graft rejection

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In a message dated 8/16/99 4:38:27 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

TCouch5061@... writes:

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<<He also talked about doing a LP to check for inflammatory cells to see if

I'm rejecting the bovine graft. >>

Is there anyone on the list that rejected a bovine graft? If

so what were your symptoms and how long after the surgery did you start to

reject it. What exactly is bovine pericardium(sp?) ?

Kathy in Ohio

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In a message dated 8/16/99 12:13:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

Ltlredski@... writes:

This part was written by , not myself

> <<He also talked about doing a LP to check for inflammatory cells to see

if

> I'm rejecting the bovine graft. >>

>

> Is there anyone on the list that rejected a bovine graft?

If

> so what were your symptoms and how long after the surgery did you start to

> reject it. What exactly is bovine pericardium(sp?) ?

Thought I'd share something that I was told. As in 's case, it has

been one year since her dura graft surgery. We (myself and doctor) have

believed that she is having problems with her graft - she developed a " new "

headache immediately after her graft surgery. With it seems that she

is not experiencing the more severe type of graft rejection, just that her

body is fighting this foreign material in her. (as told to me by a NSG)

Tory ('s mom)