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May 25, 2009 - 2:44pm
Anonymous
ribs bothering me after scoliosis surgery, help

I'm a 22 year old female. I had surgery for my scoliosis when I was 16 or 17. They removed one of my ribs and now on my left side its sort of uneven looking/feeling. What really bothers me is this twitching where the gap between my ribs is...you can SEE it move and it feels really weird from the inside. It started when I was in the hospital recovering from the sugery but I figured it would go away. It's been years and just this week and its bothering me more than usual. It kept me up most of the night last night! Sad

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July 17, 2009 - 8:13am
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sarah87 (not verified)
hiya

hiya hun im 22 also and im waiting on surgery my curve is at 58 degrees my ribs stick out on my right side and im hopin to have myne broke and reset i would spk to your docand get him to refer you hun best of luck

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July 31, 2009 - 10:06pm
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JenG
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That would also be my advice

Speak to your doctor, Kelton. I'm sure it's nothing serious but there may be some way of treating it. Did you mention it to your surgeon at the time of surgery?

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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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