Scoliosis surgery????!
Question: Scoliosis surgery!?!?!?!?
tell me EVERYTHING you know about scoliosis surgery i have to get it this summer and i am going to one of the best hospitals in the country but i want to be informed as much as i can!. recovery during surgery everything thanks!!Www@Answer-Health@Com
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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!.
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 was up walking the first day they said I could!.
My pain was well controlled!. Really the only time it hurt was one time I was half-asleep and tried to sit up suddenly!.
I'm as normally functioning as anyone!. Having surgery in summer, 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
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 was up walking the first day they said I could!.
My pain was well controlled!. Really the only time it hurt was one time I was half-asleep and tried to sit up suddenly!.
I'm as normally functioning as anyone!. Having surgery in summer, 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
Going to the best hospital should be reassuring, but I certainly understand your concerns!. Some hospitals have educational sessions where you go and meet with the staff and they will explain to you what to expect and how your recovery will go!. I encourage you to touch base with your surgeon and ask your questions!. An informed patient is a cooperative patient that has better surgical and rehab outcomes!. If you know where you will be receiving your follow up care IE; physical therapy, ask them for some information!. Best of luck!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
i wish you luck! i've never had a surgery but my friend just had one and she is okay!. so you should be tooWww@Answer-Health@Com