Originally posted by Christyne
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You don't necessarily need to blame yourself for needing those surgeries. My daughter-in-law had a custom fit brace that she faithfully wore for years. She said she felt it ruined her socially and she still has trauma from the experience. She still ended up needing surgery when she was 16. It was a much longer fusion than yours. My point is, there's no guarantee that the brace would have saved you from having surgery. There's just no way to tell for sure. We have bad backs. There's no cure. I think your dilemma comes from knowing you didn't give the brace a fair try. Milwaukee braces are notoriously the hardest braces to comply with. Please, don't beat yourself up over this. There are too many unknowns.
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