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I was fifteen when I had a posterior spinal infusion at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital. I had been a patient there for two years prior to my surgery. The medical staff at the hospital were some of the...

When I first got diagnosed with scoliosis, the doctors basically presented me with two options: surgery or a brace. I was in taekwondo at the time and was really close to earning my black belt so I...

I was one of the lucky girls, I guess and didn't get my period the day after my surgery. The nurses even told me to prepare for it but it didn't come. While I didn't get it in the hospital, I got it...

I hope the same thing will happen to me when I return in six months. If my x-Ray shows that my curve hasn't changed since I've been out of the brace then I'll be done!!!!!!

Don't worry you are definitely not the only one who feels this way. I recently got a new brace and I hate it and I just want to get it out of my life! But i am glad to know that other girls are going...

well i got my first brace in 8th grade and that was really when i was starting to see all of my friends dating and getting to know boys and stuff. But at ten you should just stay on for the ride and...

Right? I might as well add you as a friend. Which I will do now :)

Good for you! I actually have an appointment for a new brace on New Year's Eve and the doctor told me that it'll be like breaking in a new pair of shoes and that it won't be the same as the one i...

I couldn't have said it better myself, BalletGirl77 :) what you said was so true. the only advice i can give is to wear your brace no matter how bad it may hurt or be uncomfortable. In the end, it...

Yeah and my doctor said that a brace does not stop the scoliosis but it keeps it from getting worse. So yeah i guess if you wear the brace like one should then your scoliosis shouldn't have changed...

i guess. nice observation. but i guess i got off my high horse and started to think less negatively of the situation. but hopefully my brace will be off by march and i resume my life without that...

It's just something that will, although it may not seem so, better ourselves for future events. If we're going through a hard time as adults then we'll remember the struggle and eventually the...

I know I will be out of my brace someday and I don't really think of it as a sentence or a punishment. I just think that it's an obstacle that I have to go through that will make me stronger. I think...

That's true. I mean I guess I shouldn't let my brace stop me from doing things that I want to do. And there are so many things I want to do! But no one's been making fun of me or anything but...

Well I really admire your bravery especially in the face of adverisity and i guess it's just hard for us as girls to go through wearing a brace. Every day at school I have to always be conscious of...

Yeah, I know that there are a few good guys out there. But I get kinda scared because I know how shallow some guys can be. But if he is really the one then he will be fully supportive of my scoliosis...

I guess with brace I can't help but wonder what a guy would do if i told him about the brace because i know a lot of guys are shallow. BUT despite all those shallow guys i know that there are some...

So I'm timid to date because even though my parents allow it, I'm worried if a guy won't accept my brace. Does anyone have a boyfriend with a brace and how did they react when you told them? Or does...

My trick with my brace is to always wear a t-shirt or some cute shirt with a hoodie or a coat in the winter. It doesnt show your straps and if you sit up straight can make it look really nice. I...

On special occasions at school where we get released early for holidays I don't wear it or if I want to be comfortable for final exams. But on the down side I do tend to get achy/sore. But I just...

I'm a sophmore in high school and have been wearing my brace since the second semester of my 8th grade year of middle school. At first, I was cool with it, I even felt comfortable about telling...