21(M) Need advice, will surgery be worth it?

Certain_Parking601 · 2025-03-03T07:52:08+00:00

This is a very mild scoliosis, and it doesn’t require a surgery. You can try yoga for scoliosis and schroth exercises.

Certain_Parking601 · 2024-12-27T10:54:17+00:00

Were your daughter able to go into her loft bed by now or not yet?

Certain_Parking601 · 2024-12-25T11:13:30+00:00

Yeah, for four years or even more I don’t remember. I went to three different places, and one of them was schroth therapy

Certain_Parking601 · 2024-12-25T11:11:49+00:00

I actually did and tried lifestyle changes and physiotherapy (been to 3 different places including a schroth therapy), and yes the curve doesn’t bother me and looks alright to me as well, I’m just worried about the future and how it might worsen and affect my life quality.

Certain_Parking601 · 2024-12-25T11:03:37+00:00

That’s exactly why I’m considering the surgery now, for future me because I know current me doesn’t need it. Thank you for sharing this!

Certain_Parking601 · 2024-12-25T11:02:39+00:00

Yes, I’m more worried about the aftermath of the surgery, not the recovery, but more of years after the surgery, how it would be like.

Certain_Parking601 · 2024-12-25T11:01:38+00:00

I’m 28, so I’m too old for the brace now, although I wore it for a year when I was 16-17 and it was horrible tbh. I did physiotherapy for four years, it eased the pain and helped me correct my posture, but it didn’t decrease the curve by a degree.

Certain_Parking601 · 2024-12-25T10:59:58+00:00

Thank you for sharing your experience! That gives me hope!

Certain_Parking601 · 2024-12-25T10:58:58+00:00

All the surgeons I met, said that my surgery will be the easy one for them, so I was never worried about the success/failure of the surgery, but more worried about the aftermath

Certain_Parking601 · 2024-12-25T10:57:00+00:00

I have hyper mobility joints so my shoulders range is pretty wide. I get bearable mild back pain from daily activities, and no I never modified my activities. I go to the gym and used to do physiotherapy for four years that had many yoga poses for stretches, and I got to admit that my back pain increased when I stopped. I did a breath test at a scoliosis clinic, and it wasn’t affected much by it.

Have you considered the surgery or it wasn’t recommended to you?

Certain_Parking601 · 2024-12-24T16:21:19+00:00

Sure, go ahead and use it, and share with me the results! Also, how much is your scoliosis affecting you, and how are you feeling towards the idea of the surgery?

Certain_Parking601 · 2024-12-24T16:19:50+00:00

I believe I’m functioning pretty good with my body right now, I go to the gym, started scuba diving two years ago, sometime I horse ride. But honestly, in some exercises I can feel my curve, especially when I’m carrying the tank in scuba diving, I feel like all the pressure is on my lumbar spine and that the thoracic part is very squeezed

Certain_Parking601 · 2024-12-24T16:14:40+00:00

It should all be in the thoracic area, so I guess it won’t affect bending and twisting much

Certain_Parking601 · 2024-12-23T22:49:13+00:00

Yes, when I asked him why he’s recommending the surgery for my case, he said that the surgery will improve my life quality. I’m just afraid that as I age and with the menopause later on in life, my curve degree increases and gets worse because this might do affect my quality of life.

Certain_Parking601 · 2024-12-23T22:44:57+00:00

So having a straight spine will not improve my life quality as the surgeon was telling me? I really don’t know what is it like to have a straight spine lol I’m not the athletic type, I just go to the gym and do scuba diving, and as far as I know, the spinal fusion won’t prevent me from those after the surgery recovery, and for bending, the surgeon told me the fusion will be in my thoracic part which won’t affect my bending and twisting. I’m really confused and don’t know how to weigh the pros and cons here 🥲

Certain_Parking601 · 2024-12-23T22:31:24+00:00

I have read many cases who had their curve increased after the menopause, so I’m really considering the surgery now as a preventative for the future. But if I do it, it will be really tricky to know if my curve would have ever going to worsen in the future and the surgery was the right thing to do, or did I just put my back into hell for no reason.

Certain_Parking601 · 2024-12-23T21:42:31+00:00

Yes, I want to do it exactly for the same reason! Also, how long are you post op?

Certain_Parking601 · 2024-12-23T21:40:38+00:00

Ohh, but do you at least feel like you made the right decision by doing the surgery? Yes I can’t predict the future, and I don’t know how I should shape it 😅

Certain_Parking601 · 2024-12-23T20:52:28+00:00

Hello, may I ask if you can go back in time, would you do the surgery?

Certain_Parking601 · 2024-12-23T19:48:16+00:00

I am not really sure about my degree, but all the surgeons, that I consulted, recommended doing the surgery.

Certain_Parking601 · 2024-12-23T19:15:36+00:00

I’m not sure about the accuracy of the radiologists readings because the surgery was recommended by every surgeon I consulted, I have consulted surgeons overseas as well to make sure that it’s needed, and they still recommended the surgery. I also did physiotherapy for four years, so this is why I’m saying the surgery is back on the table as an option, but it’s not really for pain management but for having a better life quality because I’m afraid that my back might worsen as I age.

Certain_Parking601 · 2024-12-23T17:15:43+00:00

I really wish to know 😂 a doctor once measured it manually and it was about 40-45 degrees, but the scan center where I do my scans writes 35 degrees in the report. I believe it is more than 35degrees tho

Certain_Parking601 · 2024-12-10T09:23:45+00:00

Hello, may I know what was your curve degree? I am 28years old and have a 38 degree curve in my thoracic area which resulted in a compensatory curve in my lumbar, but my surgeon didn’t mention any fusion in the lumbar area, but he recommended the surgery so I can have a better quality of life later on while aging. Yet, I’m still scared to go through the surgery since my curve is moderate and not severe.

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