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My journey with a T11 to L4 spinal fusion - 40 degree scoliosis curve
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Hey @sassytwo @vikkitennis and everyone! I’ve been putting together a list of notes to share with all of you. I just haven’t finished it up yet….. My goal is to do it by the end of this weekend! I am going to my daughter‘s basketball game today, with a friend driving us because I still need to take some pain medication. This past Wednesday I was 5 weeks post surgery and I’m taking half the dose for pain meds. Yesterday I went six hours without anything to see what would happen and it didn’t go well for me.
On a positive note, the pain that I feel is from the actual surgery. I don’t feel any pain in the area of my back, that I’ve experienced my whole life!
I have much more to share and again, I hope to do it this weekend. Take care! Sherry 😊
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Hi Sherry,
We thank you for your posts regarding the recovery. It appears you are very positive about the experience and as any health provider will tell you, that is a big percentage in your recovery and well-being.
I was looking back on X-rays in 2024, and compared the curvature increase from April to October. The curvature increased 6 degrees, 18-24%. I read from one person and I don't know if it was from this site, the SCS led to the increase scoliosis. Before I read that, I decided to have it removed for another reason, and will have it performed next month.
I saw a neurosurgeon at the Mayo in Phoenix, shortly after we moved to Goodyear, AZ in 2016, and it was the same doctor who performed your surgery. I saw him as I continued to experience pain from a failed spinal fusion L5-S1, and he didn't know how to address it. I did see another neurosurgeon at Mayo two years ago, and I cannot recall what his recommendation was, but I am on the right path today, after the epidural injections, staying fit, eating well, and seeing what the next course is at Mayo, with a pain management appointment next month. I turn 70 in March, and my goal is to stay active in sports, travel and entertain friends and family in our home.