When I took PT ealier this year they told me I had the straightest spine they had seen in an AS patient. I told him there was two reasons for my spine still being as straight as it is. First the fused part is low lumbar and the rest of the vertebrae have tumors, but have yet to fuse. The other was I will and have refused to bend forward trying to ease the pain, because it makes my ruptured discs pain worse.
I understand the concept, I to am curious as to the surgeries George had and how many vertebrae they operated on each time to gain back the seven inches. I have lost about an inch of my height. My oldest son (27) is still an inch shorter than me at 5' 8", but my youngest son (16) is now almost eyeball to eyeball and loves rubbing it in. If I do get down to 5' 2" before it's over my daughter (18) will still have to look up at me, because she is 5' 1½" and you better not forget the ½" when you say it or whew.
Have a good one,
Brent
