Hi all,
My name is Lisa....I posted here a bit as a teenager but haven't been around in a long while. I'm not sure what my signature is going to pop up saying, but to tell you a bit about myself I'm 22 years old, I was found to have mild scoliosis at age 10. I wore a boston until just after I turned 15, and at that time my curves were I believe in the mid 30's (I'm a bit rusty on the specifics now that I'm an old lady! HA!). I have not really had an in depth conversation with any doctor since I got the brace off (which was in 2005). I went back to my pediatric specialist I believe 2 times since then and I know my curves were in the mid/upper 40's at the last appointment (which was in early 2010 maybe?). I have never really been given any clear discharge directions or been told what to "expect" to happen with my scoliosis in the future. By my own research it seems that with curves in the 40's or so you do expect some progression. I'm looking to hear other experiences of people who had larger curves as a child and how it "ended up" in adulthood. Also...how often did you get yourself checked out as an adult? I'm wondering if it's too soon for a check up? I just graduated from college and it's looking that similar to many others in my graduating class I will be having...umm...a lot of free time this year and not very many commitments so it may be an opportune time to open up this can of worms. Thanks so much for any advice, I really appreciate it.
ETA- My signature popping up also reminded me that I do also have some degree of kyphosis (I guess 67 degrees!)...however I literally have no information on that front. It was brought to my attention at a second opinion when I was ~15 and I was just told not to worry about it. It was never even mentioned by my "primary care" scoliosis specialist.
--Lisa
My name is Lisa....I posted here a bit as a teenager but haven't been around in a long while. I'm not sure what my signature is going to pop up saying, but to tell you a bit about myself I'm 22 years old, I was found to have mild scoliosis at age 10. I wore a boston until just after I turned 15, and at that time my curves were I believe in the mid 30's (I'm a bit rusty on the specifics now that I'm an old lady! HA!). I have not really had an in depth conversation with any doctor since I got the brace off (which was in 2005). I went back to my pediatric specialist I believe 2 times since then and I know my curves were in the mid/upper 40's at the last appointment (which was in early 2010 maybe?). I have never really been given any clear discharge directions or been told what to "expect" to happen with my scoliosis in the future. By my own research it seems that with curves in the 40's or so you do expect some progression. I'm looking to hear other experiences of people who had larger curves as a child and how it "ended up" in adulthood. Also...how often did you get yourself checked out as an adult? I'm wondering if it's too soon for a check up? I just graduated from college and it's looking that similar to many others in my graduating class I will be having...umm...a lot of free time this year and not very many commitments so it may be an opportune time to open up this can of worms. Thanks so much for any advice, I really appreciate it.
ETA- My signature popping up also reminded me that I do also have some degree of kyphosis (I guess 67 degrees!)...however I literally have no information on that front. It was brought to my attention at a second opinion when I was ~15 and I was just told not to worry about it. It was never even mentioned by my "primary care" scoliosis specialist.
--Lisa
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