📣 General Welcome Space

👋 I’m Baily and I am so excited to have found this community!

I had a T1-L3 fusion 18 years ago at 21 after being diagnosed around 10. Bracing was never considered because at the time I was dealing with a severe ED. Post op I was dealing with a lot of pain from the hardware and had very little medical support. My then boyfriend (now husband) suggested that strengthening my core would take a bit of a load off my back and help me move with less pain. As someone who’d never been a fan of physical movement I reluctantly tried it out.

Now I mange to move my body daily in ways I’d never though possible - reformer twice a week and Pilates and strength building 3-4 times.

My biggest hang up is still my scars - on top of the regular surgical scarring I have marks from tubes due to complications post op, and the top of one of my rods can be seen when I move my body in certain ways.

Excited to have found a place where others are embracing their scars and stories.