Question:
Im 23, and i have scoliosis. I have never actually been diagnosed by a docter with this, but i KNOW i have it. Ive alaways hunched my back a lil ever since i can remember. I can always remember my dad telling me to sit up straight all the time. Also, my left hip sticks out noticibly farther than my right. Ive done my online research and thats a definite sign of scoliosis. I always felt different for this, ever since i was prolly like in jr high at the least. Its not super noticible, but it is definitly noticible once your around me a lot. I guess my question is why didnt my parents do something about this?? I know they knew something wasnt quiet right. It is only until the last year or so that i did my own research and found out that i had it. Im not super close with my parent now, but they were always around when i was growing up. I hate my body because of this, and it makes me mad to know that this couldve been fixed when i was younger but they never took me a docter! Thoughs please?
Answers:
Self-diagnosis is a useful tool, but only if you have plans of speaking with a doctor as well. You can have all of the symptoms of scoliosis and not actually have scoliosis. The reason why your parents never said anything to you about it may be because they don't know. The only way you can know for sure is to go to the doctor and find out. Your posture and hip may be that way because of something else and you really shouldn't blame your parents for being wrong until you know that you really have scoliosis. I hope this helps and feel better!
i also have scoliosis, but it's not noticeable.
if you don't go to the doctor, you'll never know how bad it is now and might be. when you do though he/she will probaly send you to a back doctor to check you out. if your spine is at a high enough degree, you might need surgery, so you'll have to go every 3 or 4-5 or 6 months to keep your back in check.
in the meanwhile, try working on your posture and experiment with different outfits to see which hide your hunch the best.
hope i helped!
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