Okay wow.. let me break this down bit by bit because this is not okay.
âAlthough I had a severe double curvature and rib rotation I still feel that my surgery was not ânecessaryâ (none are. Theyâre purely cosmetic. They donât actually help at all, they cause a lot more pains and problems as well as limitationsâ not to mention the risks associated, the lowered expectancy of life length and enjoyment, etc etc etc).â
To say that no surgery is ânecessaryâ is straight up wrong. I know of people who had the surgery for cosmetic reasons but I also know people (including myself) who needed the surgery.
I had difficulty breathing, trouble eating, and if my curve was allowed to progress further I would have lost use of my legs.
But ya know.. not ânecessaryâ right?
Yes surgery has risks but Iâm sure a trained medical professional would weight those risks against the risks of not proceeding with surgery.
Also.. life expectancy decreases when your spine is crushing your internal organs mkay.
âI still believe that I would have been able to heal myself with yogaâ I believe this so deeply because of the progress and healing itâs given me even after this botched spinal fusion and all of its limitations! Please please please, find an honest chiropractor that you trust, look into physical therapy and yoga (you can search Julie Wilkins on YouTube, she has a full spinal fusion and teaches yoga) just be careful and cautious and donât push or hurt yourselfâ
A few bullet points here:
* âBotched spinal fusionâ how shitty was your surgeon?
* Chiropractorâs, physio, and yoga can help some people but are not the be all and end all.
* Chiropractors can be dangerous if they arenât knowledgeable in scoliosis.
âNow the fusion I had was using an outdated method (the Harrington rod procedure) so my story is a hell of a lot different than most, as the scar for spinal fusions for scoliosis usually run along the spine, where as mine started at my bra line and curves around my hip towards my belly button (itâs sadly shrunk a lot, but I still do like my scar hehe) but with that being said Iâm still not pro spinal fusions, at all. No matter the method I feel they wonât help scoliosis at all.â
I have Harrington rods, and as far as Iâm aware these are still an in dated method.
my scar runs down my spine. But I have a friend with the same scar you do.
Your experience governs your opinions, so it sucks that you had such a crappy experience. The same method you had helped my scoliosis, so thereâs that.
âPlease, do not get a spinal fusion unless you think itâs best. Do not let a doctor force or scare you into one like they did with me. I know itâs scary and disheartening but please continue to do your own research, and please seriously try alternatives like physical therapy and / or yogaâ
Please listen to medical professionals and take into account that your reluctancy to go through with surgery is more than likely just an emotional fear response. Because yes, surgery is scary. Humans tend to flee in the face of danger. Any decent doctor will discuss non-surgical options (if they are actually viable options) for each individual person. Good doctors will not tell you to go ahead with surgery unless the actually think itâs the best option for you. Yes you should do your own research, but seriously listen to medical professionals, and if you feel it necessary seek a second opinion.
âScoliosis is a muscular disorderâ not skeletal! Our muscles on one side are weak and are being pulled, while the other side is too tense and is doing the pulling. It reshapes our bone structure if we allow it. If we monitor and are cautious of our posture, and work to strengthen the weak side as well as to stretch and relieve the tense side we can see improvements. Iâm not saying youâll 100% be better, but Iâm saying youâll feel a lot better and hopefully wonât be needing to deal with endless chronic pain and severe nerve damage for the rest of your lifeâ
There are different types of scoliosis, one of which is muscle based however there is also AIS the type I have and there is skeletal based scoliosis. Iâm not saying Iâm an expert but I know that scoliosis comes in many forms. What your describing might work for people with a muscular issue but thatâs not everyone.
âWe have so much power in our own healing, we just have to actively try!â
That actually hurts me.. at first I thought ~fuck you and your hippy bull shit, go shove some crystalâs up your arse.~
But honestly you just seem very uneducated about anything but your own situation. So please, before you spread so much misinformation. Do your own research.
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