Hi Lynette .... I don't want to poke my nose in where it doesn't belong, but it sounds to me like the care you have received has been less than good. I don't know what your situation is, but if you're able, you might want to consider going to a teaching hospital .... Mayo would be excellent, Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins ...... you could do some research on what would be closest to you. I strongly encourage you to get another opinion from people who really have the latest research and techniques available. I can't imagine what having broken wires inside me would feel like. Please keep us posted.
abby

SueE. ...... if you had the Herrington Rods, I don't understand why your ribcage is twisted. It was my understanding that the rods were placed in early enough so that the twisting didn't happen. Just wondering out loud.
abbt

I actually ended up at Mayo. They saved my life and my leg. Surgeon that did original sugery not at Mayo wouldn't take first knee out by time i got to Mayo i was really sick. VRE and MRSA and my immune system really messed up. They tried everything but my body was like a sponge with infections. Thats why they dont want to put in a hip or other knee. They gad never had a rod get infected with a fusion of this type and the rod had been in for 9 months before it got infectef.

Oh my, you really have been through it. You must be in pain 24/7. Do you feel those wires poking at you? How is life for you? Are you able to do the things you want/need to?
abby