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Hi @trish70 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You'll notice that I moved your message to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/149574/

Discussion: Scoliosis - Introduce yourself and meet others

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Aug 24, 2020

@peggy87 I would like to welcome you to Connect. Having had extensive spine surgery as a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/912477/

Discussion: Scoliosis Harrington rod and additional fusions in adult years

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Aug 13, 2023

Hi Linda, you’ll find resources shared with you in the discussion you started here: - What...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/639090/

Discussion: Adults living with scoliosis, thoracic stenosis

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Sep 26, 2021

I add my welcome @stacey1023. In addition to the helpful comments you've received already, you may...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1027692/

Discussion: Harrington Rod placement as adult

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Mar 4, 2024

Hello @bethmcch, welcome to Connect. Thank you for jumping in to the Harrington rods conversation. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/128499/

Discussion: Harrington Rod and lower back pain

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Jan 10, 2017

@Willow5 I had a fusion in 1982, it failed and another in 1986 along with a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1151738/

Discussion: Does anyone have Spinal Stenosis that is extremely bad at wake up?

Support Group: Bones, Joints & Muscles

Posted: Oct 4, 2024

Yes, I had the MRI when I had Harrington Rods in my back.

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1315201/

Discussion: Harrington rods and MRI

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: May 28, 2025

Did you ever have your Harrington rod revision surgery?

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/607853/

Discussion: Scoliosis surgery: Harrington rod placement and spinal fusion

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Jun 8, 2021

Hi sutherlin, welcome to Connect. Thank you for taking the time to share with the community...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/128490/

Discussion: Harrington Rod and lower back pain

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Dec 2, 2016

Pool therapy, I missed it about Harrington rods??

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/871842/

Discussion: Harrington rods and complications

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Jun 3, 2023

Hello. Cervical dystonia is your neck issue. I get Botox (medical) injections every 3 months. Have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/998951/

Discussion: Harrington rods and complications

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Jan 17, 2024

Had Harrington rods on 2000 with cervical laminectomy in 2009 for spinal cord compression in his...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/890478/

Discussion: Harrington rods and complications

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Jul 5, 2023

Just an aside Harrington Rods haven't been used since 1990.

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1049121/

Discussion: Surgery for progressive scoliosis and severe spinal stenosis recovery?

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Apr 11, 2024

Hello @chantalmatsushigeregis. I can hear the concern in your voice and the frustration with the pain....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/149431/

Discussion: Scoliosis - Introduce yourself and meet others

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Sep 8, 2017

@curlylocks7 Thank you. I actually have scoliosis (with Harrington Rods, since 1980) so sadly, have been...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1431062/

Discussion: Degenerative disc disease

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Nov 4, 2025

I have a Harrington Rod, and as "dailyhope" suggested they use the MRI machine with a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1277044/

Discussion: Harrington rods and MRI

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Apr 8, 2025

Hello @poohbear3482, you discussion was combined with an existing discussion titled: "Harrington rods and MRI" -...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1314850/

Discussion: Harrington rods and MRI

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: May 28, 2025

I crushed L1 in a horse riding accident in 1986 when I was forty. I had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1024329/

Discussion: Harrington Rod placement as adult

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Feb 28, 2024

I have what you have. My Harrington Rod is 38 years old. Degeneration of disc, stenosis,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/128530/

Discussion: Harrington Rod and lower back pain

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Nov 21, 2019

Welcome back @sutherlin, I am sorry the injections are offering no relief. Do you have a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/128501/

Discussion: Harrington Rod and lower back pain

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Jan 10, 2017

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