Re: Scar tissue tethering

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I had adhesions tying down my cerebellum. I had both a 3d ct and an mri before

the surgery and it was not evident, it was a surprised when they opened me up.

I lost the use of my right hand after that surgery, had horrible spasticity, and

had to relearn everything, i was in physical therapy for 3 months. After 6

months they said what was lost was lost. So i still have a numb feeling in that

hand and can not write well if i do not have a very fine point to a pencil or

pen. That surgery was April 1, 2003. So it will be 5 years on tuesday. that

was my 2nd chiari surgery, it was done locally, there is no telling how things

would have been different had i gone to tci first. I went rapidly downhill

after that surgery.

As far as the celebrex and adhesions. My question would be is it taken before

surgery or after. It is not wise to take celebrex for 2 weeks after surgery if

not longer because it acts as a blood thinner, and we cant forget about the

cardiac warning that is listed that got celebrex's sister drugs vioxx and bextra

recalled. I know when it has to so with a limb massaging the area can help

limit the adhesions. I tend to have awful keloid scarring. My right hand now

looks horrible. I had my wrist reconstructed in November of 2006 which resulted

on a huge scar on top of my hand and i had a de quervains tendon release in

march of last year which resulted ina staph infection and i had a picc line in

for 8 weeks. I've finally been cleared for invasive tests so i can now get the

dreaded myelogram. The tendon release ended up giving me a large scar on the

side of my wrist.

I think it is wise to make sure your surgeon knows you tend to have a lot of

scar tissue and if you do, that you tend to keloid scar. That way they can

maybe try different ways sewing you up, or use different materials in the

surgery.

Re: Tethered Cord/Dumb Question

That is not how tethered cord was explained to me. I

did not get that it was scar tissue or close to the

surface. If so, the surgery would be a surface deal,

which it is not.

You might want to see if you can find the reference

again, and re-read it. And be sure you read other

material about tethered cord that might be more

reliable.

Others on this listserv might be able to link us to

some good references. I don't have them handy.

Hanna

--- Amyabrisch@... wrote:

> Hi All,

> Here's my desperate question of the day. I read

> somewhere about tethered

> cord being scar tissue. If it is, is it possible to

> be able to rub it firm and

> break it, like they do other scar tissue pieces,

> such as in your finger?

> Maybe I need to go to bed, just wondering though.

> Thanks,

> Amy

>

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