
Originally Posted by
LynnMarie74
It had progressed & was too late to do anything becuz, obviously I was done growing, bones hardened, etc. Now...years later I have constant pain & now a scheduled fusion surgery. So, Iguess if I were you, go see a specialist now, get some opinions & ask as many questions as you can, becuz if you treat it like its no big deal,like my mother did(not her fault tho...the doc didnt seem to concerned) she may end up like me....or the 100's of other adults on this site. If its minor now, a brace may help prevent from getting worse. Def. something for you to think about.I wish you the best of luck!! hugs!!! Lynn
The operative word there is a brace "may" have helped. There are any number of kids and adults who were braced and still needed fusion. I suspect one of my daughters will soon be in those ranks.
So ignoring it, especially when the surgical techniques weren't as good as they are today might have been the best choice, if only in hindsight. That is, your correction now, even with the larger curves and stiffer spine, might get you a better result in the long term than if you have fusion with an earlier technique that causes more problems down the road.
Food for thought.
Sharon, mother of identical twin girls with scoliosis
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