Re: Rcoliosis-Medical] Scoliosis & esophageal issues.

[Guest guest]

A neurologist once told me that his theory about pain in some scoliosis patients

was due to a traction effect on the nerves as the person moved. He said that the

nerves would have been stretched to accommodate the curvature during growth and

as one moved these taunt nerves would be aggravated causing pain that couldn't

be explained any other way. In my case I think he was right but it was only his

theory. Still it's interesting to think about.

[Guest guest]

I am almost 60 and lead a pain free life.  My rods are the whole length of my

back and I was so bad that my rib was pushig on my lung and I had a lump under

my armpit.  I have none of that now with the correction.  My surgery was done

many years ago and I would have thought that the technology would have improved

since then. I will live on and not worry about what is ahead.  The dotor who

did my surgey said you have scoliosis it does not have you--and I live by that

From: Lida Kraz <lidakraz@...>

Scoliosis Treatment

Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 10:16:55 AM

Subject: Rcoliosis-Medical] Scoliosis & esophageal issues.

 

But oddly enough there is no correlation between severity of curve (wherever

it might be) and degree of pain.

Lida in London

Re: Scoliosis & esophageal issues. Can anyone

relate?

i may sound like a smart-ass but I don't understand the pain issues. I have

scoliosis and had it fixed many years ago (1966) I have no pain or have

ever had pain associate with the scoliosis. Am I missing something with the

pain issues--this has bothered me for sometime and I have asked before but

don't get an answer back to my question. I have received some rather strange

replies such as why am I on this site if I don't suffer. I thought this was

a scoliosis site for all people with this. Can I get a legimate answer as

to the pain

[Guest guest]

I have to agree with Lida.  I have adult on-set scoliosis and as my spine has

collapsed fairly quickly over the past 8 yrs since a discovery of 20 degrees in

2003 to currently a thoracolumbar curve between 60 - 70 degrees...my pain has

changed and shifted from left side to right side and everywhere inbetween.  And

as the severity of curve has increased, my pain has decreased.  I am currently

NOT in constant ache or pain and am scheduled for a spinal fusion with Dr

Bridwell in St Louis Sept 27th.  The surgery therefore is not to stop the pain

but to stop the collapsing of my spine.  I only hope that the pain does not

come back after the fusion.

 

 Thank You!  Sue Zorn

From: Lida Kraz <lidakraz@...>

>Scoliosis Treatment

>Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 10:16 PM

>Subject: Rcoliosis-Medical] Scoliosis & esophageal issues.

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>But oddly enough there is no correlation between severity of curve (wherever

>it might be) and degree of pain.

>

>Lida in London

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> Re: Scoliosis & esophageal issues. Can anyone

>relate?

>

>i may sound like a smart-ass but I don't understand the pain issues. I have

>scoliosis and had it fixed many years ago (1966) I have no pain or have

>ever had pain associate with the scoliosis. Am I missing something with the

>pain issues--this has bothered me for sometime and I have asked before but

>don't get an answer back to my question. I have received some rather strange

>replies such as why am I on this site if I don't suffer. I thought this was

>a scoliosis site for all people with this. Can I get a legimate answer as

>to the pain

>

>

[Guest guest]

Sue,

Stabilizing the spine is a very valid reason for surgery that is not

posted here often. I'm in the same boat as you.

Jolene Morell

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