u/haileyneedsanswers

I am thankful to have had an overall highly positive outcome to my scoliosis fusion, but my most persistent symptom is large portions of my back that are cold/clammy/numb all the time.

I'm over 15 years out from my surgery now, but the symptom persists and has been permanent - there's a portion of my back that is always a different temperature, and it cool/clammy to the touch.

I don't know the technical term for this (assuming there is one) but curious if others share this or if it's a weird/uncommon side effect!

I am thankful to have had an overall highly positive outcome to my scoliosis fusion, but my most persistent symptom is large portions of my back that are cold/clammy/numb all the time.

I'm over 15 years out from my surgery now, but the symptom persists and has been permanent - there's a portion of my back that is always a different temperature, and it cool/clammy to the touch.

I don't know the technical term for this (assuming there is one) but curious if others share this or if it's a weird/uncommon side effect!

It just occurred to me that this would be a fun one to post, I know it’s super weird so unlikely to be shared.

Importantly: this does NOT have to do with body dysmorphia or disgust, in fact I think it happens most often in times when I look at my body and generally feel happy with what I see.

But for years I have noticed that when I look at myself for more than 10-20 seconds - like if I really start looking at myself in a mirror (particularly when I’m in very little clothing, this doesn’t happen when I’m trying clothes on/inspecting an outfit) - I feel queasy and like I want to puke!!

DAE or am I having an original experience? 😅

I’m considering investing in either a standard Tread or a Tread+. I sometimes have a tendency to go all-out splurge when it’s not needed, and I don’t want to do that here.

I plan to use it daily and I would like it to last for a long time. I can do the majority of what I’m looking for on a pretty standard treadmill, but I am hoping to use it regularly, 45 minutes or more 4 to 5 times a week.

Previous to this I was using an extremely cheap and old Gold’s Gym treadmill, which I bought used for $200. It more than did the trick, and helped me lose a ton of weight. I’m just looking for steady state cardio. I’m only replacing it because one of the metal prongs for the plug broke off and I’m a bit uncomfortable using a treadmill with compromised cord even if we can repair it.

Looking for passionate opinions about going one way or the other - having the extra $4000 in savings would probably be worth it, but I’m willing to spend extra if it’s clearly a much better choice.