hey everyone as of tommrrow i'm going to be 1 1/2 years post-op. I just want to thank everyone here for the support you guys gave me. I been feeling great shince my scoliosis fusion surgery
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1 1/2 years postop
hey everyone as of tommrrow i'm going to be 1 1/2 years post-op. I just want to thank everyone here for the support you guys gave me. I been feeling great shince my scoliosis fusion surgery
Kara
25
Brace 4-15-05-5-25-06
Posterior Spinal Fusion 3-10-10
T4-L2
Before 50T
After 20T
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Good to hear! Congratulations Kara.
Surgery March 3, 2009 at almost 58, now 63.
Dr. Askin, Brisbane, Australia
T4-Pelvis, Posterior only
Osteotomies and Laminectomies
Was 68 degrees, now 22 and pain free
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that's great, Kara
glad you are doing well...
jess
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Glad to hear that you are feeling well
Melissa
Melissa
Fused from C2 - sacrum 7/2011
April 21, 2020- another broken rod surgery
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Congrats! I'm wondering if these anniversaries will ever stop being exciting as time goes on. Probably not. : )
Katie
My blog: http://scoliosis-braceyourself.blogspot.com/
My video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NG9hMohsU0
5 Boston back braces
Spinal fusion- Nov. 17, 2009, senior year of high school
52 and 57 degrees pre-surgery, 22 and 20 degrees post-surgery
Dr. Kim Hammerberg, Shriners Children's Hospital, Chicago
Back into volleyball and music as a senior in college!
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congratulations!
Billy
32 year old male from UK
Fused at 25yrs
62 degree thoratic curve
45 degree lumbar curve
Fused T3-L1 on 3rd Jan 2012
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Kara
You have done quite well.
You seemed more worried about the Oral surgeon..... That’s ok, they can make you a little jumpy also. he he
Now that these things are in the past, you can see that most of the worrying was for nothing.
Ed
49 yr old male, now 63, the new 64...
Pre surgery curves T70,L70
ALIF/PSA T2-Pelvis 01/29/08, 01/31/08 7" pelvic anchors BMP
Dr Brett Menmuir St Marys Hospital Reno,Nevada
Bending and twisting pics after full fusion
http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/showt...on.&highlight=
My x-rays
http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/attac...2&d=1228779214
http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/attac...3&d=1228779258
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Ed there a story behide that. my dentist who refer me to the oral surgeon whouldn't give me anitbioics for my wisdom teeth removel surgery. I changed over to a differnt dentist who happens to be his boss.
Kara
25
Brace 4-15-05-5-25-06
Posterior Spinal Fusion 3-10-10
T4-L2
Before 50T
After 20T
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Congrats! Glad you're doing so well!!! =)
Rebecca
Age: 28
Dx w/ scoli @ age 12 S curves T-40* L-42*
wore night bending brace as teenager
Curves changed to 50's plus or minus
herniated disc L2-3, Discectomy October 2007
fusion L2-3 November 2008
Revision L2-3 Fusion, Removal of hardware August 2009
Curves measuring 52 T&L September 2010
Fused T4-L4, all posterior December 27th 2010
gained almost two inches in height
Before and After Exterior
Before and After X-rays
My blog: http://herscoliosisjourney.blogspot.com/
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Congratulations on doing so well!
Karen
Surgery-Jan. 5, 2011-Dr. Lenke
Fusion T-4-sacrum-2 cages/5 osteotomies
70 degree thoracolumbar corrected to 25
Rib Hump-GONE!
Age-60 at the time of surgery
Now 66
Avid Golfer & Tap Dancer
Retired Kdgn. Teacher
See photobucket link for:
Video of my 1st Day of Golf Post-Op-3/02/12-Bradenton, FL
Before and After Picture of back 1/7/11
tap dancing picture at 10 mos. post op 11/11/11-I'm the one on the right.
http://s1119.photobucket.com/albums/k630/pottoff2/
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That's great that you are feeling so well Kara! My time goes by so quickly.
Son 14 y/o diagnosed January 20th. 2011 with 110* Curve
Halo Traction & 1st. surgery on March 22nd. 2011
Spinal Fusion on April 19th. 2011
Dr. Krajbich @ Shriners Childrens Hospital, Portland Oregon
http://tinyurl.com/Elias-Before
http://tinyurl.com/Elias-After
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Kara that's great!
Sharon
Sharon, mother of identical twin girls with scoliosis
No island of sanity.
Question: What do you call alternative medicine that works?
Answer: Medicine
"We are all African."
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Thank you everyone
Kara
25
Brace 4-15-05-5-25-06
Posterior Spinal Fusion 3-10-10
T4-L2
Before 50T
After 20T
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Kara,
I am so glad you are doing so well. From this experience, I believe you will be a very compassionate person if you weren't already so. You have a beautiful long life ahead of you. God Bless you.
Sally
Diagnosed with severe lumbar scoliosis at age 65.
Posterior Fusion L2-S1 on 12/4/2007. age 67
Anterior Fusion L3-L4,L4-L5,L5-S1 on 12/19/2007
Additional bone removed to decompress right side of L3-L4 & L4-L5 on 4/19/2010
New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA
Dr. Frank F. Rands735.photobucket.com/albums/ww360/butterflyfive/
"In God We Trust" Happy moments, praise God. Difficult moments, seek God. Quiet moments, worship God. Painful moments, trust God. Every moment, thank God.
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thanks sally that really nice of you to say
Kara
25
Brace 4-15-05-5-25-06
Posterior Spinal Fusion 3-10-10
T4-L2
Before 50T
After 20T
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