Anyone have scoliosis?

[efript]

i do, just wondering if others did? have you guys gotten surgery or anything else to fix it?

 

[Ness]

I had to get checked for it every 2 or 3 months back in high school and junior high. They were all worried because some dumb school nurse thought it was important to watch... so somehow that justified adjusting schedules for my parents to have to miss work to take me and spending the up-front fee that insurance didn't cover from the visit... every time just to say that everything seemed normal.

At best I got out of school for a few hours and got to talk to a hot doctor's assistant.

 

[Shockwave]

Nope. At least, not that I know of....

 

[jjyiz28]

yes i do, my spine/rib is twisted clockwise a bit. when i bend over, my ribcage sticks out on the right side of my back. no surgery yet, im curious myself

 

[Babbles]

I had hip surgery when I was six then again on the other hip when I was 10. Ever since that I had scoliosis come and go. Kind of strange, actually. I do not think I have any curvature at the moment, it just 'fixed' itself. When I was in Junior High I would have it for a year, 'fixed' for a year and what not. Probably until 15 or so. Maybe puberty, growth or something had an affect on it, I don't know.

Luckily, though, my back doesn't bother me. Being 26 with arthritis and knowing I will have to get a hip replacement sooner than later, is somewhat bothersome though.

 

[Babbles]

double post

 

[TheNinja]

my brother did. He had to have surgury to put 2 rods in his back. He said is was VERY painful and now has a nice scar on either side of his spine from the staples.

 

[Borracho]

I was a socialist once but it didn't work out too well in the end.

 

[efript]

yeah, ive been looking into alternatives to surgery. people have said that pilates helps, but i asked my doctor and he said nay.