The Decision to have surgery

In the year following the first appointment with my specialist, I tried the alternatives (chiropractor, physio and excercises) we had discussed but found that the curve in my spine was too severe for any of them to be very effective. I also spent alot of time in the library and on the internet researching Kyphosis and learned that there was not really any other alternatives for or even alot of literature on Kyphosis for someone my age. My family and I went to see my specialist Dr.Mahood again in April of 2007 knowing that surgery was about my only option left. So we met with him and and I made the decision to go ahead with it. I need to mention that I did not take this decision lightly-I thought about it quite a bit whether it was the right choice or not. I was scared silly about the thought of being cut open, the risks involved in a surgery this big and whether I would regret it in the future. I wished I had a crystal ball that I could see the outcome of each choice. I was not to keen on the thought of having rods in my back and losing the flexibility but the alternative was living in pain every day which would continue to prevent me from working or being able to be physically active which I had lost the ability to do within the last few years. Also I found out I had risks of having more complications due to the curve in my spine like pinched nerves and what not. So the decision was made and I was scared silly. The ride home was a really long one-it seemed to take forever. I kept wondering if I really had made the right choice.