So I just learned I have Scoliosis...?!

Not wearing one now, but I have worn a Wilmington ('84-85) and Boston ('86) braces before!. I was 12-13 with the Wilmington and 15 with the Boston!. With both of these I had to wear them for 23 hrs!./day!. You have to have a strong sense of self and not let it mess with your idea of body image!. It's clunky and you don't look/feel like everyone else, but keep in mind why you are wearing it!. You want to keep your body as healthy as you can and try to correct your back!.

Here's a few things that I did!.

Liking it!.!.!.The first few nights, it was hard too fall asleep in the brace!. Once you get used to it, sleeping wasn't too bad!. But now, 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!.

Clothes!.!.!.Braces are so figure flattering, 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!. Target and JCPenny are good places since you can shop both types of clothes at one store!. Pants and shorts had to go up a size, wear draw string waists, or you can uses one of those expand a waist button extender things!.

Hot weather!.!.!.Like you I was only allowed out an hour a day!. I stayed inside as much as possible (although our AC broke one summer, ugh!)!. Read, go to movies (it's always freezing in our cinema), the library, shopping, etc!.
-On mild days, I laid on the floor in front of an open sliding glass door, the breeze would blow in a little between the brace and my skin

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