potsticker Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 i've been diagnosed with scoliosis, and as a result i have to wear this big plastic brace around my whole midsection. it sucks alot. it's hot, and itchy, and really really uncomfortable - not to mention it makes my ass look pointy. I've had this thing for about 8 months now, and im supposed to wear it 18 hours a day every day in order to stop the curvature of my spine.....but i havent exactly worn it that much. i occasionally sleep with it on, but usually i just leave it on the floor by my bed. im afraid to wear it out - especially painting, because i fear it will restrict my movement etc. but at the same time its good protection against being stabbed.... anybody else have similar experiences? stories? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haunts Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 that sucks, im sorry you have to experience that. at least you wont be getting stabbed though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TURBOCAPSLOK Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 JUST WEAR IT. I'D RATHER HAVE TO WEAR THAT SHIT THAN LET MY SPINE BECOME EVEN WORSE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackfatsoe Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 i knew a chick who had to wear a big brace on her midsection for 6 months cuz she broke something in her back. shit was clunky as hell, and made it look like she had a third pointy titty ridin somewhere in her midsection. so, uh, good luck man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
»§ÜGÅR« Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 :( sorry, that sucks did you see a chiropractor for it? Maybe some adjustments might help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potsticker Posted January 26, 2005 Author Share Posted January 26, 2005 Originally posted by »§ÜGÅR«@Jan 26 2005, 05:54 AM :( sorry, that sucks did you see a chiropractor for it? Maybe some adjustments might help. Quoted post yes. ive gone to everybody, even an acupuncturist. none of it helped. the orthopedic guy i see at my local hospital said that if the curvature gets much worse, they might have to graft a metal rod to my spine. fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easy E Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 just wear the damn thing. it cant be THAT bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
why write? Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 yeah, id just wear it.....dont fuck with that shit, it aint worth it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
»§ÜGÅR« Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 i'd rather wear a short term thing instead of life long bullshit of a rod in my back. think about how that'll feel in the bad weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duh-rye-won Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 i've got a mild curvature of the spineola 26 years old. got a bad back and i'm balding. my life is ending before i even knew it started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreature Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 I've got some similar shit...but I'm not about to go around wearin' a brance. You should see it though, my back looks like a fucking question mark. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
»§ÜGÅR« Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 for those of you with mild curves, seriously, go get your shit adjusted before it gets too bad to fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prae1Boston Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 even if you dont wear it as much as youre supposed to, im sure sleeping with it on helps alot... good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duh-rye-won Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 i go to a massage therapist sometimes. the only thing that makes my back not kill me, is cracking it on the regular. lean back in the chair, and my spine fucking explodes back into place. i do it like 3 times a day every day. probably not great for me in the long term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
»§ÜGÅR« Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 no, i dont think that's very healthy. you're gonna wear down joint capsules and all that important shit, and then youll not only be saying you're balding, but that you have arthritis at the age of 26.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymity1 Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 You need to do some detective work and find one of those old chinese men that know how to heal, through some sacred knowledge. One might not have much faith in these healers, but I've heard some first hand accounts. p.s. not your "placebo, pull some chicken guts out of your stomach in the phillipines" type shit either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackstand Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 I've got scoliosis pretty bad... Never wore a brace, I don't know... It sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TURBOCAPSLOK Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 YOU IQUIT TRY PICKING UP SOME GLUCOSAMINE FROM YOUR LOCAL DRUG STORE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkab Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 Originally posted by iquit@Jan 26 2005, 04:14 PM i go to a massage therapist sometimes. the only thing that makes my back not kill me, is cracking it on the regular. lean back in the chair, and my spine fucking explodes back into place. i do it like 3 times a day every day. probably not great for me in the long term. Quoted post i do this also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoTeddyFinger! Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 i had a friend back in like 7th grade that had was diagnosed with scoliosis and he had to wear that brace and he did wear it at first but it seemed like he wore it less when we got older, like in 9th and 10th grade. good luck. he even had surgery done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 some rope and a stick might be more comfortable, might be less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duh-rye-won Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 Originally posted by anonymity1@Jan 26 2005, 07:09 AM You need to do some detective work and find one of those old chinese men that know how to heal, through some sacred knowledge. One might not have much faith in these healers, but I've heard some first hand accounts. p.s. not your "placebo, pull some chicken guts out of your stomach in the phillipines" type shit either Quoted post my girl has taken me to a few ill chinese doctors. even an accupunturist. some real old school shit where the guy is checking my pulse and telling me what's wrong with my whole system. i'm skeptical about some of it but i do believe that chinese medicine is on some next shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphabet soup Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 ah hahahahahahha..my back is fucked up especially my fucin neck..good luck assholes..it sucks..i break out the heat pads and pils try sleepin on the floor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duh-rye-won Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 ah hahahahahahaha.... ummm.. what's all the laughing about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackfatsoe Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 must be them "pils" he's taking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26SidedCube Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 A kid I went to highschool with had the nasty scoliosis... literally, this kid looked like the crooked old man with his crooked old knickles, dog, and dildos from Mother Goose and Grim. Nice guy, felt bad for him. Can't that shit be life-threatening if it gets too drastic? Something about mashing up your organs and verterbrae duking it out with your armpits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neskoner Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 damn..im smokin a blunt for you right now..i remember in like 6th grade they tested all the kids for scoliosis,i realized how horrible it would be to have that shit..painting must be a hastle,i broke my collar bone soo i couldnt fill my letters back and forth,it was only ups and downs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 my mom has very severe scoliosis as a result of a disease she's got. it's really painful for her constantly. i would reccomend wearing the brace whenever the doctor tells you too. it might be a pain, and hot and itchy as fuck, but what if it prevented you from becoming old and decrepit at a young age? you don't wanna be the 25 year old guy who throws his back out while he's having sex or can't walk up a flight of stairs at 30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadawhat Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 sorry to hear that. I really had no idea scoliosis was so prevalent in younger people. seems like a few more people have it than I would have thought. just wear the brace. Looking back, I wish I would of wore my damn retainer as musch as I was told, now I have a few teeth all out of wack. that bugs me, i can only imagine if it was my back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T=E=A=S=E Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 just let your back go b, crooked as hell style... and when you walk funny as hell, just say its some new pimp walk you saw on bet in a music video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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