Raejean
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                        
                        
                        I had scoliosis surgery 4/18/01 at Emory Univeristy and it changed my life.  I would say this was the best thing I ever did next to marrying my husband.  Before surgery I was virtually criple - my curve had changed from 30 deg to 60 deg after a hysterectomy.  I am 42 years old.  My only problem I see at this point is I still have a little numbness in my buttocks, but I could live with that the rest of my life rather than the way I was.    Good luck to you.