
Originally Posted by
mashkine
I really don't want to lose hope that surgery can be avoided, especially after a surgeon advised not to have it done, but reading this forum makes me very pessimistic.
Hi Maria.
I can't imagine that there is anything on this forum that would trump the opinion of an experienced orthopedic surgeon specializing in scoliosis. If you doubt his opinion, get another opinion from another experienced scoliosis guy, not an online forum of lay people. People only know their own cases and even then only on a subjective level. Only a surgeon can tell you about your case on an objective level.
You can have hope to avoid surgery because you have made it this far and you have an opinion from a surgeon that you don't need surgery now. Your are progressing at a very slow pace. We have had other adults here make it to about 50* and hang there, sometimes for decades (gin and tonic therapy). You may not progress much more or only very slowly. I am guessing that is why the opinion was you don't need surgery now but I can't know what the actual reason was.
As far as I know, surgeons refer adults to PT for pain because it has a chance of working for that purpose. You can hope it will work for your pain... that is not crazy.
Good luck.
Sharon, mother of identical twin girls with scoliosis
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