hi everyone,
This is my first time ever online like this, but I loved this forum and already learned a lot from just reading the "threads". I'll just jump in as I have lots of questions that I believe the doctors just assume I know the answers. I probably was born with scoliosis, at least that is what my mom tells me. Anyway, I am now 54, a spine specialist informed me that I will need spinal fusion -- and my regular ortho told me that if I did not have it done I might end up paralyzed. I was told that I have a 48* lumbar and a 38* thoracic. All of this is still confusing, but I need to know this stuff because it will help me decide whether or not to go ahead with surgery. Has anyone been told they could wind up paralyzed with the degrees that I mentioned above?
This is my first time ever online like this, but I loved this forum and already learned a lot from just reading the "threads". I'll just jump in as I have lots of questions that I believe the doctors just assume I know the answers. I probably was born with scoliosis, at least that is what my mom tells me. Anyway, I am now 54, a spine specialist informed me that I will need spinal fusion -- and my regular ortho told me that if I did not have it done I might end up paralyzed. I was told that I have a 48* lumbar and a 38* thoracic. All of this is still confusing, but I need to know this stuff because it will help me decide whether or not to go ahead with surgery. Has anyone been told they could wind up paralyzed with the degrees that I mentioned above?
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