have a normal looking back/body.
i have some questions for the people that have had surgery......
What do they do to correct the curve in the spine?
Is there alot of pain of surgery?
Does surgery help you live a normal life and help your life/self esteem improve?
is there any complications years after surgery?
i cant think of any other questions right now. last night, i was reading some websites about scoliosis and just thinking about my back problem made me cry and feel sorry for myself. and then i got really teary thinking about if i have surgery, my life would completely change because i will no longer have to be self concious about it or i wont have to worry about people saying bad things about me because of my back.
having surgery would be the best thing that would ever happy to me. it would make me feel so better about myself.
is there another forms of therapy that are non-surgical and that actually work to correct the curve or is surgery that only sure thing to correct it?
well. i look forward to hear what y'all have to say. thank you for allowing me to open my heart and tell alittle about me. i really hope to have surgery sometime in the near future and improve my life.
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