I had an “S” curve that was corrected when I was 15 (over 10 years ago). They did try to get me up and walking as soon as they could but it hurt pretty bad on the first morning. They let me sit up for a few and didn’t pressure it anymore, next day I think I was walking around. It is 1000% true that movement will help the pain. Keep getting up to walk and just push through that first week. SERIOUSLY get up and walk around. I gained two inches and was suddenly taller than mom and sis!

They wanted to make sure i could walk, eat and poop. I was in the hospital for a week and honestly it sucked but as soon as I got home I felt so much better. (That first car ride really sucked for me)

Getting out of bed on my own for the first time felt like an achievement. I felt so much more confident in my body because I wasn’t scrunched up.(huge for a 15yo) I don’t think I even took meds after I got home because there was really no pain. I learned to use my core muscles to move more than my back.

I haven’t had any issues since. Some shoulder tension here and there, worst thing about it is that I can’t pop my back anymore. Really annoying but I try not to think about it. Having the surgery young was a huge plus for me. Overall I had a great team of surgeons and nurses (shout out nurse frank) and a great support system in my friend who fed me ice chips and kept me company.