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See-Through by =ItaLuv:iconItaLuv:

Categories Digital Art > Photomanipulation > People

©2009 =ItaLuv
:iconitaluv:

Artist's Comments

EDIT: Thanks for all the comments and support! ; v ; I tried to answer most of the comments, but there's too many now. If you want to talk to me about scoliosis, or if you have any questions, feel free to note me!

Simple photo-manipulation. These are my pre- and post-operation x-rays/photos.

A Catalog of Facts:

Age When Diagnosed: 11

Number of Years...
-Before Surgery: 5
-In A Hard Brace: 1
-In A SpineCor Brace: 4

Estimated Total Hours Spent In Physical Therapy: 1,560
Correction Achieved in Therapy (measured in degrees): 0

Length of Surgery: 6 hours
Time In Hospital: 1 week
Length of Total Recovery: 2 months

Final Curvature:
-56 degrees thoracic (top)
-62 degrees lumbar (bottom)

Surgical Implants Include:
-2 steel rods
-30 screws
-a number of hooks and wires
-grafted bone

Length of Scar: 16 inches

But the pain, with or without surgery, is forever.
Please raise scoliosis awareness and make sure to get checked for it yourself.

Comments


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~Xephinetsa-XVI Nov 7, 2009, 5:17:19 PM
Wow! This looks pretty cool. What happened? D:

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~Makishu Nov 7, 2009, 5:18:07 PM
.... Im screwed then. I FUCKING HAVE IT. OH SHIT D8 ( I got diagnosed before summer... ;; )

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~MonoKuroBoo3 Nov 7, 2009, 5:21:12 PM
I'm glad it's fixed now ! ^^ I used to have scoliosis too, actually I had the surgery just this May , so I'm still kinda recovering ; A;
<333

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=ItaLuv Nov 7, 2009, 5:23:27 PM
Just make sure you keep up with it; if it doesn't get over 40-50 degrees, you won't need surgery.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE GROOOUUUUND! UB<

FAQ: [link]
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~Nikkie-Rain Nov 7, 2009, 5:23:31 PM
Good to see you're better.
D:
It looks painful, scary and intresting all at the same time.

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Your retardation confuses me... Теперь, стоп тупоумно...Тупой ишак.
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=ItaLuv Nov 7, 2009, 5:24:45 PM
D':> I hope you recover completely soon! Recovery is so hard; I hated that part the most. OTL

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE GROOOUUUUND! UB<

FAQ: [link]
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~iAlly Nov 7, 2009, 5:27:24 PM
Oh my... my bro has it.. Maybe i should show this to him so he would start taking care of himself >:

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Icon made by =MikoKage
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=OldxJeans Nov 7, 2009, 5:28:23 PM
This must have been so scary for you ;w;
I might have scoliosis, last time I got check they just told me to come back
in a few months so they can check agian and never told me anything after that ;u;

My uncle has scoliosis and refused to were a brace so he had to get the surgery when it got bad.

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Oh hello, singing to my vegetable friends.
...Don't do that.

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:iconanimeflitez1:
~Animeflitez1 Nov 7, 2009, 5:28:49 PM
I just got checked for it yesterday. I'm so nervous about the results...

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=ItaLuv Nov 7, 2009, 5:29:18 PM
Please do; surgery is extremely painful. D| I'd hate to see anyone else have to have it if they can avoid it.

And trust me, I can give him plenty of horror stories about surgery... OTL

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE GROOOUUUUND! UB<

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