T3fitt Scoliosis Podcast29 Huhti 2021

9 Beth San Flippo her journey with Adult Scoliosis & Surgery

On todays episode we welcome Beth San Flippo. She talks about her journey of being diagnosed with Scoliosis at a young age & not having surgery until she was an adult.

Here are a few things she shares:

At an early age, she was told the don’ts of what will happen post surgery

Her orthopedic telling her at her appointment don’t gain weight & stay fit. “You’re in good shape, stay that way.”

How she never attributed her back pain to scoliosis pain

What it was like being pregnant & giving birth with her curves

In early 2000, she went to an ortho for pain and was told “I have a patients with real problems.”

In 2012 she fell down the stairs. It was then that her back woke her up & the pain didn’t go away.

She talks about was has helped her with pre to present & post surgery

How she found Dr. Gupta an adult scoliosis orthopedic based at Shriners Hospital in Chicago.

She shares about daily house choirs & how she measures her accomplishments

Lastly, she shares what life is like post surgery and the challenges she wasn’t anticipating

Where can you find Beth:

Instagram: JustBeth65

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Your Scoliosis friend,

Teresa

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