What kind of brace did you/are you wearing?

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1. Pants said on Nov 16 2008, 01:43 PM:

   I wore a Boston starting when I was 8 and wore it until high school. My lower curve stopped progressing just short of the need for surgery, they said at the time. 20 years later and my curve/rotation have worsened significantly. They say surgery is necessary now. I am so scared. I had hoped that it was all over, but now I am in my mid thirty’s and I feel so old. I hurt everyday, and sometimes just getting off the couch is impossible without help. I hate it and am feeling like no one really knows what it is like unless they have been there too. Glad I found this site. It’s nice to not feel alone anymore. pants101@hotmail.com if anyone is so inclined to write. I promise I am not always this whiney!

2. kristen said on Nov 11 2008, 05:18 PM:

   I am in a boston brace and i will be in it for 2 years in december. im 16 years old. i hate wearing it to school and because of the past summer time i was loosing hours…im suppossed to wear it 20 hours a day…but i havent been wearing it and im afraid of surgery! my curves as of june were 27 and 23.

3. Kim said on Aug 24 2008, 03:55 PM:

   My daughter was diagnosed earlier this month.. she is 8. She goes Wednesday for her brace fitting… (for the Charleston) her curve is at about 17 degrees.. curving right. They monitored her for a year prior to this Diagnosis earlier this month. She curved 7 degrees this year alone. The Orthopedic decided since she is only 8 and curving rapidly as she grows that her prognosis would not be good without intervention now. She is very devestated and scared.. This is all new to us..

4. rachel said on Aug 17 2008, 06:05 PM:

   im wearing the boston brace i had it ever since june 2008 im 12 and im still wearing it i need help wen will i get it off and i dont want anybody to make fun of me at school and do i need surgrey im scared please help email me at……………. emailme13418@yahoo.com thanks you ♥ much love.

5. Jan W said on Aug 09 2008, 08:11 PM:

   What I wore was not listed here…I had to wear a plaster cast with a wedge in it trying to restraighten the curve..still had to have a spinal fusion tho.Now it is all coming back to play catch up as my legs are slowly becoming mis-shapen…saw a podiatrist and he feels I should be wearing leg braces…so that is next I guess…

6. Paula said on Jun 23 2008, 03:33 PM:

   I’ve been wearing boston for 2 years. It really helps me.

7. Liza said on Jun 13 2008, 04:17 PM:

   I’m currently wearing the SpineCor Brace as I have been for almost ten months now. Though it does look more comforting than the Boston Brace and the Milwaukee Brace, its still not perfect—it doesn’t breath at ALL so its always like a sauna, and you can only take it off for four hours (opposed to the Boston Brace where I think you can take it off for eight hours). In the brace, my curve (and rotation) aren’t getting any worse, which you have to understand, isn’t nearly as bad (and if it gets better that’s an added plus) but when I took it off for 24 hours it went from originally 30 degrees on top and 32 degrees on the bottom to 34 degrees on the top and 38 degrees on the bottom. I’m really annoyed because it seems like all this time that I’ve been wearing it have been for nothing, and if I have to wear a Boston Brace now instead, it’s so much money gone down the drain and so much strain that could have been used for something that actually worked.

8. Julie said on May 30 2008, 08:13 PM:

   I wore a brace from ages 6-13, then had surgery

9. Sandra said on May 13 2008, 06:02 AM:

   I’ve been wearing the SpineCor Brace for a year and a half. So far, I love it. It’s confortable and well it’s preventing my curve from getting worse. I have a 41 degree curve w/ crazy rotation.

10. Ann Thompson said on Apr 09 2008, 10:32 AM:

    I was the first participant to wear the Milwaukee/Boston Brace in the 70’s. Yes, it was a mix of both types. Chin/Neck piece was WAY too high. We received the brace for free if I wore it for a year to try out. Ended up getting the Harrinton Rods in 1982

11. Kathy said on Feb 20 2008, 10:38 AM:

    I wore a Milwaukee brace for 2+ years back in the mid- 70’s. One thing that concerns me about this now is the number of Xrays I had at that time, which were at least 10 every time I saw my Orthopedic Surgeon (every 1 to 3 months.) These were not low-exposure xrays like they have today. So I do worry about that. Also, my son was recently diagnosed with scoliosis and we will find out next month if they want him to start with a nightime treatment called the Providence Brace. Nice to have a website like this for Scoliosis patients and family members!

12. loni said on Feb 08 2008, 12:03 PM:

    wore the milwaukee from 1967 til 1974 spine surg. x2 1976 rods removed 1994

13. Elisa said on Jan 27 2008, 08:13 PM:

    I wore a boston for four years. I had surgery this sept. My youngest sister is in a boston. One of my other sisters also wore a boston. My Mom and her sister, my aunt wore milwaukees back in the 60’s and 70’s.

14. Janice said on Jan 05 2008, 07:02 PM:

    My 10 year old daughter just started wearing the Boston Brace a few days ago. I didn’t think her curves were bad enough to warrant the use of one but I was obviously wrong.

15. Vickie said on Jul 10 2007, 10:16 PM:

    I wore the milwaukee brace for 8 years, then had surgery and harrignton rods inserted. My curve improved from 73 degrees to 55 degrees. If you want a friend in Australia, email me at viksie@hotmail.com

16. Mary said on Jul 07 2007, 01:20 PM:

    My sister and I both wore Milwaukees, Ann in the early 70’s and me in the mid to late 70’s. Want a friend, write me at bentspine1@yahoo.com

17. john said on May 01 2007, 09:50 AM:

    i wore the milwaulkee brace for 8 yrs starting in 1978. then i ended up wearing some plastic thing from the dupont inst. for 2 more

18. Jennifer said on May 01 2007, 02:55 AM:

    I wore the Milwaulkee the longest but I also wore a version of the Boston brace too. I’ve never met anyone who has used the Spinecor brace…anyone else?