AA/Reply to Dawn

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>> I am a chronic pain patient due to Adhesive Arachnoiditis.

My back pain began when I was 18 years old and developed AA after one

of those lovely epidurals shortly after I turned 21. PLEASE, I urge

you and anyone else to do research before you get one of these

procedures. <<

Hi Dawn,

You're right, no one warned me about it. I was expecting to get some

kind of pre-op info but all I learned beforehand was by phoning the

office of the doctor who ordered it and the Radiology dept. Which

bothered me. It is an invansive procedure.

I didn't get your e-mail until long after I was home from the

hospital. Not to minimize the risks or to belittle in ANY way your

suffering, but I think I would probably gone ahead anway. At this

point, I am pretty much desperate to alleviate my back problems and

get at least a little of my life back. If I had read your email

before I would probably have thought " I'll gamble - I'll take the

risk " .

Thanks very much for your concern, and for taking the time to give me

a warning and some education. Hopefully I won't need another

shot...I know most people get a series, but it seems like mine was a

one-off. Which is all for the best by the sounds of it.

Thanks again,

Diane

in Vancouver, B.C., Canada