Hi,
Jamie was 13 y.o. when she had her surgery. She is now 19 1/2 y.o. and doing great! Once her restrictions were lifted after a year, there's really nothing much she can't do. Her doctor doesn't want her on a trampoline, skydiving or bugy jumping which she never had an intereste in the last two, so no problem there.
Jamie has completed college and taking her boards to become a physical therapy assisant soon. She's done her internships without problems or pain. She rides our 4-wheeler, swims, drives a car and everything else that kids her age enjoy doing. I haven't found anything that she can't do.
Hopes this helps.
Mary Lou
Mom to Jamie age 21-diagnosed at age 12-spinal fusion 12/7/2004-fused from T3-L2; and Tracy age 19, mild Scoliosis-diagnosed at age 18.