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March 3, 2010 - 10:50pm
One year post op
Yesterday was my one year anniversary and I celebrated by visiting my lovely surgeon for follow up x-rays.
He's very happy with the way I've recovered, everything is still in the same position he left it and I am not encountering any problems. We asked each other lots of questions and then he said I don't need to see him again.
Feeling lucky!
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Surgery aged 57 for Scoliosis
Laminectomies, Osteotomies and Fusion T4-pelvis
using autograft, allograft and BMP
March 3, 2009, Brisbane, Australia.
Curve corrected from 68 degrees to 22 and spine de-rotated.
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Congratulations! That's great news. How are you feeling?
Marianne
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That is great news I am happy for you. and jealous to
lol
Jim
Great to hear you're doing so well. Keep up the good work. Take care. Charry
Any answers I have is not medical advice only a Doctor can help you with that. Just sharing my personal experience as a fellow Spine Health member only. Mild DDD of complete lumbar area with recent healing of L5-S1 HD and annular tear.Leg &foot weakness nerve compression L4-L5.Mod. disc changes C5-C7 nerve impingement sore elbow and numb hand. Sept. 2011 MRI L4-L5 disc bulge and L5 facet joint and narrowing. Meds-Oxycontin 80mg,Cymbalta,Lyrica, Flexeril,Naproxen,Serax. Platinum Infrared heating pad. ER and Oncology trained and Cardiology RN on Disability. Keep the faith.
Thanks! I feel great. I've felt 100% for the last six months but on Wednesday, he told me that often people think they're 100% then a year later, they say, "I'm so much better than a year ago!"
I can do almost anything, cutting my toenails is the exception, but doing them would make a great Funniest Home Video.
Surgery aged 57 for Scoliosis
Laminectomies, Osteotomies and Fusion T4-pelvis
using autograft, allograft and BMP
March 3, 2009, Brisbane, Australia.
Curve corrected from 68 degrees to 22 and spine de-rotated.
Thats great! did you have any hardware?
Good luck, Jim
You get what you get, It has nothing to do with what you deserve!........I stole that from Susan
Click my user name to see my medical history
Today is yours to embrace, as tomorrow, Who knows what will be starring you in the face
Thanks Jim. Check out my avatar. There're 15-16 levels of rods and screws if you include the pelvic screws. The joys of scoliosis!
Surgery aged 57 for Scoliosis
Laminectomies, Osteotomies and Fusion T4-pelvis
using autograft, allograft and BMP
March 3, 2009, Brisbane, Australia.
Curve corrected from 68 degrees to 22 and spine de-rotated.
That's a lot of hardware! Glad you're doing so well good for you. You deserve it after all you've been through so much surgeries and recoveries. Looks like you're good to go and enjoy your life. Put this in success stories. Take care and God bless and keep you. Charry
Any answers I have is not medical advice only a Doctor can help you with that. Just sharing my personal experience as a fellow Spine Health member only. Mild DDD of complete lumbar area with recent healing of L5-S1 HD and annular tear.Leg &foot weakness nerve compression L4-L5.Mod. disc changes C5-C7 nerve impingement sore elbow and numb hand. Sept. 2011 MRI L4-L5 disc bulge and L5 facet joint and narrowing. Meds-Oxycontin 80mg,Cymbalta,Lyrica, Flexeril,Naproxen,Serax. Platinum Infrared heating pad. ER and Oncology trained and Cardiology RN on Disability. Keep the faith.
Thanks Charry. I've been very lucky and I wish I could spread some of it around. On the way home the other day, my partner said, "Well, we'll never win the lottery, we've already had all the luck we could expect for one lifetime!"
So true.
Surgery aged 57 for Scoliosis
Laminectomies, Osteotomies and Fusion T4-pelvis
using autograft, allograft and BMP
March 3, 2009, Brisbane, Australia.
Curve corrected from 68 degrees to 22 and spine de-rotated.