I didn't know where to post this so I'll start here. My oldest DD had her check up last month and at 20yrs old is now in the surgery range. Surgeron said T-3 -> L-3 will be fused. She has the same curve as her sister who was fused Feb'10, but has Kyphosis that he will address with this surgery, therefore a higher fusion will be done.
Now my question... Has anyone had to deal with a leg length discrepancy along with scoliosis? She has been monitored for her Scoli since 2007, and this Dr is the first to mention this issue.
Dr's measurment is a difference of 2cm, and feels this needs to be addressed so it will not cause futher problems with the unfused spine. He said we could fix this with adding bone (rods in femor) or removing bone. Of course a shoe lift seems the best option from a Mom perspective, but she has had one for about nine months and doesn't use it. Guess flip flop weather doesn't help, but states that all the lifts she has tried hurt her feet.
She is having fusion surgery in November - I'm not sure if he wants to do both at that time. I don't because I remember the early days from the last fusion, and can't imagine dealing with both back and leg.
I know this is a scoli site, but wanted to see if anyone has dealt with this along with Scoliosis. If anyone knows where I can gather info on this please let me know - my searches are not turning much up.
Thanks
Dee
Now my question... Has anyone had to deal with a leg length discrepancy along with scoliosis? She has been monitored for her Scoli since 2007, and this Dr is the first to mention this issue.
Dr's measurment is a difference of 2cm, and feels this needs to be addressed so it will not cause futher problems with the unfused spine. He said we could fix this with adding bone (rods in femor) or removing bone. Of course a shoe lift seems the best option from a Mom perspective, but she has had one for about nine months and doesn't use it. Guess flip flop weather doesn't help, but states that all the lifts she has tried hurt her feet.
She is having fusion surgery in November - I'm not sure if he wants to do both at that time. I don't because I remember the early days from the last fusion, and can't imagine dealing with both back and leg.
I know this is a scoli site, but wanted to see if anyone has dealt with this along with Scoliosis. If anyone knows where I can gather info on this please let me know - my searches are not turning much up.
Thanks
Dee
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