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Last January I had surgery to reconstruct my spine. I had had two fusions done locally...
Last January I had surgery to reconstruct ... I was diagnosed with adult onset scoliosis ... I went fully intending to turn any surgery ... The surgery was nine hours long and ... I am a year and a half post surgery
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jun 23, 2023
Didn't you get any pain medication? I might be having Spinal Surgery this summer- Lumbar-Sacral. Just...
I might be having Spinal Surgery this ... Three years ago I got idiomatic Scoliosis ... am hopeful that the Spinal Fusion Surgery
Thanks Mary - I'm glad to hear you're managing your fusion well. It's a serious procedure...
continue with the core work, because if surgery ... surgeon I trust if I ever do need surgery ... Stenosis, scoliosis, vertebra slipping ... Costco the wrong way could result in surgery
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: May 30 6:06am
@sarxweh Have you considered getting a different surgeon's opinion about hardware removal? Perhaps a spine specialist...
A person can develop scoliosis later ... I am a cervical spine surgery patient ... discomfort I had after the original surgeries ... This was not a hard surgery to remove ... the stiffness and inflammation from surgery
Posted: Sep 24, 2021
hank, I am new to this forum and the best I can see is that most...
Many have had prior surgeries, such ... However, I do have "mild" scoliosis ... not offer optomistic outcomes for surgery ... of course said he could correct the scoliosis ... with surgery (rods and screws) after
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Aug 13, 2023
So sorry for this late reply. I didn’t see it until now as I was going...
Its a very scary surgery for me. ... having another CT scan and xray for scoliosis ... where things are with my spine before surgery ... Are you having surgery to alleviate
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Oct 20, 2023
Very helpful, thank you. I have already had surgery on cervical area 5 years ago. This...
I have already had surgery on cervical ... for lumbar region and the worsening scoliosis
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Apr 15 3:20pm
Why do you say if you have severe scoliosis at age 70 surgery is not an...
Why do you say if you have severe scoliosis ... at age 70 surgery is not an option. ... I have severe scoliosis and I am a strong ... 67yr old man otherwise healthy the scoliosis
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jun 29 5:35pm
I was standing in my living room simply speaking to my daughter when all of a...
I did not know I had Scoliosis until ... Before the surgery, the only pain and ... After the surgery, I could no longer ... him I had more pain than before the surgery ... I am an old lady but prior to the surgery
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Apr 21, 2023
@astphi889 I was looking up a hemivertebra, and read that this is a congenital deformity where...
missing and it causes a deformity like scoliosis ... Fogelson does some big surgeries for ... scoliosis and spines that are twisted ... work out how he will approach it in surgery ... of me painting it at 11 months post surgery
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Aug 13 7:17pm
@rjdm1 It is definitely worth the effort to travel to Mayo for surgery. They will get...
worth the effort to travel to Mayo for surgery ... He teaches spine surgery labs at conferences ... I was offered surgery without hardware ... me, and I recovered great and his surgery ... newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-minute-scoliosis-screening
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Feb 9, 2020
Hi there, my name is Melissa, I'm 55 yo. Was diagnosed with NMIBC of the aggressive...
suspicious and had to undergo another surgery ... fibromatosis, severe back degeneration with scoliosis
Support Group: Bladder Cancer
Posted: May 19 11:13am
Hello, I had laminectomy and fusion of my cervical spine ( stenosis) 12/2016 and lumbar spine...
12/2016 and lumbar spine (unstable scoliosis ... than a year of relief from the two surgeries ... ., epidurals and RFA I finally had surgery ... Now I'm recovering from this surgery ... to show what can happen with back surgery
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Jun 5, 2023
Stuck using a walker huh? Me too on any trips longer than about 15 paces. Strange...
When I had my surgery in 2008 I was ... disc that uncovered the undiagnosed scoliosis ... Shoulda never had the surgery....but
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jul 17, 2011
Hi, I am also seronegative. I love my Rheumatologist and Primary doc. They put their heads...
I have had six shoulder surgeries (3R ... smashed discs inside the curve due to scoliosis ... dislocations on my other toes so 4/5 foot surgeries
Hi Jennifer, thanks for all your comments. Very help. I will look into myofascial release. I...
Mild scoliosis at L4/5 which is also ... none of this is acute, stenosis and scoliosis ... Hoping to avoid surgery ( recommended
Discussion: Spinal stenosis
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jul 2, 2022