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Wow...that is my fear is that I will trade one pain for a different pain. I...
I canceled my surgery and will spend ... to make an appointment with my 3rd scoliosis
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Mar 5, 2024
I had that ,emergency surgery,minimally invasive endoscopically in 98 performed by neurosurgeon at L4. My disc...
I had that ,emergency surgery,minimally ... trying till I die to avoid another surgery ... probably require multilevel and multiple surgeries ... had congenital short pedicules, mild scoliosis
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Feb 23, 2024
I have read a lot of the comments here, but not all. Just curious if anyone...
Poland Syndrome, I have also had brain surgery ... bottom when I was a teenager for severe scoliosis
Support Group: Lung Health
Posted: Feb 21, 2024
This is a late post so please ignore if your situation is improved. When I was...
spinal canal, and I have stenosis and scoliosis ... #39;s well over 10 years since the surgery
Posted: Feb 18, 2024
Can anyone advise if MFR would possibly be an option for someone with severe scoliosis? I...
an option for someone with severe scoliosis ... She had one surgery about 18 years ago ... They all recommended surgery and she ... They’ve recommended surgery for years ... She just asked me today about a surgery
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Feb 15, 2024
Hi- I hope you are doing well today!! I'm new to the group, and not sure...
and not sure if you opted for the surgery ... In February of 2023, I underwent a scoliosis ... The pain is worse than prior to the surgery ... bladder issues, as a result of the surgery ... only I could go back to before the surgery
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jan 25, 2024
I was told to use an estrogen cream vaginally twice a week, which I have been...
I had the surgery at age 83, and I am ... I also have scoliosis (a curvature of ... things are necessarily related to my surgery
Support Group: Women's Health
Posted: Dec 19, 2023
Thank you all for posting your experiences. I had the L345 Laminectomy last October , 22....
no, as a veteran of multiple cancer surgeries ... , and it was worse than before the surgery ... interpretation of the MRI is that my scoliosis ... I opted to not have the scolisis repair ... I am not sure spinal surgery is always
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Dec 10, 2023
I'm not sure if vertiflex was device that a pain mgmt. Dr. suggested he could do...
I don't know if you have any scoliosis ... bc I have 18 degree scoliosis which ... device called tops but I had too much scoliosis ... do what they say before and after surgery
I truly understand what you all are dealing with. I, too, had the Vertiflex procedure 2...
I do have scoliosis, bulging discs, ... glad I didn’t go forward with the surgery ... It’s a minimal surgery.
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jul 28, 2023
@pita12345 You're asking a question that might bring out a lot of opinions. First, let's define...
kind of magic so we can avoid spine surgery ... Scoliosis is complex and can be a developmental ... it sure sounded better than spine surgery ... cells were not going to fix that; only surgery
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: May 14, 2023
@carol6 Hello, Carol. I wanted to welcome you to Connect. I don't have scoliosis, but I...
I don't have scoliosis, but I am ... a spine surgery patient. ... I can imagine that scoliosis might limit
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jan 16, 2023
I just joined this group and appreciate the range of experiences, treatments people have found helpful....
Plus scoliosis dx I didnt know I had ... I realized this optional surgery was ... still less risky than spinal surgery
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jan 1, 2023
@rita9876 So your choice with the orthopedic spine surgeon is they would add 2 extra levels...
Either way it sounds like a big surgery ... If you have never had spine surgery, ... expect that you may need more spine surgery ... you have a spine deformity such as scoliosis
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Nov 20, 2022