 I am so Mitro. I live in a small city in West Bengal, it's bird one. I was 15 years old when my mom just saw my back, it was slightly bent. First it, my mom thought that it was just some normal something or that, but out of curiosity they just took me to a local hospital and found out that I was having scoliosis. When we came to know about the details of it, it was really frightening for us. So slowly we just researched everywhere and thought that Manipul Hospital was the best place to get the surgery done. So when we came for the first time in Manipul Hospital, we met Dr. Vidyadharayesh. Master Soham Mitra came to us I think three years back when he was 15 years old and presented with a scoliosis of 85 degrees and a very rigid scoliosis. We evaluated him thoroughly with all the investigations pertaining to his lung condition, heart condition which are likely to get affected with a severe scoliosis of that magnitude. He was found to be fit for surgery. When entering I literally was a bit scared because like entering a hospital anyone would get scared about that. But when we came to meet the doctor he was really very nice, he was really very friendly. After we left the consultancy room I was a bit relieved. He gave us a lot of confidence. After three months we came back here and I got admitted here and the surgery started. Everyone was scared about that because it was a big surgery at this age. I was in class 10 at that time. This journey was not so easy but when we discovered this scoliosis it was very tough to us to handle this and understood this. He underwent a very extensive surgery of multiple ponte osteotomy and posterior spinal decompression and fusion from T4 to L4. He had a good correction of his scoliosis with adequate shoulder and pelvic balance. We could manage to retain two of his lower most discs so that his mobility in the low back is still maintained. The surgery went well. It was about eight hours the surgery went. After successful surgery slowly day after day he has improved and after one or two weeks he is completely ready to go back home. In the first phase it was really hard to do even the smallest of the things like picking something up or passing something. Everything I did I had a bit of pain but slowly after taking a rest, after doing some exercises I slowly healed. He was reviewed at yearly intervals and today he has come to us for a third year review and he has now turned 18. So he has maintained his scoliosis correction and has been square looking nice and with no asymmetry of shoulders or the hips. He doesn't need to come to us again and he can actively involve himself in any activities including aggressive contact sports. I had confidence in myself. I thought to just push myself and give the exams. So after two months I was ready. I really was very happy to see everyone once again in school. Everyone was looking for me that whether I was doing fine or not after such a big surgery. So after that my life just went like it should have meant to be. Now he is a completely normal person and a confident person and this all made for only one person that is Dr. Vidhadhara. He is the entire team of the spine care team and we are very happy.