For Adult Surgical why not a general category for discussing aspects of surgery? Some posts don't fall under the category of one's specific first time or repeat surgery.
Anyway, I did have fusion surgery so I will this post here under First Time.
My curve was large. After my surgery it was smaller but far from zero. That was expected, I was told my curve would be halved, not eliminated.
Is this not a consideration in choosing when to have surgery? The longer you wait, the larger the curve will get if the scoliosis is progressing, and the larger the curve you could be left with after surgery. Or am I wrong?
I've seen posts here which say that there's never a hurry to get surgery. I wanted to post this as another consideration when deciding when/whether to have surgery.
Anyway, I did have fusion surgery so I will this post here under First Time.
My curve was large. After my surgery it was smaller but far from zero. That was expected, I was told my curve would be halved, not eliminated.
Is this not a consideration in choosing when to have surgery? The longer you wait, the larger the curve will get if the scoliosis is progressing, and the larger the curve you could be left with after surgery. Or am I wrong?
I've seen posts here which say that there's never a hurry to get surgery. I wanted to post this as another consideration when deciding when/whether to have surgery.
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