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		</div><h6><b>Brave Sam Henson has shared her journey on Facebook</b></h6>
<h2><span style="color:#300404;"><strong>Diary of a curvy girl</strong></span><br />
<span style="color:#300404;"><strong><em>The 14-year-old was suffering from a rare bone condition that led to a 55 degree curve in her spine</em></strong></span></h2>
<p>A teenager grew an amazing 10cm overnight after an operation to correct her spine. Brave Sam Hansen was forced to have life-changing surgery after her back became twisted due to a condition called adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.<br />
The 14-year-old was in agony after her spine began to curve so much so she was severely disfigured.<br />
After being diagnosed she underwent surgery last June to correct the 55 degree curve in her spine.<br />
The teenager from Tuakau, New Zealand, had two metal rods and 17 screws in her back. She has since been given the all-clear and left doctors became amazed at her speedy recovery.</p>
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<div class="image-credit-wrapper"><span class="image-credit"> </span><img title="14-year-old old Sam suffered with a 55 degree curvature in her spine" src="http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article7356079.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/12592285_988834617869951_8645623920173082936_n.jpg" alt="" width="544" height="640" /></div><figcaption><b></b></figcaption><figcaption><b></b></figcaption><figcaption><b>14-year-old old Sam suffered with a 55 degree curvature in her spine </b></figcaption></figure>
<p><b></b>The shocked teen first discovered a problem at age 12 when she bent down to pick something off the floor.<br />
<b> </b>&#8220;It was winter and she hit puberty and went into big, baggy clothes,&#8221; said her mum Kim.<br />
&#8220;She bent over in front of me one day and we saw her ribs sticking up. She pulled up her shirt and it was like &#8216;oh crap.'&#8221;</p>
<p><img title="This shocking comparison X-Ray shows the difference pre and post op" src="http://i1.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article7356092.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/xrays.jpg" alt="" width="615" height="409" /></p>
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<h6><b>This shocking comparison X-Ray shows the difference pre and post op </b></h6>
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<p>Since then the amazing teenager has shared her journey on Facebook in a bid to help others diagnosed with the condition.<br />
&#8220;The curve is now just 20 degrees &#8211; which a lot of people live with, without even realizing,&#8221; Kim continued.<br />
&#8220;As a mum you see them suffer and missing out on doing so many things &#8211; so to be able to be a typical teenager again&#8230;&#8221;</p>
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<h6 class="image-credit-wrapper"><span class="image-credit"> </span><img title="Amazingly Sam Henson has recovered from major back surgery in a year" src="http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article7356078.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/906023_881250931961654_1467303063431771633_o.jpg" alt="" width="396" height="400" /></h6><figcaption>
<h6><b>Amazingly Sam Henson has recovered from major back surgery in a year </b></h6>
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<p>Kim added that her daughter is now doing sport and is even landing on her back on the trampoline.<br />
She said: &#8220;That part of her body is the strongest part of her now. It&#8217;s phenomenal.&#8221;</p>
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Teenager grew 10cm overnight in her sleep after a painful op to correct her curved
