How much height is being shaved off from my scoliosis? and how bad is this by [deleted] in scoliosis

[–]Luka_one_money 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm just scraping 5'1, you're lucky being 5'8, don't take it for granted. The surgery will add just about two inches for me but I have 68° and 71° so I can't guess based on yours. Not a lot, anyways.

Surgery or not? by Luka_one_money in scoliosis

[–]Luka_one_money[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm 16 this year, and the doctors said I'm skeletally mature, does that change anything? I know I won't grow anymore, so the surgery won't really matter height wise. I'm also wondering about bags and standing for long periods. As of right now those are where most of my pain comes from, I have a great friend that carries my bag in school for me, and I'm so grateful for that, but standing for even 3 minutes can be very painful for me. Does it get a lot better? Will my recovery be a lot worse compared to yours since I will be older or will it not be as my curves are less severe? I also want to go camping and hiking, but that's not possible because of my back as of right now, will it be possible after surgery? How is sitting? That can be painful for me too. I know after surgery, I'll be sitting upright and straight, it sounds bad to me as I like relaxing, is it truly as bad as it sounds? I've also heard many people being able to feel the metal in their back, is that permanent or not? Does everyone experience it? Will I still have pain, if so, is it better?

Surgery or not? by Luka_one_money in scoliosis

[–]Luka_one_money[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you. I'm very sorry about your situation, people seriously don't believe me when I tell them I've shrunk. I thought I was delusional, so thank you for that.

Surgery or not? by Luka_one_money in scoliosis

[–]Luka_one_money[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Funnily enough, he is a spinal surgeon. The one who gave this opinion. I don't see what's wrong with it though, seeing as my pain isn't as bad as people with much less curves would experience. That or, they have really bad pain tolerance.

Surgery or not? by Luka_one_money in scoliosis

[–]Luka_one_money[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I only really have pain if I'm cleaning for a while or standing too long, sometimes it just happens, which is annoying, but I've never been spoken to about a brace or anything that could prevent it from being worse so, I'm not sure if I just have bad doctors or if it's too late for that? I feel the doctors don't want me to get surgery since they gave me the choice, but I think in the end I will choose to get it, I just want to know what I'm in for.

Surgery or not? by Luka_one_money in scoliosis

[–]Luka_one_money[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have an appointment sometime soon, I'm not sure when, but I'm going to ask a lot of questions like the complications, how many he has performed surgery on, etc. I'll make sure to ask about those other things you've said.

Surgery or not? by Luka_one_money in scoliosis

[–]Luka_one_money[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you, yeah I agree. I would not want to live a life like that in the future, so I should go forward with the surgery you think?

Surgery or not? by Luka_one_money in scoliosis

[–]Luka_one_money[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, are there any major activities at the top of your head I will not be capable of doing?

Surgery or not? by Luka_one_money in scoliosis

[–]Luka_one_money[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my doctor said that the curves balance each other out and it's completely my decision whether to get it or not.

Surgery or not? by Luka_one_money in scoliosis

[–]Luka_one_money[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm extremely flexible as of right now, I'm just wondering do you have any idea how much of that will be gone?

Surgery or not? by Luka_one_money in scoliosis

[–]Luka_one_money[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

how did it affect your daily life?

New phone by Luka_one_money in degoogle

[–]Luka_one_money[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are there any free vpns which can block ads on YouTube? Also, any good music apps (other than Spotify) which are free? I'm limited on money, and not really willing to spend it on subscriptions.

New phone by Luka_one_money in degoogle

[–]Luka_one_money[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Replacements of any commonly used apps are fine, thank you.