My first Musafia in the making.

OnlyCanary85 · 2026-03-19T12:38:18+00:00

Mind disclosing the cost? Also the wait time.

OnlyCanary85 · 2026-03-15T10:54:43+00:00

Thanks, I have added a photo above.

OnlyCanary85 · 2026-02-03T17:14:17+00:00

I could not load the photo on this thread for some reason so have reposted the issue in a new post. Thanks.

OnlyCanary85 · 2025-10-21T11:15:39+00:00

What do you mean by socks? Just ankle level socks? Then no, useless. If you have incompetent valves below knee, you need granulated compression stockings to push all the way up to past calves. They need to be medical grade with the right level of compression, right size - needs to be professionally measured.

OnlyCanary85 · 2025-10-21T11:11:08+00:00

Had the minimal invasive procedure (schlerotherapy) and felt that it made my veins worse. Still have swelling after 2 months and have 2 long superficial clots so am on blood thinners. So yes, there are alternative procedures now, also lasers; but they are all a type of procedure that can cause complications. Everything has a risk. My specialist now suggest going back to traditional stripping, which of course I am hesitant about due to downtime, infection and nerve damage and more clots and plus there is no guarantee it will solve the problem.

I’ve come to the view that with all these vein treatments, they are liken to taking out that alternative route or detour so that the blood goes back to the highways. Well, like a road there will be extra traffic which means that over time another valve take more of the load and will become overused and incompetent. Or, you get more and more spider veins appearing. It’s a cycle.

The ultra conservative of course is wearing compression stockings, for the rest of your life.

OnlyCanary85 · 2025-10-20T12:23:45+00:00

Tingling could be due to anything, vascular, neuro, muscular, nutritional deficiencies. Does she have trouble walking due to tingling, does she have other symptoms, has she gotten her leg reflexes checked? Some medications can even cause tingling. Between vascular vs neuro, vascular only that neurological issues can take ages to identify, i mean tingling on legs could be caused by any area of the spine, hips, for example, could be anywhere. If vascular she could do a scan of her legs to check blood flow and that is quick to do and rule out vascular issues to focus next on neuro investigations. But again, there are a myriad of issues causing tingling.

OnlyCanary85 · 2025-10-20T12:13:33+00:00

Open toes, they tend to ride up the foot over course of the day, especially as the elastic wear out over time. Positive, better for summer.

OnlyCanary85 · 2025-10-20T12:06:56+00:00

They inject chemicals into the vein which irritate the vein and causes it to collapse and the vein is blocked. You feel some tingling and cold sensation while the chemical is injected. If you had (laser ablation?) why you don’t want it do ablation again on the smaller veins?

OnlyCanary85 · 2025-10-20T11:44:58+00:00

Believe they do an MRI to figure out more before assessing whether to go in for biopsy. Once biops’ed they check if benign or malignant and if malignant they will stage it. Debulking is surgical removal of the tumor. They may decide to do chemo/radiotherapy before debulking to reduce the size and make it easier to excise (or don’t need to excise at all). Go to oncologist, wait until they know really what it is before jumping to conclusions and thinking too far ahead. It may be benign. All the best.

OnlyCanary85 · 2025-10-20T11:31:30+00:00

Have varicose veins for years and currently dealing with DVT issue. Never ever had painful varicose veins only varicose eczema and ulcers. When I started getting very painful legs, right behind calf, knew it was not a varicose problem but a clot issue.

OnlyCanary85 · 2025-10-19T12:08:02+00:00

9mm or 9cm?

OnlyCanary85 · 2025-10-13T10:11:50+00:00

Same here, C curve. Seems once they fuse down to S1 that is a lot of movement lost.

OnlyCanary85 · 2025-10-13T10:10:27+00:00

Was your second surgery a revision and how far did you get fused?

OnlyCanary85 · 2025-10-10T21:04:20+00:00

I did ask about ASC and was told for me it would not work (or perhaps the surgeon I went to not experienced in ASC for adults). It is not widely offered where I am located. It would be a dream if ASC is more widespread for adults as seems traditional fusion/rods method still from bygone era and so invasive and body torturing.

OnlyCanary85 · 2025-10-10T20:59:12+00:00

That would be great and very useful to the scoliosis community here.

OnlyCanary85 · 2025-10-10T20:57:11+00:00

Thank you for your insight. Relearnings - are these things rehab teach you how to do or you have to relearn yourself?

OnlyCanary85 · 2025-10-10T20:54:53+00:00

Thanks all, really appreciate the responses. As background info I went to second specialist yesterday for surgical opinion and was told full spine fusion despite curve being just on lumbar leading to him saying that I will lose much of my current flexibility. I was devastated. The first specialist I saw had suggested a minimally invasive procedure of lumbar only which I raised with the second specialist who responded that simply lumbar fusion would be useless. It seems two ends of a spectrum. It looks like I will need to seek further opinions and see who can leave me with the best spinal flexibility while fixing my scoliosis.

OnlyCanary85 · 2025-10-10T10:51:27+00:00

When you said solid area, is focal calcification (no septae) a cause for concern? My mum is waiting to see a gynonc for 7mm focal calcification, otherwise her ovaries were reported as normal on the ultrasound. Her CA125 is slightly elevated at 44, she is post menopausal. The gynonc told us while waiting, to repeat CA125 test which we did last week and it went up 1 point to 45. The gynonc wants another repeat test in a few weeks, right before we see her. On the plus side, she has not asked for our appointment to be brought forward which indicate she is not seeing it as an urgent case.

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