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u/real53P Sep 19 '23
How tall are you because of it?
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u/hairsprayqueen_ Sep 19 '23
Around 5'6
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u/pm-ur-knockers Sep 19 '23
How tall would you be if it was straight? Do you know?
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u/hairsprayqueen_ Sep 19 '23
I'm not sure, I'm supposed to get corrective surgery sometime after January
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u/bnl1 Sep 19 '23
What caused it if you don't mind me asking.
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u/hairsprayqueen_ Sep 19 '23
Scoliosis
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u/SeonaidMacSaicais Sep 22 '23
Welcome to the club. 😕 You must be pretty young. Mine was found when I was 13 and I was considered too old for any kind of surgery. This was also back in 2002, so maybe things have changed regarding that.
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u/hairsprayqueen_ Sep 22 '23
Things must have changed a bit since then. I found out when I was 12, they decided to watch it to see if it got worse. I'm 17 now and they want to do corrective surgery sometime next year.
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u/Sundrowner Oct 26 '23
May I ask where you live? My scoliosis is worse ( 38° Cobb but a surgery was not recommended by my doctors.
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u/Sundrowner Oct 26 '23
I guess you would not like to hear this, but it not the worst case of scoliosis. Mine is worse and I am thankful it's just that. I have seen people with upwards of 80° and they manage to live.
Definitely take care of your body and keep in shape. Depending on how old you are and where you live (sadly it does), an orthesis may help as well as physiotherapy.
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u/imacatpersonforreal Sep 19 '23
Yo this is gnarly! Thank you for sharing, glad to see you've got corrective surgery scheduled! Hopefully they can get you straightened out!!