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In 2012, I had 2 operations back-to-back. It was an excruciating and grueling recovery. I was doing well until about 8wks post-op when I broke my back (T12 transverse process) in therapy. I spent another 10 days in the hospital and a month in an acute rehab facility. I was in a clamshell brace for over 8 months with no improvement. I underwent surgery #5 on 11/20/12 and required a 6th surgery on 11/24 due to serious complications. After spending another month in the hospital, I finally came home on 12/21/12. Recovery has been difficult and challenges seem to pop up whenever they get the chance. My most pronounced challenge are these terrible positional headaches that started in early 2013. I had a prior CSF leak in Nov 2012 however both the neurosurgeon and ortho surgeon believe it's occurring all over again as my brain MRI shows "clear & obvious indications of a CSF leak." I had at least 1/2 dozen consults with various specialists to determine what would be the best course of treatment and since bed rest hasn't worked, surgery is the only option left. Surgery #7 is full of unknowns regarding length of surgery, stay and recovery.

Monday, July 22, 2013

Click on the links below to read more about scoliosis, flatback deformity, CSF leaks, etc:


CSF Leak showing dural enhancement
(all of the white surrounding brain
                           
Scoliosis before (R) and after (L) back in 1993 when I underwent the first of what would turn out to be 7 surgeries over 3 decades





National Library of Medicine: Scoliosis

MedScape Today: Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension - A Comprehensive Review

Journal of Head and Face Pain: Spontaneous CSF Leak

Johns Hopkins Medicine: Low CSF Headache

Scoliosis Research Society: Find ONLY SRS Docs To Treat & Manage Scoliosis

National Scoliosis Foundation: Flatback Deformity


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