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Hi, I am a very lucky woman. When I was a teen, 12 or 13 years...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/631918/

Discussion: Scoliosis - Introduce yourself and meet others

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Sep 1, 2021

I am a different person but I had a similar situation. Due to Scoliosis, in 1977,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1345056/

Discussion: Harrington rods and complications

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

I have osteoporosis and scoliosis, among other joint/bone things. In 1982 I had 2 Harrington rods...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/631468/

Discussion: Scoliosis - Introduce yourself and meet others

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Aug 31, 2021

I do not know a doctor in NC but there are some really great doctors that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/929185/

Discussion: Harrington rod surgery 40 years ago

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Sep 13, 2023

I too am in a place where the people who need Percoset can't get it because...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/329086/

Discussion: Had Scoliosis,Spondylolisthesis, Deg. Disc, Spinal stenosis? Surgery?

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Dec 7, 2020

@deedee12 I would like to speak with you more about your fusions and current situation. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/922576/

Discussion: Can long term GERDS meds have contributed to DDD and osteoporosis?

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Sep 1, 2023

As you, I also had Harrington rods back in 1976 at Children's Memorial in Chicago. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/128538/

Discussion: Harrington Rod and lower back pain

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Aug 13, 2020

I was diagnosed with scoliosis in 1984. I had surgery with a Harrington rod inserted. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/149331/

Discussion: Scoliosis - Introduce yourself and meet others

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Jul 11, 2017

Hello - just saw your post. There are quite a few of us. I had spinal...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/83158/

Discussion: Scoliosis surgery: Harrington rod placement and spinal fusion

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Jul 10, 2014

I had one harrington rod fused to my spine at 15. Never had any pain from...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/923976/

Discussion: Harrington rods and complications

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Sep 4, 2023

Hello. I am new here. The condition is called dystonia. I myself have injections by neurologist...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/998490/

Discussion: Harrington rods and complications

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Jan 16, 2024

@lisa7777 It sounds like you have degeneration caused by arthritis, that was my problem. Did I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/315441/

Discussion: Harrington rods and complications

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Jul 15, 2020

Hello there, I’m new to this thread. Thought I share my experience with MRI. I had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1316327/

Discussion: Harrington rods and MRI

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: May 30, 2025

I find this myofascial release therapy interesting. I also had a spinal fusion down my back...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/328714/

Discussion: 45 years post-op spinal fusion w/Harrington rod

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Nov 30, 2020

I had spinal fusion with the Harrington rod in 1974 when I was 14. Military doctors...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/149475/

Discussion: Scoliosis - Introduce yourself and meet others

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Feb 8, 2018

I had a T10 to pelvis fusion, along with bilateral sacroilliac fusions 10 months ago at...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1531975/

Discussion: Proposed Spinal Fusion T-10 to pelvis

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Mar 21 9:58am

I always want to learn, even just to know or make suggestions to the Dr's. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1098825/

Discussion: Should I have the Spinal Cord Stimulator? Looking for reviews on this

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Jul 3, 2024

Have had my harrington rod 52 years now, had it when I was 16 and now...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1370007/

Discussion: Has anyone been plagued by scoliosis?

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Aug 13, 2025

@recoverychris I had a fusion surgery on my back just last month at Mayo clinic at...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/128532/

Discussion: Harrington Rod and lower back pain

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Jul 14, 2020

Hello @jenniferhunter, Thank you for your response... I thought I had a surgeon picked out but...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/890775/

Discussion: Which Surgeon for Transverse L5-S1 and Spondylolisthesis?

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Jul 5, 2023

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