Well folks...here they are...me in all my glory. :]
This is my bare back, the night before surgery..jpg)
The ugly rib hump, night before surgery (thats my rig cage protruding because of the spine rotation)
This is AFTER, while in the hospital still...Look at how it looks like I lost like a ton of back fat when really it just got straightened and smoothed out like normal.
This is about one month post-op:
Here is a BEFORE x-ray:
Here is the AFTER x-ray....AMAZING!!!
And here is a SIDE view of all the instrumentation. Gory huh?? :]
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Finally got the BEFORE and AFTER pics up!!
Love, Staci at 8:45 PM
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7 comments:
OMG!!!! What a huge difference!!!! You are super super brave!!!
Boy, don't you look great! I have gained some weight back after my surgery, too, but it is nice to have a waist for once. So glad your experience w/Dr. Shelokov went so well.
Yes, the kinesiotape will help with muscle spasms. I was very happy with it and sorry that my physical therapy benefits came to an end because I was so happy with it.
I am a year and a couple of months out now and I still have spasms and some nerve pain on the right side. I had a total of 4 chest tubes, so I know lots of those nerves were cut. It will just take time.
Again, I am glad to have your blog address and it's great to see you. You look amazing!
P.S. If you ever want to get Dr. Shelokov flustered, just tell him he looks like "House" on TV. He flipped when I did =)
how limited is your movement after the surgery? can you bend over or move your hips?
Yes I can bend, but it wasn't until about 4 months post-op that I could fully bend over. But mostly, I squat, and then bend. And I do still have some range of motion throughout my hips, because they didn't have to fuse all the way down into the pelvis...if they had, I would have lost a lot of mobility that way.
wow! thanks for answering my question i was realy worried. the L3part of the spine is positioned on the hips so it must be difficult to move.
you've given me confidence to finally say yes to my doctor and take the operation, THANK YOU!
I just found your blog and I'm not sure if you're still blogging but I am wondering what kind of surgery you had. I had surgery for scoliosis in 94 and have 2 metal rods to straighten my L-shaped curve. I still have a 40 degree curve. In looking at your xrays it seems like your curve was fully corrected? Reading your blog made me cry. I remember how hard the surgery was and how far I have come. Thank you.
I REALLY need to start blogging more often! But yes, I still read this blog every now and again and I still get emails when I get a new comment, so I wanted to thank you for reading it :] I don't know what the degree of my curvature is now...all I know is that I feel 100% better, different, prettier! Hahaha...And anything less than 65 and 63 degrees is great! You can email me at any time, I'd love to hear from you! My email should show up on my profile info...
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