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                        I too am 44 years old and have scoliosis-s shaped.  We have a lot of similiarities. I too wore a Milwaukee brace and was told at the time that it would not progress.  Well it has! When I was 27 it was 32 and 31 degrees. Now it is 47 and 48 degrees.  I am considering surgery. Mine is also not awfully noticedable since I wear big shirts.  Sometimes I have lower back pain.  I don't what doc to see.  I did not keep my x-rays since we moved a lot and I didnt realize it was necessary. The last doc I saw it said he would not operate without that evidence of progression.  Please write back - sorry I didnt have anything relevant to tell you.  Its just your case sounded so much like mine!