Hi,
I am new to the forum and would love any advice that I can get. My mother has struggled with scoliosis her entire life. She is now 52 years old and on the verge hof planning her surgery. Her curvature is about 65 degrees at this point and her specialist claims that it has increased 8 degrees in just two years. After all this time she has decided that it is necessary to have the spinal cord fusion surgery. In my attempt to get as much information for her as possible I have been looking at forums for information about people her age who have had this surgery. What I have found has been unsettling. It seems that everyone has had bad experiences and that one surgery never seems to cut it. I am hearing lots of stories of multiple surgeries, broken rods, and extreme pain. I don't know how to advise my my mother to proceed. I would greatly appreciate any advice or personal stories that people could provide me with. Thank you so much to anyone who can help
I am new to the forum and would love any advice that I can get. My mother has struggled with scoliosis her entire life. She is now 52 years old and on the verge hof planning her surgery. Her curvature is about 65 degrees at this point and her specialist claims that it has increased 8 degrees in just two years. After all this time she has decided that it is necessary to have the spinal cord fusion surgery. In my attempt to get as much information for her as possible I have been looking at forums for information about people her age who have had this surgery. What I have found has been unsettling. It seems that everyone has had bad experiences and that one surgery never seems to cut it. I am hearing lots of stories of multiple surgeries, broken rods, and extreme pain. I don't know how to advise my my mother to proceed. I would greatly appreciate any advice or personal stories that people could provide me with. Thank you so much to anyone who can help
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