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michelemore
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Hello Everyone,
I am a almost 60 year old woman with scoliosis. My first surgery was a very long time ago when I was only 9 years old. My issue isn't doubting whether I needed the surgery or not, I can remeraber looking down at my feet and wondering why my right foot swung out so far. I'm not going to bore you all with my surgery history as I have always had brittle bones.
I know two other women (about the same age) who had the same surgery as I both living on the West Coast. At the time most scoliosis was "cured" with insertion of the Harrington Rod. Nowadays, thank God physical therapy is initiated before they cut any young person open. We had an experimental surgery where cadaver bone was grafted in between the vertebrae so that the spine could not curve anymore. I have lived most of my almost 60 years relatively pain free living and physically working as a "normal" person would. Except for having to be in a body cast for a year when I was 9 years old I have little regret.
I am now having some issues with pain ironically caused by a twice broken tailbone. I was hoping to get an implanted device that delivers one 300th the pain medication I am now taking by mouth but after 2 hours of trying the doctors could not get through this cadaver bone that has kept me upright all these many years. It is now depressing me that I may have to continue to take increasing amounts of pain medication orally for the rest of my life. I'd like to hear about others pain management and possibly find another solution that doesn't cloud my head, make me dizzy and unbalanced.
So, I am sending this out into cyber space hoping that I might connect with other people who have had their Scoliosis corrected by cadaver (or not) bone fusion. I'd just like to compare notes so to speak.. maybe helping each other grow older and as pain free as is possible.
I love this board!
I am a almost 60 year old woman with scoliosis. My first surgery was a very long time ago when I was only 9 years old. My issue isn't doubting whether I needed the surgery or not, I can remeraber looking down at my feet and wondering why my right foot swung out so far. I'm not going to bore you all with my surgery history as I have always had brittle bones.
I know two other women (about the same age) who had the same surgery as I both living on the West Coast. At the time most scoliosis was "cured" with insertion of the Harrington Rod. Nowadays, thank God physical therapy is initiated before they cut any young person open. We had an experimental surgery where cadaver bone was grafted in between the vertebrae so that the spine could not curve anymore. I have lived most of my almost 60 years relatively pain free living and physically working as a "normal" person would. Except for having to be in a body cast for a year when I was 9 years old I have little regret.
I am now having some issues with pain ironically caused by a twice broken tailbone. I was hoping to get an implanted device that delivers one 300th the pain medication I am now taking by mouth but after 2 hours of trying the doctors could not get through this cadaver bone that has kept me upright all these many years. It is now depressing me that I may have to continue to take increasing amounts of pain medication orally for the rest of my life. I'd like to hear about others pain management and possibly find another solution that doesn't cloud my head, make me dizzy and unbalanced.
So, I am sending this out into cyber space hoping that I might connect with other people who have had their Scoliosis corrected by cadaver (or not) bone fusion. I'd just like to compare notes so to speak.. maybe helping each other grow older and as pain free as is possible.
I love this board!