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Hello @glaciermom and welcome to Connect. I'm so glad that you shared your good experience with...
you shared your good experience with surgery ... You were wondering about scoliosis. ... www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/scoliosis ... can see from reading this article, scoliosis
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Aug 2, 2022
Reading everyone's posts about chronic pain and I have degenerative disc disease in the L2-L3 and...
Harrington Rod in my back that was in for scoliosis ... today because the only thing left is surgery ... I had my surgery done at the Mayo Clinic ... would be dead if I hadn't done the surgery
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Feb 22, 2017
Hi -- my hysterectomy was related to other surgery, and was performed in a closed operation...
hysterectomy was related to other surgery ... less incapacitating than any other surgery ... I interviewed recommended an open surgery ... ; she was not trained in closed surgeries ... chronic back pain was related to a mild scoliosis
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Nov 30, 2016
Hi, Sue52! I also suffer horribly from adult onset scoliosis (and rheumatoid arthritis). I had so...
also suffer horribly from adult onset scoliosis ... doctors at Mayo recommended spine surgery ... cheaper than the co-pay on a huge spine surgery
Discussion: 7 months post op
Posted: Nov 18, 2016
Hello Sue52, thank you for sharing more about your experiences with your hip surgery and some...
about your experiences with your hip surgery ... also posted in a discussion about Scoliosis ... @Sue52, has your scoliosis and back
Discussion: 7 months post op
Posted: Nov 17, 2016
In April I had THR. No pain now which is good but have been having severe...
having severe back pain because of scoliosis ... No surgery was ever performed because ... by my surgeon who performed my hip surgery
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Oct 31, 2016
Welcome, @alannaj; chronic pain can be so frustrating and debilitating! You might be interested in the...
in the Chronic Pain group called "Scoliosis ... hopefully they can offer more insight into scoliosis ... suggested you seek a second opinion, or surgery ... other tests to rule out pain from scoliosis
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Oct 30, 2016
I thought you would all appreciate this Q&A article from Mayo Clinic where Dr. Paul Huddleston...
answers the question "How effective is surgery ... to treat scoliosis in adults? ... What does the surgery involve?" ... mayo-clinic-q-and-a-for-adults-affected-by-scoliosis-treatment-based-on-severity-of-symptoms ... get answers about medical costs for surgery
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jul 13, 2016
Hi, I'm happy to connect with you. I've been doing PT on and off for over...
posture to counter balance the effect of scoliosis ... I've been told many times I needed surgery ... told that if that increases to 45, surgery
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jul 12, 2016
Julieann, Thanks for sharing your story. Although I've never had surgery for my scoliosis, I have...
Although I've never had surgery for ... my scoliosis, I have considerable ... scoliosis in my back which has developed ... over the years following my back surgery ... and I'm looking forward to the same surgery
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: May 1, 2016
@saleha59 Welcome to Connect. I am a Mayo spine surgery patient and I have a biology...
I am a Mayo spine surgery patient and ... when I was going through the need for surgery ... I understand your hesitation about surgery ... Surgery at the lower end of the spine ... newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-minute-scoliosis-screening
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Oct 22, 2020
Hi. My name is Darlene and I’v Had chronic back pain since my 1st back surgery...
chronic back pain since my 1st back surgery ... I was fused from L1-L5 for my 1st surgery ... early 20’s and I was 57 for my first surgery ... I had scoliosis, stenosis and several ... disc in March 2017, so additional surgery
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Jul 4, 2018
I am GailB, and i only learned a few years ago that i have scoliosis that...
learned a few years ago that i have scoliosis ... herniated L4, and I had laminectomy surgery ... I didn't know that scoliosis was really
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: May 5, 2017
@dande I appreciate your sharing so much of what is and has been going on with...
right side that may require spinal surgery ... disease, as do my 2 older brothers, and scoliosis
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Apr 10, 2017