If someone just had Chiari Malformation surgery a few weeks ago......?
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It absolutely could be.  But it also depends on what type of meningitis the person has.\n\nSurgery breaks the natural barriers of infection (like skin), especially brain surgery which also breaks the "blood-brain" barrier.\n\nInflammation is also a common risk associated with surgery and could occur in the absence of infection.
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OH MY GOD\n\nthose bring back possibly the worst short term pain memories of my life. I had the same problem. Two severe herniated discs. I went through a year of physical therapy, swimming, strong back muscles, no activity, lots of activity, braces, pills, basically anything you can think of. \n\nI went to the doctor at one point and said that I have two options. Surgery or epidural steroid injections. I took the ESI like anybody would and it was done in a rush after they got the doctor who performed this right before he left to go home. I dont know if this was normal but they only put 3 numbing needles. Then I easily went through the worst pain of my life. The needles into the epidural space are just immensly, undescribably painful. I was put in a wheelchair afterwards and then they said it will get better worse before it gets better. After 2 or 3 days it did get better to some extent, I could walk longer, stand longer, etc. In the end, the ESI did not work for me. They only served as an immense surge of pain. \n\n\nSince your husband already has 4 discs herniated, I would go for surgery. It is painless, quick, just so much better. I would much rather live a full life rather than a half life filled with steroid injections
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Please accept my sincerest condolences on your loss of a family member. Upon my many researches on surgery for chiari malformation,never have I seen anything about a spinal cord uncoiling near the brain stem. It sounds like your family has a good case against the place that did the operation. There are not a lot of places that have experience with this type of surgery. I have chosen not to have the surgery because of the fact that there are so many unknowns and many patients have had to have surgeries redone many times.  The one place that I have heard many good things about is The Chiari Institute in New York. If I was ever forced to have the procedure done,that would be the place to go to.  I hope you have success in getting the answers you deserve.
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I had it a couple of years ago, not as an emergency.  Easy surgery, I was back up and feeling ok in a couple of days.
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I didn't know I'd had surgery until afterwards (I was unconscious when I got to the hospital) and the doctors kept me out for a few days to let my body recover. \n\nI can remember a lot of bits of things but not really a whole story. The first thing that sticks in my mind was how bright the room looked when I woke up (I think I'd had my eyes closed for a little under a week so that might explain it) and that my throat hurt a lot as I'd had a tube down there. \n\nThe doctor said something to me but I'm still not really sure what. I knew he was speaking but the words didn't make any sense. In any case, I was so exhausted I just really wanted to get more comfortable and go back to sleep... But, there were two things that stopped me... First, it hurt more than you could ever possibly imagine to move. Second, my body felt strange and weak as though my muscles had disappeared (a week of laying without moving does that to you). \n\nI vaguely remember the doctor telling me to keep still because of the tubes and such and I just lay there completely terrified of even wiggling my fingers until I fell back asleep. \n\nThings went pretty much the same way when I woke up a few hours later!
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I had a herniated disk in my neck at the C4/C5 level. I lived with it for 7 years. In those seven years, I went to acupuncturists, chiropractors, went through physical therapy, had medical massages, and many, many pain pills.\n\nWhen the pain gets to the point where you can't sleep through the night and you are having a hard time walking, then it is time for surgery.\n\nAs with any surgery, do your research. With this surgery, the surgeon is dealing with your spinal cord. Find the top 5 neurosurgeons in your county or state (depending on how big your state is) and go to one of them. I was fortunate. My surgical team consisted of two of the top 5 in NY state. The whole team and hospital were wonderful.\n\nBecause I waited 7 years...I have permanent nerve damage that I wouldn't have if I had gone sooner. Do you have pinched nerves because of the herniation? You don't mention how long you have dealth with the pain, so just keep this in mind.\n\nAlso, I'm not sure if surgery on the lower back is the same as on the upper back/neck area, but I had to pretty much learn how to walk again after having my neck worked on. It was very slow at first, but when I went home from the hospital, I had to go up three flights of stairs to get to my apartment, not an easy hurdle. \n\nThey cut through the front of my neck to get to the back, pretty freaky thought, huh? Honestly though, the surgeon said that from a surgeon's point of view, it was easier and safer to do the surgery that way.\n\nI wish you the best of luck and hope you at the very least consider having an MRI to see how close the herniation is to your spinal cord. You do not want to be paralyzed just because you were trying to prevent surgery.
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normally no. but it will depend on the region and mass that has been taken along with the medicines that you are taking after the operation.\nanyway this is common to many patients which usually gets resolved spontanously with time.\ntake care ,\nmay god help you
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I can assure you that this was one of the first things he discussed with his doctor. Have you told him about your worries? Talk to his (or your) doctor about it if he's sensitive but I'm sure you have absolutely nothing to worry about. The only way it could would be if he still had a serious spinal injury, and then he'd still be in the hospital. This video should help allay your worries... and no, it's not a dirty movie boys, it's a documentary article.
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Did they do a myelogram?  Also, was the spinal tap done to rule out meningitis?  Normally, your symptoms should be subsiding by now.  If it continues, I would call you doctor.
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I would visit a chiropractor before succumbing to surgery, if I were you. Spasms are the result of a nerve action, not vascular.
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Don't be afaird. Time has changed. This surgery will give you back your life!! Just do what they say,and have some faith. Today's science is WONDERFUL!!
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the first 6 weeks are hell, as with any surgery. Just keep in concact with your doctor
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He went into surgery at 12pm, he is probably still in surgery, it will take hours for the surgery to be finished. when it is finished there will be a media briefing, but it will be weeks before anybody knows if he will survive.
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I worked with a woman in her late 30's who had one pop.  She had surgery and was in a coma for a while but eventually she did come back to work. I would not say she was recovered fully though. She was much slower in everything, she was very quick to get angry and (not to be mean) she was obviously a little more stupid--she had a hard time with everything.
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Aside from the birth of my children?\n\nMy wife was in the hospital with about a 10% chance of making it through the week.  Offered a lot of prayers as did a lot of other people.  She got better and is now home and doing well.  Even the doctors were suprised.\n\nThat is a miracle, in my book
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In all honesty, I have never heard of such a thing happening before. Here's what I know about chiropractic: Chiropractic works to remove interference of the Central Nervous System (brain, spinal cord, and nerves) by correcting spinal misalignment (aka subluxation) that could be pinching a nerve. So possibly, maybe (sounds unlikely to me though) an adjustment could release the pressure on a specific nerve, and this could send a signal to the brain and cause this. I worked in a chiropractic office before, and am now a chiropractic student but I have never heard anything about this. I'm curious, did this happen to you or did you hear about it? \n\nIt could also be something about the patient. Maybe that person was nervous about receiving an adjustment, and just let out those feelings after the adjustment.
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if you had been truly constipated for 4 weeks...you'd be dead...ask again with a bit less exaggeration