Undiagnosed and untreated Scheuermanns Disease
I did not even know I had Scheuermanns disease until I was assaulted, and received an MRI for other back injuries when I was 25 years old. I did ballet for 13 years, and even attended a session at arts school, but nobody noticed that I was a little crooked. I am now 27, and have never received any treatment for this disease, and my doctor said he would not give me surgery until I was 35 because he would have to open my chest. I have schmorl's node deformities in my t3-11 and the last time I was x-rayed my back showed a kyphosis of about 75 degrees. I am in terrible pain, and all my doctor is willing to do for me is give me pain meds and send me along my way. I have state health insurance, so my options for doctors are limited. Can someone please offer me some kind of advice, because I am too young to feel this badly.
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