Howdy all.
I'm a 34 year old male from Austin, Texas. I've been lurking on these forums for a little while, but with the impending date of my surgery fast approaching, I thought I would sign on and share my experiences.
The most interesting thing about my situation is that I am not in and haven't been in any real pain. This made learning that I had scoliosis in '99 quite a shock. My doc at the time reccomended surgery, but said since I wasn't hurting, I could wait. Not being a fan of invasive procedures, not to mention a little freaked-out, I chose the latter. In '05 I figured I ought to see what was going on with my back, so I met with another highly respected doctor. I found out the curves had been increasing about 1 degree a year. The doc suggested that since the curves were increasing and would likely continue to, I should have the corrective surgery. Even though I still wasn't experiencing any real discomfort, he said it was only a matter of time. I agreed, thinking that recovering from this would be easier at 34 than 54. Since then I've had an MRI (definitely NOT for claustrophobics), a discogram (not pleasant, but not nearly as bad as I'd anticipated), and have set aside 2 pints of blood with one more pint ot go.
These forums have been an invaluable resource for me and I hope to be able to return the favor to others. Thanks!
I'm a 34 year old male from Austin, Texas. I've been lurking on these forums for a little while, but with the impending date of my surgery fast approaching, I thought I would sign on and share my experiences.
The most interesting thing about my situation is that I am not in and haven't been in any real pain. This made learning that I had scoliosis in '99 quite a shock. My doc at the time reccomended surgery, but said since I wasn't hurting, I could wait. Not being a fan of invasive procedures, not to mention a little freaked-out, I chose the latter. In '05 I figured I ought to see what was going on with my back, so I met with another highly respected doctor. I found out the curves had been increasing about 1 degree a year. The doc suggested that since the curves were increasing and would likely continue to, I should have the corrective surgery. Even though I still wasn't experiencing any real discomfort, he said it was only a matter of time. I agreed, thinking that recovering from this would be easier at 34 than 54. Since then I've had an MRI (definitely NOT for claustrophobics), a discogram (not pleasant, but not nearly as bad as I'd anticipated), and have set aside 2 pints of blood with one more pint ot go.
These forums have been an invaluable resource for me and I hope to be able to return the favor to others. Thanks!
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