Major spinal fusion surgery upcoming

Posted by jackk @jksawyers, Jan 27 12:07am

Hi everyone. I will embark upon a major spine surgery tomorrow (1-27-2026). It’s a long fusion, from my pelvis to T10, plus the SI joint as part of a study. I am a man of deep faith. I would appreciate the prayers of all who have faith in Christ and believe in the power of prayer. I appreciate everyone’s input helping me to this point.

In His Name,
John

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grammamia | @grammamia | Jan 28 3:10am

Praying you had a successful surgery and healthy recovery.

gmarosie | @gmarosie | Jan 28 6:58am

Good Morning, John: I just saw your post and will pray for a speedy recovery. Yes, your faith will sustain you through the tough times. Peace!

alwaystriving770 | @alwaystriving770 | Jan 28 7:49am

My prayers are with you. 🙏🏾

sherrym25 | @sherrym25 | Jan 28 8:11am

@jksawyers Good morning John, I will say continued prayers for you to heal and to have had a successful surgery. Please update us when you are feeling up to it. 😊🙏
Sherry

cjboo | @cjboo | 2 days ago

Do you have recommendations on a scoliosis surgeon? Are you happy you proceeded with the surgery?

gowalking | @gowalking | 2 days ago

How did your surgery go and how are you feeling almost eight weeks later?

sherrym25 | @sherrym25 | 1 day ago

In reply to @cjboo "Do you have recommendations on a scoliosis surgeon? Are you happy you proceeded with the surgery?" + (show)

@cjboo
Dr. McClendon at the Phoenix Arizona Mayo Clinic performed surgery for my scoliosis. He is absolutely amazing. My back was fused from T 11 to L4. I am now 13 months postop and I’m doing very well. Three weeks ago my physical therapist started working on scar tissue along my incision site (that we didn’t know was there) and it has reduced my superficial nerve pain across my back by about 80%. @karenoharmon (hey Karen, wanted to update you on a different thread, but can’t find it so just want you to see this. How is it going with the nerve pain across your back? I can share more with you on my recent improvement!) I’m so excited and happy and really don’t have words for how much better I feel. It’s absolutely crazy how much pain can come from nerves that were affected by surgery. Mine are not the deeper nerves that go down my legs, it was a superficial numbness and tingling to where it hurt to touch my back. It’s almost gone now!!
I am extremely happy with my surgery and would do it again in a heartbeat. It’s a long process for healing when you have a lot of vertebrae involved.
Wishing you the best! Sherry

kadeoh! | @karenoharmon | 21 hours ago

In reply to @sherrym25 "@cjboo Dr. McClendon at the Phoenix Arizona Mayo Clinic performed surgery for my scoliosis. He is..." + (show)

@sherrym25 please send me the deets! I go back to the surgeon this week. Are there things I should be asking or mentioning at this point? Please feel free to reach out to me personally as well by PM on this site.
Blessings to you!