The Diagnosis

Hello,
I was officially diagnosed with Kyphosis a couple of years ago b/c I was getting a lot of pain and the doctor noticed my back which I always tried to disguise the best I could so I would look somewhat normal to the general public. I was quite ashamed of the look of my back. I always thought that the curve in my back was my fault and was something I did to myself but I later learned that there was likely little I could have done to prevent it. It wasn't hard to notice though and I was actually surprised that no doctor picked up on it any earlier. If it had been noticed while I was still growing I may not have had to deal with surgery, but I can't change the past so I had to let all the 'what ifs' go. After I was diagnosed with Kyphosis I found out that I would have to wait about a year minimum to get in to see a specialist-supposedly the only one in our whole province who specialized in this sort of disorder. I had absolutely no idea what Kyphosis was or what I would have to go through to get relief from the pain that I dealt with on a daily basis.