Does anyone have SCOLIOSIS??!
Question: Does anyone have SCOLIOSIS!?!?
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In 1984, I was diagnosed with scoliosis when I was 12 during one of those junior high screenings!. I was very scared at first, but got in with a good group of doctors at Shriner's Hospital and they put me so at ease!. I wore a Wilmington brace from under my arms to just over my hips for 10 mo!., then had surgery shortly before I turned 14 (1985)!. They prefer that you have had your period for two years before they do it to let you grow as much as you can, but my curve was getting too severe!. My top curve was fused using stainless Steel Harrington rods and bone chips from my hip!. I had to go back into a brace about a year after my surgery for 10 mos!. because my bottom curve was not completely stabilized!.
The braces!.!.!.oh, how figure flattering they are, not! You'll have to adjust your size!. Some braces are larger than others, some more visible than others!. Being where mine was, axilla to hips, it wasn't very visible!. I wore loose flowy tops in the warm weather, and sweat shirts and sweaters in the cool!. Check out plus size or maternity clothes)!. Pants and shorts had to go up a size or you can uses one of those expand a waist button extender things!. The first few nights, it's hard too fall asleep in a brace!. But some days if I'm feeling a little achy, I miss it!. You could be lazy and let the brace do the support work your muscles usually do!.
If you need surgery!.!.!.There are risks with every surgery, even minor procedures (I'm an OR nurse now)!. You and your folks will have to make an informed decision about surgery!. If your curve is severe and you are not corrected it can affect your ability to breath or carry a pregnancy!.
Someone with more recent experience might be better to ask about the physical therapy!. I never had to do physical therapy when I was wearing the braces or after surgery!.
I'm as normally functioning as anyone (are any of us really "normal"!?)!. I never got off schedule with school!. Graduated college at 20 and have been an OR nurse for 16 years, one of the most physically demanding areas of nursing (lots of lifting and lots of standing in one place for long periods)!. I've had 2 children without difficulty (didn't even use an epidural)!. I love to travel (I don't set off metal detectors), yoga (though the fusion prevents some positions), and SCUBA dive!. I can pretty much do anything I want!.!.!.but don't tell my husband I use the scoliosis to get out of vacuuming :) My bottom curve aches now and then, I'm supposed to take 1-2 Alleve at bed time, but us nurses are awful patients, so I don't do it regularly!.
Are you being treated at a Shriner's Hospital/Clinic!? Absolutely the best place for scoliosis patients under 21! If you are, ask the docs/nurses if they can arrange for you to visit/talk with other patients or people who will be involved in your care!. Other places may do this too, but I think Shriner's goes above and beyond for their kids!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
The braces!.!.!.oh, how figure flattering they are, not! You'll have to adjust your size!. Some braces are larger than others, some more visible than others!. Being where mine was, axilla to hips, it wasn't very visible!. I wore loose flowy tops in the warm weather, and sweat shirts and sweaters in the cool!. Check out plus size or maternity clothes)!. Pants and shorts had to go up a size or you can uses one of those expand a waist button extender things!. The first few nights, it's hard too fall asleep in a brace!. But some days if I'm feeling a little achy, I miss it!. You could be lazy and let the brace do the support work your muscles usually do!.
If you need surgery!.!.!.There are risks with every surgery, even minor procedures (I'm an OR nurse now)!. You and your folks will have to make an informed decision about surgery!. If your curve is severe and you are not corrected it can affect your ability to breath or carry a pregnancy!.
Someone with more recent experience might be better to ask about the physical therapy!. I never had to do physical therapy when I was wearing the braces or after surgery!.
I'm as normally functioning as anyone (are any of us really "normal"!?)!. I never got off schedule with school!. Graduated college at 20 and have been an OR nurse for 16 years, one of the most physically demanding areas of nursing (lots of lifting and lots of standing in one place for long periods)!. I've had 2 children without difficulty (didn't even use an epidural)!. I love to travel (I don't set off metal detectors), yoga (though the fusion prevents some positions), and SCUBA dive!. I can pretty much do anything I want!.!.!.but don't tell my husband I use the scoliosis to get out of vacuuming :) My bottom curve aches now and then, I'm supposed to take 1-2 Alleve at bed time, but us nurses are awful patients, so I don't do it regularly!.
Are you being treated at a Shriner's Hospital/Clinic!? Absolutely the best place for scoliosis patients under 21! If you are, ask the docs/nurses if they can arrange for you to visit/talk with other patients or people who will be involved in your care!. Other places may do this too, but I think Shriner's goes above and beyond for their kids!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
if your talking about the curving of your spine thing, yes i do!.i have alot of pain in my neck and back !.!.!.it hurts alot at times,,some people with it real bad has to wear a back brace!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
My sister did!. Round metal plates were inserted into her spine to straighten it and she's fine now!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
A kid at in my grade doesWww@Answer-Health@Com