Contemplating Surgery for my Scoliosis

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After some complication in a cleft palette surgery gone awry -trouble

establishing an airway since they couldn't see down there with the

curve for intubation- I got a push to more look into getting my

scoliosis corrected. Originally it was thought it would correct this

problem, but the orthopedist thinks that may have been exaggerated.

Still though in finding out I would gain 6-7 inches height (I am only

5' 4 " male), which agrees with my true height calculated via femur

measurement, and that my lung capacity was only 44% of normal because

of the curves...I'm to get it done anyway.

Strictly speaking since there are no major concern caused by the

scoliosis yet, and that's it's not really degenerating much

further...then anyone else in the world, it is pretty elective surgery.

Well I shouldn't get ahead of myself...for this we're considering

getting the correction done surgically the old rods-in-the-back thing.

In hearing about the movement restrictions with this I'm considering

just getting the major curve in the middle upper back corrected (75

degrees I believe) leaving the lower back still flexible. But anyway

what I want to know is:

What are peoples experiences with this type of treatment, and what

other things have people done? Has anyone had complications from this

surgery or most generally does it seem to turn out fine? What else

possibly have I not heard of? And do people have any stats for thing

going wrong down the line?

I also have concerns regarding the decreased flexibility, how much

have people seen it to effect their daily lives, housework, swimming,

sex...?

Lets not be shy here.

-Daws