Ha ha, I can so relate to the butt wiping comment and the difficulties getting socks on after beong fused to the sacrum 3 years ago then left SI joint fusion in December! Have to ger in some strange positions to try to get my left sock on!!!

Originally Posted by
LindaRacine
Everyone's mobility is a little different. It depends on things like how many and which levels are fused, the apex of the coronal curve and the sagittal curve, weight, how flexible you are before fusion, etc. I need tools to get dressed. I cannot easily get to my right foot, and have no ability to put on a sock without a device. If I were to sit down on the floor (something I avoid at all costs), getting back up is impossible without a chair or something on which to brace myself. Even then, it's a really awkward process. Not impossible, but it is difficult to wipe my butt.
Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis diagnosed aged 6/7
Milwaukee brace 1980 - 1984, Fused T2 - L3 with Harrington Rod 1984, 10 rib costoplasty 1999, artificial disc at L3/L4 2003, extended fusion to L5 2006.
2015 - Sagittal plane imbalance correction by insertion of 30 degree hyperlordotic cage at L5/S1 level (anterior approach) with fixation to pelvis (posterior approach) now fused T2 to sacrum.
2017 - October - SI joint fusion - left side
2017 - December - Revision of failed left SI joint fusion