Arachnoiditis

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Hi guys,

Well, had my mylegram, ct exam yesterday, NO CHANGES, but the nueroradiolist

that does them has done EVERY one of mine and always goes over them with me and

my husband. He is truthful. The displaced piece of disc has gone somewhere and I

am sure was pushed aount in th exams I had to have RAXZ procedures that was

supposed to break up scar tissue by going through my cocyx.

My displaced disc material has become arachnoiditis which HAS never been placed

in writing but now I have it in writing and THIS is , really the last myelogram

as this had to be done because of injury.

Here is a question for you. The right side of my rectum was numb and after this

exam I have gone to the bathroom at least three times a day and swelling is

down. When I was standing and I felt the injection going to the bottom of my

cocyx area it felt real heavy there as it was filling up and like a nerve was

bent over and the dye pressed it open (does that sound sane?) Like you bend over

a water house and when you unbend it it opens.

The radiologist told me that the arachnoiditis is from sugery and takes a long

time to show it self sometimes. I told him that over 25 epi durals and

procedures sticking in the back doesn't hurt either and erosive injections.

I ask for the dye that people that are allegic things are available.

Here is a short description of arachnoidits : from

" http://www.livingwaves.com/arachnoiditis/living.htm "

The pain of Adhesive Arachnoiditis comes from the nerves inside the spinal cord.

These nerves have been damaged from all the myelograms, misplacement of Epidural

Steroid Injections needles and spinal surgical equipment that has damaged the

dura and thus the need for blood patches to stop the spinal fluids from leaking.

The damage is also caused from hospitals that mismanage the storage of those

chemicals used for intrathecal and non intrathecal use. The FDA has fixed the

labeling but the medical field has not changed their safety procedures.

I stay on my back several days and take my vitamins so I do not move and cause

any problems. Any one have any ideas and does Iwhat I say make sense at all ?

Bennie