I had surgery 18 years ago and I have recently found out that my curve worsened in my lower back pretty badly. So I am starting to have a lot of various types of pain depending on the activity I do. Mine is usually more of a throbbing pain in my lower back or behind my shoulder blade. I think it's due to my ribs pressing behind the shoulder blade up top, and due to the "wing" on my lower vertabrae pressing into my lower back muscles. I have other aches and pains, too, and generally my whole body aches badly now after a day of heavy exertion. My pains aren't really directly related to real-time movement though. Just a thought, but maybe you might want to get an Xray/consult to see if a rod or screw has broken on you? I've heard of that happening to people--don't know if it's anything to be fixed, but maybe that could explain the kind of sensation you're feeling?

I had the surgery when I was 12.....I am now almost 30. I started having pain about 4 1/2 years ago.....and it has progressively become w orse. Mine is concentrated in my right hip and leg. I've had several tests, and my myelogram showed Le nerve damage, I'm currently receiving steroidal injections to my saccral nerve, I know all about the pain. I've read several studies that show that this is happening to the majority of us. When they were performing the surgeries, they had no idea how we would be affected years down the road. I'm very thankful I had the surgery, as it let me have a normal life until 5 years ago. I am, however, finding it hard to cope with the pain I'm experiencing now. I have young children and I can't play with them and do normal things parents do. Before they ask me anything, they ask me if my hip hurts. Everytime they ask it breaks my heart. I pray every night they find a solution. I know this doesn't help, but I want you to know there are alot of us going through similar things.

deegeejenn, hang in there. i've thought the same thing about my kids and how i have to tell my son to take it easy when my back hurts...

i do hope they're going to find some solutions soon to scoliosis. i've heard that they're making advances in ways to do fusions less invasively--even laparoscopically. i'm probably going to need a second surgery some time in the future--i'm hoping it won't have to be as serious an undertaking as my first.

i don't know if you can do something like yoga with your hip situation, but i've found the help for my pain is to really strengthen my core. i do core strengthening exercises, mindfulness about actuating those core muscles to support my back during the day, and therapeutic massage. just thought i'd pass along what is sort of helping for me... sometimes the exercises hurt (just lying down on the floor hurts at first...), but the after effects are positive.

Thanks for the suggestion!! At this point I'm willing to try ANYTHING!

I had the surgery in January. I feel great! Best thing I ever did for myself!

I had surgery 40 yrs ago!! I have not had a lot of pain, but I am having a lot of discomfort with my breathing. They say ist is "restrictive lung disease" because my lungs do not have enough room to expand. It really makes me feel awful when I get it. The strange thing is that I don't have it all the time. Stress seems to make it worse. Now they are giving me oxygen at night because my oxygen levels drop really low at night., I am only 56 and really am not ready to stop leading a normal life. Is anyone else having this problem? If so, what are you doing about it?

I had my surgery when I was young, I'd say around 11? I feel great, I am almost 30, I am 28. I am so free of pain in my back and have been for a long time. Its good. I am glad afer all I did that when I was little.

I have pinching too, but not a tearing feeling. I had the surgery 6 years ago. You might want to get that checked out by a professional, just to make sure. I failed to keep up with my check ups like I should have but now I regret it because there are some questions. (I don't regret the surgery, I regret not checking up like I should~~~~~~to clarify)

Thanks to all of your comments. I'm feeling great now. I'm thinking it was just a bad move while exercising. I have been doing pool exercises during the summer. Thanks and God bless all of you!!

i've definitely had those days (or weeks) where i've tweaked things and get a lot of pain that resolves itself. glad to hear you're feeling better...