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I'm Getting Scoliosis Surgery At 48
I didn't know I had scoliosis until I was 22, and it caused me no pain until age 28. I began having attacks from out of nowhere. They felt like an achy, head-to-toe flu and made me just lay down and cry. Migraine accompanied these attacks. They took 30 seconds to start and anywhere from an hour to several days to end. Still, I never made a connection to scoliosis as being the source.
I muddled through, a very muscular, flexible lady. I'd forget about being disabled if I hadn't experienced an attack in a while, so depression gnawed at me, and then about two years ago I woke up a few times unable to walk at all. It lasted for around 2 hours, but was just an occasional nuissance. Then my husband got a triple fusion and I physically cared for him( heavy lifting) until he was able to care for himself. Then- I decided to get a job at a #1 store working as a stocker. I had done it in my younger years. I figured It would be like going to the gym for a workout, but they'd be paying me! I liked that idea. I soon realized if you can't quit crying yourself to sleep at night from pain after 2 months when muscle memory should have taken over, you were only further degenerating your degenerative condition. I felt so ashamed, but I had to be a quitter. That was in September 2011. Now, they're going to fuse everything from T10 to my ilium, bring my pelvis forward, and somehow hook it all together with 2 rods that screw into my hips at the bottom.
Hubby, having gotten the triple fusion says it will permanently cripple me. I say if I don't let them operate, I won't be able to walk in a year from now, anyway! Who is right? The curve is 42.8 degrees. I'm adding a pic.
I muddled through, a very muscular, flexible lady. I'd forget about being disabled if I hadn't experienced an attack in a while, so depression gnawed at me, and then about two years ago I woke up a few times unable to walk at all. It lasted for around 2 hours, but was just an occasional nuissance. Then my husband got a triple fusion and I physically cared for him( heavy lifting) until he was able to care for himself. Then- I decided to get a job at a #1 store working as a stocker. I had done it in my younger years. I figured It would be like going to the gym for a workout, but they'd be paying me! I liked that idea. I soon realized if you can't quit crying yourself to sleep at night from pain after 2 months when muscle memory should have taken over, you were only further degenerating your degenerative condition. I felt so ashamed, but I had to be a quitter. That was in September 2011. Now, they're going to fuse everything from T10 to my ilium, bring my pelvis forward, and somehow hook it all together with 2 rods that screw into my hips at the bottom.
Hubby, having gotten the triple fusion says it will permanently cripple me. I say if I don't let them operate, I won't be able to walk in a year from now, anyway! Who is right? The curve is 42.8 degrees. I'm adding a pic.
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