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Update from me75 I had my scoliosis surgery 9/28/23 the doctor had to do a lot...
Update from me75 I had my scoliosis ... surgery 9/28/23 the doctor had to do ... planned it took him 14 hours to do my surgery ... and all hardware from previous back surgeries ... determination to go through this kind of surgery
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Nov 3, 2023
I have scoliosis caused by degenerative disc disease and failed back surgeries cause they weren’t done...
I have scoliosis caused by degenerative ... disc disease and failed back surgeries ... it all ,finally I did have to have scoliosis ... surgery done from bottom of my neck ... to tailbone but not the neck the surgery
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Dec 6, 2023
@libertyusa I think going to Cleveland Clinic is a excellent idea. When I hit a dead...
I don’t have scoliosis, and surgery ... affect the stability of a spine with scoliosis ... Surgery can be very involved and leave ... helped him a lot, but he doesn’t have scoliosis
Discussion: Degenerative discs
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: May 13, 2024
@cookie07 I understand how upsetting it is to be ignored by a surgeon. Sometimes, that may...
You are not too old for surgery in your ... For scoliosis, you need a deformity ... expert who has done a lot of scoliosis ... surgery cases. ... levels which affects healing after surgery
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: May 29 4:48pm
@sassytwo I two am not able to stand more than only 5 to 7 minutes sometimes...
to force me into the spine fusion surgery ... Lets not forget this surgery is a $87K ... in 2022 A form of non-fusion scoliosis ... surgery is posterior dynamic distraction ... Did you do the spine fusion surgery
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jun 30, 2024
YES I had Harrington rod fusion surgery in 1981 at 14 for scoliosis. Worse decision was...
YES I had Harrington rod fusion surgery ... in 1981 at 14 for scoliosis. ... getting a NEW deformity cause by the scoliosis ... for scoliosis will develop flatback ... developing KYPHOSIS ON TOP OF FLATBACK AND SCOLIOSIS
Posted: Jan 5 5:30pm
I had scoliosis surgery in May of 22. This is one of the best things I...
I had scoliosis surgery in May of 22 ... The surgery was to be a two day and ... Seek out two highly qualified scoliosis ... I have scoliosis in my neck now and ... was going to have the surgery, but I
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: May 17 6:30pm
I had a hemorrhagic stroke in my right thalamus 22 years ago! I tried to return...
I also had Scoliosis that progressed ... my L5-S1.....during testing for the surgery ... So I had a stent put in and the Scoliosis ... surgery was done a few months later ... appointments and he may be having surgery
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Apr 24, 2024
Hi, Helen. No, I'm not considering surgery. As a recent survivor of severe sepsis, I would...
No, I'm not considering surgery. ... severe sepsis, I would only consider surgery ... Between arthritis, scoliosis, and stenosis
Posted: Aug 26 11:21am
@jksawyers Wow Jack, I didn’t realize your surgery was this Monday! I’m going to attach two...
Wow Jack, I didn’t realize your surgery ... I’ve had several knee surgeries over ... As for the after surgery care, please ... I journaled my surgery on this site ... discussion/l4-to-t11-spinal-fusion-for-scoliosis
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: 6 days ago
Hi Jack I had T4 - S1 fused 26 months ago. And I am doing really...
Right after surgery was painful but ... Christmas which was about 7 months after surgery ... I was 58 when I had surgery my scoliosis
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: 6 days ago
Hi, Two neurosurgeons in Australia (this is where I live) told me not to get operated....
He performed a decompression laser surgery ... This surgery left me with a dropped ... my neck that I did not have before surgery ... His surgery has severely restricted ... though I do note presence of a thoracic scoliosis
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: 2 days ago
Hi Mike - I had cervical stenosis and had a laminoplasty, which was very successful, but...
Also have scoliosis and fusion from ... and standing, but I will not do this surgery ... back to the OR and a more extensive surgery ... the rest of my life in and out of surgery
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Sep 1 1:35pm
Parkinson's Disease NO, Camptocormia & Spinal Muscle Atrophy YES Hello, I have been working with a...
He could perform the surgery, 8 hours ... , but the surgery would have a high ... lumbar spine due to advanced DDD, scoliosis ... his imaging demonstrates convex left scoliosis ... In any other case of this scoliosis,
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Aug 22 7:48pm
Hi, It's been 26 months since surgery. Now I can walk 1 1/2 - 2 miles....
, It's been 26 months since surgery ... very little pain compared to before surgery ... orthopedic surgeon specializing in scoliosis ... but wanted some who specializing in scoliosis
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Sep 6 10:03pm
She will be going for a second opinion this week , and we have some progress...
She was initially told Surgery is not ... , Osteoporosis , Spinal Stenosis , Scoliosis ... She had to do PT after surgery for the
Hi, this is my first time to post. I’ve had chronic back pain since I was...
doctor who did minimally invasive back surgery ... I have scoliosis in my lower spine,
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Sep 3 12:35pm
Hello to all!! I'm 81-years-young and at last count a recipient of 28 surgeries, including 13...
and at last count a recipient of 28 surgeries ... Also, I have 37-degree scoliosis. ... My most recent surgery was October 2023 ... This surgery was the most painful due ... Since my last surgery, I have had continued
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Sep 5 1:42pm