my mom had scoliosis for most of her life. the doctors kept telling her that it would level off soon. it never did. i don't remember exactly what the curve ended up being, but it was bad. as a result of the scoliosis she had 4-5 severely herniated discs. the whole surgery came down to them fusing 4-5 of her vertebrates in her lower spine, with 2 rods going the length of her spine as well as a cage at the bottom for stability. they used 2 ribs and part of her hip for the fusion. her scar goes from her lower stomach around to her middle back.
sorry for grammar and capitalization, keyboard broke and i haven't bought another one yet. everything but the shift keys work.
if you have any questions for her feel free to pm me and i will ask her and get back to you.
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my mom had scoliosis for most of her life. the doctors kept telling her that it would level off soon. it never did. i don't remember exactly what the curve ended up being, but it was bad. as a result of the scoliosis she had 4-5 severely herniated discs. the whole surgery came down to them fusing 4-5 of her vertebrates in her lower spine, with 2 rods going the length of her spine as well as a cage at the bottom for stability. they used 2 ribs and part of her hip for the fusion. her scar goes from her lower stomach around to her middle back.
sorry for grammar and capitalization, keyboard broke and i haven't bought another one yet. everything but the shift keys work.
if you have any questions for her feel free to pm me and i will ask her and get back to you.
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