I have had scoliosis since I was in elementary school. I am now 28. I wore a brace from age 9 - 17 and have been out of the brace since. My curves have progressed (I believe both are somewhere in the 60 degree range).
I had always shunned the idea of surgury. Afterall I didn't go through the torture of the brace for nothing. In the last year I have noticed more pain, especially in the hip area. The doctor tell me that I have adapted really well to the curve and would only tell me to have surgury when and if I was in a lot of pain and it was restricting my activities.
At what point is too much pain? I feel like I have had mild pain for a while?
For those of you who have had surgury what is life like afterwards? I am an active sailor and hiker....will having metal rods in my back prevent me from doing the things I love?
I had always shunned the idea of surgury. Afterall I didn't go through the torture of the brace for nothing. In the last year I have noticed more pain, especially in the hip area. The doctor tell me that I have adapted really well to the curve and would only tell me to have surgury when and if I was in a lot of pain and it was restricting my activities.
At what point is too much pain? I feel like I have had mild pain for a while?
For those of you who have had surgury what is life like afterwards? I am an active sailor and hiker....will having metal rods in my back prevent me from doing the things I love?
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