Scoliosis...continuing Pain
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Hi,
My girlfriend had endoscopic surgery for her scoliosis, about 9 months ago.
She has seven screws in her spine, from T6-T12. The screw in T6 is slightly loose. The doc says it 'is just coming out', but we think that he screwed up and doesn't want to admit it. Another thing that I think was a screw up is, that in addition to the 5 scars on the side of her body, there is a small scar right next to her breast.
The point of this post is, that NINE months after surgery, my girlfriends back is still killing her. Her 5 scars are starting to clear up, and are only slightly sore, but her actual spine cause her a lot of pain.
First of all, I would like to know if this is typical. Second of all, I would like to know if anything can be done to minimise her pain.
Thanks for any help you can offer me.
My girlfriend had endoscopic surgery for her scoliosis, about 9 months ago.
She has seven screws in her spine, from T6-T12. The screw in T6 is slightly loose. The doc says it 'is just coming out', but we think that he screwed up and doesn't want to admit it. Another thing that I think was a screw up is, that in addition to the 5 scars on the side of her body, there is a small scar right next to her breast.
The point of this post is, that NINE months after surgery, my girlfriends back is still killing her. Her 5 scars are starting to clear up, and are only slightly sore, but her actual spine cause her a lot of pain.
First of all, I would like to know if this is typical. Second of all, I would like to know if anything can be done to minimise her pain.
Thanks for any help you can offer me.
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