Loobylu
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About Me
- About Loobylu
- Biography
- 42 year old housewife, married with 1 son, aged 14, a dog and cat!
- Location
- London
- Interests
- long walks with dog, reading, watching tv, drawing, cooking
- Occupation
- Housewife
- Scoliosis History
A few fields to allow you to share some of your scoliosis history if you want to.
- What type of spinal curvature?
- Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
- Diagnosis Details
- had my op at the late age of 18 because they felt the curve may cease to get any worse when I stopped growing - it didn't, it kept going!
- What curve pattern?
- Primary thoracic with one or more compensatory curves
- Curve Pattern Details
- not entirely sure but at the top!
- Had surgery?
- Anterior surgery
- Surgery Details
- surgery at Leicester General Hospital in 1985 thoracic region
- Worn a brace?
- No brace
- Been cast?
- Casting after Harrington rod surgery
- Casting Details
- Plaster of paris body cast for 2 weeks post op then a fibre glass lightweight cast after that which I could take off for a shower every week! This was on for several months. On a stryer bed immediately post op for a week - novel experience! I gather these are no longer used.





