Re: Thickened Filum and Tethered Cord- NIna

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Nina, I found you right when I started researching TC! I remember reading your

life story in bed with a hot pack!

> My dd was at bottom of L2 and they said it was normal.  The vast

> majority are

> usally @ L1-L2 or higher and few are at L2 but can be normal at L2.  That

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> part of why my dd 1st nsg said no. There are studies that you can still

> have a

> tcs with normal mri findings.carol

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> To: tetheredspinalcord

> Sent: Tue, April 5, 2011 6:07:33 PM

> Subject: Re: Thickened Filum and Tethered Cord.

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> For those of you with the thickened filum, at what level did your spinal

> cord

> end?

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>> > Tara D.,

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>> > If I am not mistaken, a Thickened Filum is a form of Tethered Cord -

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>> > as I see it, the MRI picked it up, and it wouldn't be exploratory.

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>> > Hope things are going well now.

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>> > Brande

>> > mymocha@...

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>> > > In my daughter's case, the MRI sees only a thickened filum, so

>> when/if the

>> > > NS decides we have enough info to go ahead with surgery, it will be

>> > > exploratory, because he is no certain he will find a tethered cord.

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