Hello, and thank you Justin for making a discussion about this!

I had a Harrington rod and spine fusion in 1974 when I was 14.
I am 57 now and I have not had problems until now. BUT I didn't know about "taking care of yourself" and I have always done manual labor, been in a car wreck, did drugs in my youth that kept me up for days. It's amazing I have done as well as I have.
I went to an orthopedic surgeon last year because of pain, and he practically pushed me out the door, saying "We don't do that surgery anymore, these days."
I told him that if I was reincarnated, I would remember his wisdom; but what could I do now? He said he could send me to a pain clinic.

I came here looking for exercises for people with Harrington rods, which I can't find anywhere. But I feel I should report what that doctor said, even though I don't want to. BUT he was not a scoliosis expert or anything.........and doctors certainly make mistakes also.

One more thing - my back has become more crooked in the last few years, in x rays one can see it also. Curving above and below rod. General prac doc said bone deterioration above and below rod, from time. One leg is now shorter, which I never noticed before. My ribs are what feel scary. I am going to try to google what people mean in here when they say their ribs get dislocated.

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