Did you go to a spine doctor to get a second opinion? Does your back look like this?

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sco...194/DSECTION=2

Julie, be very careful...Chiropractors can and do cause permanant damage. Please get a second opinion before you start getting adjustments. If you indeed have scoliosis, you should be going to a spine doctor. Please trust me on this. We all want answers, I know, but a spine issue is very seriouse and you must consider going to a spine doc or a neurosurgeon FIRST! I have spine problems, and my spine doc says to NEVER go to a chiro...it can cause more damage!

Let me know what you decide.

I have not seen a spine Dr yet (I DO plan on it) and my curve is in my lower back so no my x-ray does not look like the pic.

Its usually real easy to get in to a spine doc. They have clinics...please look one up and go. They are the experts, and next would be the neurosurgeon. It looks like braces are the first rule of thumb here, but I have to go to PT right now, for my back so I'll see you later....

MxS

Glad you don't have MS. And it's not in your head either. You've gotten some good advice. Gather more info and make informed choices. Wishing you the best.

((((julie))))

we have some great chiro's in our area. a few quacks too.

we used to have a clinic at the gym, so i know which are which. if you decide to go for a second opinion...pm me and i'll give you some names.

Now that I have more time, I wanted to comment further on this statement. Chiropractors can and do help people. I am not against them. My DH has had great success for one issue, but another issue almost forced him into shoulder surgery (Accupunture resolved this along with oxycontin and flexeril).

I believe these doctors can help people in general. Its when you have seriouse issues, like me, that a Chiropractor may be a bad choice. It's up to the spine doctors to determine if you need adjustments, PT, bed rest or surgery.

So to be clear, they can and do help some people with back pain. However; They can really screw up people that have seriouse issues. Since it's the spine; caution is imparitive. Hope this clears up my position on this subject

I am SO relieved for you that it is not MS. But, that doesn't take away the pain you are in. I do know that just having an answer has to be "somewhat" of a good thing. I wish the best for you. From reading what other say, I will pray it is something they can do surgery on and give you some real relief! You are in my prayers!

You guys are great.
I feel bad that I so bummed over this DX, I should be happy.

It was/IS still a shock to hear I have scoliosis, I never would have thought this. I know it's not a awful thing to deal with but with it being in my lower back and causing pain and numbness and maybe the IBS makes it hard to deal with right now.
I felt like if it were MS I had the option of meds to help, the only meds that would help me know is pain meds and that's really not an option for me right now.

Hi Julie,
I second what everyone else is saying--do get that second opinion from a spine doctor.

I have mild scoliosis AND a small pinched nerve in my back, and guess what? After all the MRIs and everything else, the neuro and my other docs have confirmed that neither one of these is actually causing any problems for me at all! They confirmed that the problems I DO have are all caused by MS.

Scoliosis can exist and not cause problems. So can a small pinched nerve, even. I'm hoping for your sake that it IS the scoliosis that is causing your problems, of course--no one wants MS!-- but by the same token, I, like everyone else on this board, want to see you get the right DX.

So do follow up, sweetie, and keep us posted!

I ditto the 2nd opinion from a Medical Doctor who specializes in the spine and nerves.

I have some mild scoliosis too. Missed by all those scoliosis tests they used to do at school. (we'd go once or twice a year and have to stand in a room while the school nurse or one of the teachers would look at our spines to see if they were straight)

They found the scoliosis when I had my spinal MRI that I had a week or two before getting diagnosed with MS.