u/ulcerbaby

(29F), I just saw one of the top spine doctors in my city. He said the curve of my spine is about 85% and that surgery is certainly an option, but since my main complaint is related to pain rather than appearance, he suggests starting with PT (Schroth). He thinks everything looks pretty flexible and there’s potential for it to be improved or lessened or for the pain to go away. I’m not sure. I didn’t expect him to mention surgery. I’m supposed to try the PT and then go back in about 6 months to re check. I don’t even know what my question is here. The concept of spine surgery scares me. How will I know if/when it’s time to really consider that?

I’m a recent lmsw in nyc and currently looking for jobs in medical social work as that’s where my last internship was. However, I really want to develop my therapeutic skills as I don’t feel confident in that area at all, and I feel like the anxiety of that is limiting my job search. Have any of you completed any kind of fellowship or residency program post-grad (in any state)? Would you recommend it? Was it full time/part time/paid? Thanks so much