A Scoliosis Warrior Diary

04/09/2024

💚❤A 23 Years Old Ironwoman With 26 Screws & 2 Rods In Her Back 1 Year and 2 months Post Spinal Fusion❤💚

Hello everyone 😊 I am Ragad Awad and I'm 23 years old. I study Biomedical Sciences Today I will be updating you about the past 2 months because today I am 1 year and 2 months post full spinal fusion T4L4. I got my spinal chord fused when I was 22 years old. The past 2 months have been one of the best months for me. Because of all the exercises I've been doing everyday at the MCS center and the homework exercises that I've been doing at home the 4 days I don't go to the gym . These workout made me become stronger physically and mentally. My flexibility and mobility starting progressing in a great way , my posture have been changing to the much better, and mostly importantly I have been feeling pain - free and I took 0 pain meds these months for my back! In this post I won't be speaking alot about exercising I've been doing but in few days or next week I will be posting a video about what I've been doing at the MCS center and the amazing MCS team that gave me my life and smile back 💚💪🙏 Now Lets Get To Month #2 🙏💪💚. In this month I did an X-Ray for my back since my last X-ray was done on February. Moreover, I had a doctor appointment this month on the 2nd of August. My doctor told me that all my Xrays are very perfect and he was very happy about me telling him that I've been going to the gym for the past 6 months and doing many amazing exercises for my fused back ranging from easy to moderate to difficult ones! Ive been also swimming alot and playing basketball. When I showed my doctor the videos of me exercising at the gym he was surprised that Ive been doing them and he told me that I am a hero, beautiful, smart and very strong girl! I am very very greatfull, thankful and speechless for you Dr. Ismat Ghanem. You are the hero , strong and best doctor who saved my back and my life with the successful spinal fusion surgery!He also told me that I can play any sport I want and able to do any activity! I remember how during my first appointment when I learned that I needed the surgery I went out crying alot and felt depressed and scared till after a year the day I had to do the surgery but yesterday when I got to my appointment I went out happy, laughing, confident, positive, and stronger. Ofc here I spoke about all the good things I've been feeling but one thing I still fear about is falling and that is the only thing that scares me because I never fell after my surgery. My next X-ray and appointment will be next year and I'm hopeful InshaAllah that I will be much stronger and positive.
(In few days I will BE posting exercises that Ive been doing at MCS center).

01/06/2024

Crazy Facts: Famous People That You Probably Never Knew About Their Scoliosis And Maybe Spinal Fusion Journey 😯💚💪

01/06/2024

June is Scoliosis Awareness Month! Don't forget to spread Awareness for the care of your family, friends, and loved ones. And Remember That You Are Never Alone ❤.

07/05/2024

Princess Eugenie, 28 years old (granddaughter of Britain's Queen Elizabeth), got married and wore a simple dress open in a V-shape on her back. A scar appeared in her back due to an operation she had on her spine to curve forward when she was 12 years old.
The press asked her why she did not undergo plastic surgery, even though she is from the most famous royal family in the world, and any plastic surgeon would be honored to perform the procedure on her for free, or at least to hide the scar with another type of dress. The princess replied, “A person should not be ashamed of something that happened to him against his will.”
For example, a person cannot be ashamed because he was born male or female, or was born paralyzed... By showing these scars, I hoped to plant hope in all those who have physical problems and that human beauty has nothing to do with appearance...
Then how can a doctor of medicine who graduated from Cambridge and speaks five languages be ashamed of having a scar on her back!
Don't you see that this is some kind of nonsense! Even the press has become so superficial! ...Think with me what the disabled and deformed people will say when they hear these questions!... Yes, as you mentioned, I am from the royal family, but I am not from the nonsense family.”
Richness is the richness of the soul, the richness of the mind, not the richness of money
A message to those who mock simple people

16/04/2024

❤💚 A 22 years old girl with 26 screws & 2 rods in her back💚❤

Hello scoliosis warriors, friends, and family. You know recently I've posted a story that was written about my life with scoliosis few days ago that was just like a short summary but I've started working 2 days ago on a new story that will tell you more about what I've been going through from ups and downs during my life when I was diagnosed and what happened after with my scoliosis journey before and after spinalfusion. I will be making it as a video and posting it as a story as well. The story will be English and 80% of video I will be speaking in english& 20% arabi. It will be posted on the 4th of July (1 year postspinalfusion).

However I will still always post videos about me as usual, I will be posting about how I have been feeling every months going on and I will be posting facts, quotes, etc. About Scoliosis 💚💪

12/04/2024

10/04/2024

Eid Mubarak😊🌙 Enjoy your day with your beloved ones💗

06/04/2024

💪💚22 Years old Ironwoman with 26 screws and 2 rods in her spine.💚💪 This is a summary of my Scoliosis journey design was made by olivia.scoliosis on instagram 😍. Ofcourse I will still be posting more videos and posts very soon. When I become 1 year post surgery I will be posting my whole story in a video.

06/04/2024

💪💚❤ Life doesn't get easier, but we get STRONGER ❤💚💪

Video Taken ( 9 months post spinal T4L4) 💪💚22 Years old Ironwoman with 26 screws and 2 rods in her spine.💚💪

03/04/2024

💚Guess what ! When they say time runs, do believe them!💚
💚Tomorrow I will be : 9 months post spinal fusion💚

I will be posting an update if not tomorrow the day after AND I will be posting many videos and more posts of my journey during the months

25/03/2024

Was strong and will stay strong