Taking my first steps after a spinal fusion from T4-L4. This was the moment my life changed.

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99322 on September 14th, 2017 at 03:09 UTC »

Wow. Why did you need such a long fusion? And what can you and what can't you do now?

crownedPom on September 14th, 2017 at 03:57 UTC »

Per a Redditor’s Request - Here’s an album of several pictures before and after the surgery.

https://imgur.com/gallery/JlC62

RangerKotka on September 14th, 2017 at 05:37 UTC »

If you're in the U.S., that's a 500k surgery. My daughter had it done 2 years ago for scoliosis, but the end result is the same: she came out of surgery 2.5 inches taller, and no more back, leg, or rib pain, no more numb hands or feet, and she can breathe again.

She had a double major with the good curve over 60°.