Has anyone else had their rods removed after this amount of time? My rods were removed after 17 months to correct my 40-something curve to 20-something back in 1998. Now I recently had a free evaluation at a sports medical center at my gym, and the x-ray I saw looks just as bad as before my initial surgery. I'm worried that I have gotten worse and all the pain and recovery was for nothing! My doctor and parents assured me that now that i was fused, I could never get worse. but now I see people have had second and even third surgeries. Do I need to go back to an orthopedic? I haven't done that since 1998, and since moving out on my own a few years ago, I have no idea where my records are.
I'm pretty worried, and I would love to read and hear from people with similiar experiences, advice. thoughts, etc. Thanks for reading!
I'm pretty worried, and I would love to read and hear from people with similiar experiences, advice. thoughts, etc. Thanks for reading!
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