Weak legs after tc surgery

[Guest guest]

Ok trusted friends -- my headaches are now tolerable again... my lump

on my back going down ever so slowly, so I'm thinking the spinal leak

is healing - or healed? I have no idea how you know if you've stopped

leaking?

Now, my lovely legs -- I am finding my legs extremely weak today...

noticed them getting weaker yesterday. I am almost 3 weeks post-op

and my legs seem worse all of a sudden. I have not kept up my

recommended walking program as I was completely set-back with severe

headaches, but have been walking around the house off and on every day.

Is this normal or should I be very concerned? As usual, I have a call

into my neurosurgeon but who knows if he'll get back to me. Seems

like a hard person to reach.

Dee

[Guest guest]

Dee,

It is hard to say what is causing your weakness. It may be just b/c you have

been in bed so long and not being able to walk and strengthen them. Now

that your leak seems to be on the mend, once you are up and around again, if

it doesn't improve, contact your MD. I started losing function in both of

my legs very rapidly about 3 months post-op and continued to decline very

rapidly over the following months. I had developed hydrosyringomyelia-and it

was putting pressure on my spinal cord - causing the loss of function. If

you notice anything else in addition to the weak feeling (new area of

numbness, increase spasms, decrease in b & b function, etc), I would call your

MD sooner.

Happy healing -

Jenn

From: tetheredspinalcord

[mailto:tetheredspinalcord ] On Behalf Of deeallaert

Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 3:46 PM

To: tetheredspinalcord

Subject: Weak legs after tc surgery

Ok trusted friends -- my headaches are now tolerable again... my lump

on my back going down ever so slowly, so I'm thinking the spinal leak

is healing - or healed? I have no idea how you know if you've stopped

leaking?

Now, my lovely legs -- I am finding my legs extremely weak today...

noticed them getting weaker yesterday. I am almost 3 weeks post-op

and my legs seem worse all of a sudden. I have not kept up my

recommended walking program as I was completely set-back with severe

headaches, but have been walking around the house off and on every day.

Is this normal or should I be very concerned? As usual, I have a call

into my neurosurgeon but who knows if he'll get back to me. Seems

like a hard person to reach.

Dee