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Oh boy, well time to get it done....you will do just fine.
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
It provides tons of encouragement that others have made it thru successfully. Hasn't been a lot of time to fret due to all the prep but reality has set in tonite. I humbly apprecIate all the prayers and well wishes. Hubby will post here hopefully since I gave him a brief iPad tutorial lesson tonight. See you on the other side!
Pam, age 49
Thoracolumbar curves 80 and 40 corrected to 20 degrees
April 20, 2012 surgery with Dr. Lenke
T-3 to sacrum
Good luck tomorrow! When you're back in the swing of things, you might want to change your signature since your date was moved.
-- Best wishes,
Mary
-- Mary D. Taffet
Lumbar curve 27 degrees in 07/2007 > 34 degrees in 03/2009 > 38 degrees in 02/2011 > 42 degrees in 09/2011
Laminectomy L2-L5, Fusion T9-S1 (sacrum) with pelvic fixation 01/23/2012 w/ Dr. Richard Tallarico, Upstate Orthopedics, Syracuse, NY
thinking of you...and hoping for a smooth recovery, you are in good hands. See you on the otherside
Spring
42 yrs old
Milwaukee braced 1983 to 1989
was told my curves would never progress
at 19yrs old 1991, T30-L38
2010, T38-L56--progression in one year 2011, T40-L67
new diagnosis-kyphoscoliosis, DDD, Arthritis, Osteoporosis, 73 degree Kyphosis
Surgery 1-09-12....10 hrs all posterior T4-sacrum & 2 cages
Dr. Lenke-St. Louis Mo.
Surgery to clean out infection 2-10-12
Revision for broken rods 1-23-14
This is Pam's husband. I received the 1st update at 8am as promised. Things are proceeding fine. They started the procedure at 7. We got here at 4 and they carried her back to the OR at 6. I'll give another update later this morning. Thanks for the thoughts and prayers.
Pam, age 49
Thoracolumbar curves 80 and 40 corrected to 20 degrees
April 20, 2012 surgery with Dr. Lenke
T-3 to sacrum
Thank you for the update! Keep them coming. I will be praying for Pam all day! I am confident she will do very well.
Best,
Evelyn
age 48
80* thoracolumbar; 40* thoracic
Reduced to ~16* thoracolumbar; ~0* thoracic
Surgery 3/14/12 with Dr. Lenke in St. Louis, T4 to S1 with pelvic fixation
Broken rods 12/1/19; scheduled for revision fusion L1-L3-4 with Dr. Lenke 2/4/2020
Not "confused" anymore, but don't know how to change my username.
I got update 2 at 10:15...they have a couple of screws in the bottom...no ETA yet but the nurse said it was progressing nicely. With the short notice of the surgery Pam didn't have much time to get nervous, but it hit us pretty hard this morning. I think the knowledge from this forum probably helped lessen that some.
I'll post another update tis afternoon
Pam, age 49
Thoracolumbar curves 80 and 40 corrected to 20 degrees
April 20, 2012 surgery with Dr. Lenke
T-3 to sacrum
Great news! Stay with her if you can tonight. She might need your advocacy for pain control or whatever. At any rate it will make her feel better to have you there. So glad to hear it went well!!!
Evelyn
age 48
80* thoracolumbar; 40* thoracic
Reduced to ~16* thoracolumbar; ~0* thoracic
Surgery 3/14/12 with Dr. Lenke in St. Louis, T4 to S1 with pelvic fixation
Broken rods 12/1/19; scheduled for revision fusion L1-L3-4 with Dr. Lenke 2/4/2020
Not "confused" anymore, but don't know how to change my username.
I just left the recovery room. It took about an hour but they did get her pain under control. She is taking some ice chips now and moving her hands and feet a little. That's all for now, we will give another update tomorrow.
Pam, age 49
Thoracolumbar curves 80 and 40 corrected to 20 degrees
April 20, 2012 surgery with Dr. Lenke
T-3 to sacrum
Discovered scoliosis when 15 years old.
Wore Milwaulkee Brace for 1.5 years.
Top curve 85 degrees, bottom curve 60 degrees
Surgery completed August 23, 2011 (during an earthquake, can you believe that?)
Dr. Charles Edwards, II
The Spine Center at Mercy Hospital in Baltimore, MD
Before and after xrays: http://www.valley-designs.com/myspine
You are in my thoughts and prayers! I am 65 and just starting this journey and may have surgery in the future, so let us know how you do and give suggestions. Sounds like you have lots of support and that you are in a supportive place. Best of luck! Take care of yourself!
Adult Onset Degen Scoliosis @65, 25* T & 36* L w/ 11.2 cm coronal balance; T kyphosis 90*; Sev disc degen T & L stenosis
2013: T3- S1 Fusion w/ ALIF L4-S1/XLIF L2-4, PSF T4-S1 2 surgeries
2014: Hernia @ ALIF repaired; Emergency screw removal SCI T4,5 sec to PJK
2015: Rev Broken Bil T & L rods and no fusion: 2 revision surgeries; hardware P. Acnes infection
2016: Ant/Lat Lumbar diskectomy w/ 4 cages + BMP + harvested bone
2018: Removal L4,5 screw
2021: Removal T1 screw & rod
Many thanks to Pam's husband for keeping us up to date. Please tell her she is in our thoughts and we wish her well. Take care of yourself, this is going to be hard on you as well. But you'll both get there, and life is going to be so much better.
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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