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I need your experience and thoughts plz..

Its still 5th day and i m in lot of pain! Almost most of the time i m laying in the hospital's bed.

When i sit and I m ready to stand up and walk i...

An hour ago i made my first sitting and my first steps. It was really really painfull. I felt like i was carrying a bag with irons on my back.. After my first steps they change my cover and there...

Congrats Kara you are doing just fine!

I hope in 3 years post op I'll be as well as you doing!

Hi its 4:00 am. The first day gone and I'm in a lot of pain the whole day.

The surgery's duration was 6 and a half hours from T5 to L2 or L3 (I dont remember cause i was so drugged). I'll ask him...

Good morning guys! Its 6:40 am and my nurses already gave me 2 sedative pills (1 last night and 1 now) they also put me in a natural serum.. They also gave me some "clothes" to put on before i m...

Anesthetist just examined me. And asked me how many "bottles" of blood i have given already.. He told me he may need 10 "bottles" just in case of bleeding.

My surgeon and his assistant just came...

So, Its 10:40 am, I'm in hospital and I already have made some check ups:

- x-ray
- blood
- cardiogram and talk to my cardiology.

I'm still waiting for my surgeon.

Thank you guys you remembered me! Appreciate it!

Yes.. I'm already in Athens 4 days now. Tomorrow 9am (8 hours more) I'm getting in Hospital to do my pre-op tests/check ups. I've been already told...

Good that you are happy!

But i don't understand some things, as:

Why you aren't allowed to run?
Regarding to slightly wonky gait.. You already had that before surgery or u gained it after? Why...

Love watching scoliosis stories of others. I have watched many many videos.

Keep the good work up!

Happy Birthday Girl! : )

Thanks all!

Yes i did know that links and Linda's Site. They are already in my bookmarks! I appreaciate it Ed.

If you have any other usefull links or infos, i'll be very thankfull to tell me!

So yup.. My surgery is on my Birthday 12th of March! Its officially booked today.

Also i asked my surgeon's secretary to record my whole surgery/procedure on video. She told me that they usually...

Good luck Maggie! Wish you best results and have a nice and quick recovery!

Hi, I m Spyros from topic: http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/showthread.php?14018-Alternative-to-surgery-Chiropractor

So i talked to my surgeon and his secretary and they answered my questions I...

I have already asked my surgeon about that and we will check it before surgery.

Thanks rkochis!

Thanks that you made that effort for me.

I have already noticed it and i was like '0o sh1t'. But right after i checked in my original x-rays, I observed that it was wrong the shot of the photo. ...

Thanks Ed for the helpful site.

So, in your opinion which is the best method for the fusion material to have? Autograft? Allograft? or BMP?

Probably only from back, yes.

I m sending an email to doctor tomorrow, to ask many things i have on my mind. I just wanna figure it out how i ll ask the thing with the fusion material :P

Btw...

0o Thanks for searching to old topics and find that image for me! It couldn't be better so as i understand it!

I have researched info for scoliosis surgery and i have read many many stories of...

Thanks Jennifer!

Now seems i understood the difference between these. But I still dont understand why they need a fusion material (bone)?

Guess what... My surgery is also in 3 weeks!

Don't worry Maggie.. You have time to feel better until you surgery!

Wish you the bests.

Ed, Yes i m having my operation in Athens, thats why i wanna ask about when i ll be able to flight back home.



I dont understand anything from what you just said :P

What exactly is autograft...

I dont think i have a shorter leg, my steps are perfect. I think if i had a issue like that i would have noticed it. But i will mention that case to my surgeon as well.

Thanks for interesting.

Well, may you people have some questions to email them to my surgeon and get answers? some people here in forum are more experienced than me and they already were through all that.. So they know what...