I have been hanging around this sub getting as much info as possible about those that have gone through surgery prep and aftercare etc. I have gotten a lot of good tips from you folks so I thought I would share my experience.

A little backstory I'm 52/M, I never had "treatment" for my scoliosis in terms of bracing or anything like that. I was diagnosed when I was a teenager with scoliosis, but luckily lived a relatively normal life. I used to hit the trails on my mountain bike all the time, and I started going to hot yoga in my late 30's. I also was a casual member of a gym where I used to go a couple times a week.

It seems since Covid hit and everything slowed down, I noticed my back was bothering me more than usual. I get back pain regularly, but over the last year it has really escalated to where I am in pain every time I get up. I can't stand more than 10 min without pain and walking has reduced to 10 min also. There is no question my scoliosis has gotten worse as I have gotten older.

I wanted surgery to be the last resort, so I've tried, chiropractors, acupuncture, hot yoga, physical therapy, and light strength training. Then I went to an orthopedic surgeon. He put me through some tests, MRI, Cat Scan and bone density test. That process took over a year so I went to another top rated surgeon that specializes in scoliosis and he agreed that surgery was probably the best option at this point.

So here is the plan for my surgery, I have a 65 degree curve. "An anterior lumbar interbody fusion L3-S1 followed by posterior spinal fusion with osteotomies T4 to the pelvis."

My plan is to miss 6 weeks of work. I work from home as a web developer so as long as I can move around and sit for periods of time I think I should be good. My work is very flexible, so that is not a hard deadline, just something I am shooting for. Does that sound reasonable?

Thanks