Hi, my name is Sandi and I am just here to talk about my experience with surgery for scoliosis. Mine was very short term, a little over a year. It was caused by my L1-2 rupturing. The 2-3 had been gone since 2013 so, the rupture caused my spine to collapse into itself.
I could not figure out why I kept leaning toward the lady sitting next to me in Church. It was very embarrassing. When I was referred to a neurosurgeon in another state, I mentioned that and that my physical therapist said I had to retrain my brain. The doctor turned around and told me my spine was leaning to the left so of course I would be leaning to the left, Puzzle solved.
I went back a month later for what I was told by local PA, was spine reconstruction. It was more painful than any of my fusions. However, my scoliosis was gone, I had a curve in my back again and gained back a half inch like I had asked for him to try for me. After the surgical pain was gone I realized that I did not have the pain that I had fought with for over thirty years. Told the surgeon it was a miracle. He was as surprised as I was that all the pain was gone.
I never really understood what scoliosis was, so I thought I would stop in to see what you all were talking about. Sorry this is so long I tend to give large explanations.