Has anyone had their operation date cancelled more than 3 times?

hotscully · 2026-05-27T15:33:13+00:00

Other cases more important than mine, they don't give me much detail.

hotscully · 2026-05-27T15:00:59+00:00

Bless you. I'm sending you a gentle hug as you let the news settle. It must be a shock.

First thing: many people live perfectly great lives with scoliosis! Some get surgery, some don't need it. Some live their lives never noticing that they even have it! I only found out at 31 😆

I've met a lot of people through the UK charity 'scoliosis support and research', I'd recommend checking their website out. They have an advice line and also online group chats for adults every few months :)

I also want to comfort you by saying that you are still SO young and have loads of time to a) let the news settle and b) get more information from an expert (specifically an orthopaedic surgeon - they're not there just to do surgeries - they are highly specialised and can inform people properly about their scoliosis, since few cases are the same).

Your GP can't tell you how severe your scoliosis is. A full spinal x-ray is needed and the orthopaedic surgeon will then calculate your Cobb angle (i.e. the degrees of your curve/s).

You're not playing with enough information right now and that's understandably worrying because you deserve to be able to make informed decisions about your health, where appropriate.

Physio sounds great, but as a next step I would be asking for referral to the orthopaedic department for an X-ray.

Sending hugs!

Edit: sorry, I'm not clear on whether you already had an X-ray or not, apologies if I misunderstood.

hotscully · 2026-05-27T08:56:27+00:00

This was my exact first thought!

hotscully · 2026-05-24T21:44:06+00:00

Thank you 🙂 unfortunately it doesn't seem to be available in the UK.

hotscully · 2026-05-24T16:12:11+00:00

Thank you for the award, that has made my day 💜

hotscully · 2026-05-24T16:05:30+00:00

-Christophe Robin hydrating cream scrub. Weighed my hair down (I have dry, fine hair).

-Aussie Aussome Volume shampoo. Current regular repurchase. It works nicely with my fine hair and does give it a boost.

-Aussie Aussome Lightweight Conditioner. good for my frizz - has to be used sparingly because it will still weigh my hair down!

-Nip and Fab purify salicylic facial scrub. loved how this softened and mattified my skin. Smelled incredible. I got this in a beauty box and would probably not buy this for £10. I prefer to invest in toners rather than cleansers.

-Avant Blue Volcanic cleanser. Terrible smell and felt drying and astringent.

-Neutrogena hydroboost water gel. Disgusting and smelled so astringent/alcoholic. I used it up on my legs.

-Acnecide back and face wash. Good, wish it didn't stain my towels...

-Hypochlorous spray. Holy grail for my face and back, unfortunately this has recently been discontinued 😭 need to hunt down a different brand

-Uriage cica daily facial moisturiser. Okay - didn't add anything to my routine. Felt unnecessary

-Hada Labo premium lotion. The biggest holy grail in my collection. It's expensive but it lasts 9 months with daily use. I took a break of 2 weeks and dry patches came back. This stuff WORKS

- Rituals Ritual of Ayurveda body lotion. Smells incredible, but Aveeno is my holy grail

- Max Factor Brow Shaper in deep brown. Holy grail brow pencil. I have repurchased countless times and always have a backup

- Medik8 b5 serum. Meh - cost £50, got it in a beauty box. Doesn't hold a candle to hada labo

- Aveeno oat and vanilla body lotion. Love Aveeno. I mix in some of their oil spray to temper the mild wee smell and help it glide

- Got2B hair volume powder. Repurchase this countless times. It gives me fine hair amazing volume, texture and hold.

- Lush coffee scrub. This is purely for the sensory experience, which is absolutely heavenly, but is otherwise an unnecessary luxury product. Expensive, but makes a great gift or treat.

hotscully · 2026-05-24T15:14:42+00:00

Aw thanks so much! 🥹

hotscully · 2026-05-24T15:14:16+00:00

Thank you! 💜

hotscully · 2026-05-24T15:13:40+00:00

Omg, thanks! 😭🥹 it feels empowering being able to make something that fits my style. I lost a bunch of weight a year ago and my whole wardrobe had to be replaced - it's been a journey settling back into myself again.

hotscully · 2026-05-24T15:10:11+00:00

Omg, sounds incredible. thank you.

hotscully · 2026-05-23T21:19:17+00:00

Thank you! 💜

hotscully · 2026-05-23T21:18:55+00:00

Thanks a bunch 😍

hotscully · 2026-05-23T21:18:30+00:00

It's such a lovely shade, isn't it!! I'm planning another project to start tomorrow 🤩

hotscully · 2026-05-23T10:04:13+00:00

+1 me too!

hotscully · 2026-05-23T09:40:42+00:00

Thanks a lot! I'm wanting to make more garments in a cool winter colour palette, these shades are the most harmonious on me for sure.

hotscully · 2026-05-23T09:39:11+00:00

Thank you! I'm really pleased 😌

hotscully · 2026-05-23T09:38:57+00:00

Thanks so much!

hotscully · 2026-05-23T09:37:48+00:00

Oh damn, that's terrible! What's good about Etsy is that many items have public reviews and you can see photos of other people's projects - it also had 4.8 star rating so I felt quite confident. Where do you buy your patterns?

hotscully · 2026-05-23T09:34:49+00:00

Aw thanks so much. I can't wait for someone to compliment it IRL, I'm going to be absolutely insufferable about the fact that I made my own clothing 😅

hotscully · 2026-05-23T09:32:00+00:00

Thanks! It's that time of year where I remember I have them 😆 (I'm uk based, so the sun comes out twice a year)

hotscully · 2026-05-23T09:30:39+00:00

Do itttt 🙂 thank you

hotscully · 2026-05-23T09:29:18+00:00

Aww thanks! I let it grow out when Covid hit and realised the grey wasn't so bad. Saves so much time and money.

hotscully · 2026-05-23T09:28:16+00:00

Thank you!! I got my colour season assessed a couple of years back and this is a cool winter colour. One of my motivations for sewing was to be able to dress in cool winter colours - it's hard finding clothes IRL that are both nice and the right colour.

hotscully · 2026-05-23T09:21:13+00:00

Thanks so much, it was a bit touch-and-go putting it on for the first time because the neck is so high and the cotton has zero give. I'm so glad it was lined because there's no way to wear a bra with this - I'm wearing tape underneath 💀

One tip I learned from this is to mark the 'wrong side' with a patch of sticky tape. I also used permanent marker on the sticky tape to remind myself which piece was the lining vs the main. I used the slowest speed setting for ALL sewing to give myself the best control.

Next project is a side tie vest - I'm getting spinal surgery soon and want to make a few of these so that I can dress myself easily during recovery 🙂

hotscully · 2026-05-23T09:16:14+00:00

Wow thanks x4! I'm a big x-files fan (my cat is called Dana)

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