Operation "scoliosis deviaton", lordosis.?!


Question: I would like to ask for some details about operation because of the disfunction labeled as "stressed lordosis and scoliostic deviation". If anyone has any particular information about, how long the operation might last, risks and anything else it would be quite welcoming.


Answers: I would like to ask for some details about operation because of the disfunction labeled as "stressed lordosis and scoliostic deviation". If anyone has any particular information about, how long the operation might last, risks and anything else it would be quite welcoming.

I have only been operated on for scoliosis and degenerated discs below the fusion. I don't know how similar they are compared to lordosis correction, but I'd bet they are similar. Those operations typically last for 8-12 hours, depending on how much work needs to be done. Often, the surgery is staged, the anterior (front) being done first and the posterior (back) being done a week later.

Here's a bit on the hospital stay.

Depending on how old you are (younger people heal quicker), I'd give your back 2-4 months before you feel good again. You may be depressed because you're not able to do much of what you were doing during your recovery, but remember, you'll have just gone through major surgery and your body will take a *long* time to recover.

I've posted the following a few times for other people with questions. I hope I'll answer the things that have you concerned.

Let me talk about the hospital stay.

You'll have meds to help with the pain. You'll start out with stronger meds and then wean yourself from them over time. So, yes, it does hurt, but you shouldn't be left hurting.

The size of your scar depends on how many vertebrae need fusing and the technique used to do the fusion. A four-level fusion will have a smaller scar than a 12-level fusion. Some surgeries (probably not yours) need both anterior and posterior (A/P, or front and back). Lastly, some people may be candidates for "minimally invasive" techniques. So, this is a hard question to answer without knowing more about your situation.

Your hospital stay will probably be between four and seven days. Teens typically heal quicker than adults and so their hospital stay is less.

As for what they do, each case is different. Here's one possible scenerio. Its incomplete as I'm describing things pretty quickly. The amount of time spent doing things will probably differ. Maybe even the order that things are done will differ. But it will give you kind of an idea of what happens. Just take it with a grain of salt.

You'll arrive at the hospital early to check in. You'll change into your gown and get an IV hooked up. You will talk to your nurse(s) and perhaps a couple of other staff members. You'll then get put to sleep (injected through the IV that you had put in earlier). The operation then happens. You'll wake up, probably in the ICU, but possibly in your hospital room. Probably on the first or second day after surgery, you'll be shown how to sit and then stand. You'll be able to take walks up and down the hallway but you'll tire quickly. Your IV will be removed in a couple of days as will the catheter you've had in you since the surgery. You'll be allowed to go home once your stomach starts rumbling, you're eating, and going to the bathroom. When you are in the hospital, your scar will be checked by a doctor each day.

You will feel like a truck ran you over for the first couple of days. Once your body starts to recover, you'll feel better.

When you wake up from surgery, your bed will have a machine that gives measured doses of pain meds (morphine or something as effective). You're self-medicating, so if you're hurting, just hit a button. The machine won't let you overdose yourself, though.

You'll be weaned off of the meds from the machine and given oxycontin (or the like). This is what you'll be taking for the first few weeks you're at home.

Bottom line is that you'll be hurting, but you'll be given pain meds to take care of the pain. They'll do the job for you.

It still takes two months to be doing basic things. You'll be cleared to do more things at six months. At one year, you'll be able to do about anything you could do before the surgery. Take it easy. This is major surgery. It takes a while for the spine to fuse.

Risks include nerve damage, broken or loose screws, infection, (for males) ejaculation problems (rare), etc. See your doctor for more info.

Do yourself a favour and see an Oseopath to get a diagnisis before you commit to such a drastis operation. I've seen film of a operation and what doctors do with such things and it was scary and very permanant.
Good luck

I completely agree with earlier post, do yourself a favour and see an osteopath or an ortho-bionomist, the latter in particular for being able to correct the scoliosis through gentle bodywork.

Please, please please, explore as many non-surgical options as you can as surgery can create more problems for you in the longer term.

Best wishes.....





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