My name is kristan. I am also a scoliosis patient with Harrington rods. I had the surgery done when I was 13. I too was offered to wear the brace but had other friends who tried it unsuccessfully. My curve was 48 degrees and I decided to have the surgery. I was pretty much okay until age 18 about five years after. I started to have more pain than I ever had because I had no pain before the surgery. I was put on pain medicine because I was having problems walking. I became pregnant two years later at 20 with twins. I obviously was taken off the pain medicine and at 29 weeks put on bed rest. After I had my kids I was put back on pain meds but was noticing the pain was not easing even with the meds. I had X-rays. They pretty much found nothing. But I knew I wasn't crazy. My surgeon would no longer see me because he did not take my insurance. So I had mri done by my own primary care doctor and found numerous problems. I now have scoliosis below my rods in my lumbar spine. I have spondylolthesis spondylolsis spinal stenosis straightening of my cervical lordosis in my neck and more than 5 herniations. I don't know if it was from carrying my kids but I do know this seemed to have happen a few months after my kids. When I delivered I had a csection and because of my rods they had to re do the spinal before my csection because they almost hit my rods. It's hard and more difficult with having his condition,but it is not impossible. Get multiples opinions from doctors. You should be okay hope this helped.
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My name is kristan. I am also a scoliosis patient with Harrington rods. I had the surgery done when I was 13. I too was offered to wear the brace but had other friends who tried it unsuccessfully. My curve was 48 degrees and I decided to have the surgery. I was pretty much okay until age 18 about five years after. I started to have more pain than I ever had because I had no pain before the surgery. I was put on pain medicine because I was having problems walking. I became pregnant two years later at 20 with twins. I obviously was taken off the pain medicine and at 29 weeks put on bed rest. After I had my kids I was put back on pain meds but was noticing the pain was not easing even with the meds. I had X-rays. They pretty much found nothing. But I knew I wasn't crazy. My surgeon would no longer see me because he did not take my insurance. So I had mri done by my own primary care doctor and found numerous problems. I now have scoliosis below my rods in my lumbar spine. I have spondylolthesis spondylolsis spinal stenosis straightening of my cervical lordosis in my neck and more than 5 herniations. I don't know if it was from carrying my kids but I do know this seemed to have happen a few months after my kids. When I delivered I had a csection and because of my rods they had to re do the spinal before my csection because they almost hit my rods. It's hard and more difficult with having his condition,but it is not impossible. Get multiples opinions from doctors. You should be okay hope this helped.
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