Re: leg pain in 10yr old

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I am sorry your daughter is having so much pain. My daughter has not had these

complications (most of 's problems are Chiari related). Her t.c.

surgeon is Dr. Wehby, she is located in Portland, Oregon.

If you are looking for an expert - I have read many good things about Dr. Jerry

Oakes in Alabama (at least I think it's Alabama).

Best wishes,

's mom

(filum release was Jan. 2003)

leg pain in 10yr old

My daughter had tcs 2yrs ago. It has been downhill ever since. About

4 weeks after surgery she started having what we thought were flu

symptoms.After this joint and muscle aches,to the point of not

wanting to walk because of the pain. We always wondered if it could

be related to the surgery or not. The dr said no way. She is limited

in what she can do now becuse her legs ache all the time. It is

mostly lower legs. She had an emg in March. they said there is nerve

damage in the surgery area but dont want to say it was because of the

surgery. They said there is an 'injury there' Well the only thing

done in that area was the surgery. The other thing they are saying is

maybe there was damage already there because she had a tethered cord.

No one thing pointed to tethered cord except she had minor bladder

problems which had greatly improved before surgery.

We went from a very active child to one now who hurts all the time

and really hurts if she is active. She is on 600 mg of neurton for

the pain.

Has anyone ever heard of these symptoms after tcs?

I want to find a dr. who can help her. The Dr. we saw yesterday said

she was going to have to live with it and suggested with find a

counselor to help her cope!!! That is not acceptable for a 10 yr old.

Anyone know of a expert in this field?

Thanks for any info anyone has

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[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I am so sorry to hear about your daughter's pain. We are just now starting this

journey and so far are happy with the outcome of her surgery which was actually

only a week ago. We are in Texas, the Dallas Fort Worth Area and our 16 month

old daughter had tethered cord release on June 7th. She is already walking so

much better and not tripping over her feet. We are happy with everything so far.

I don't know where you are located but if Texas is close for you then I am happy

to share his name with you.

I pray that you can find the right doctor and the right help for your daughter

soon.

[Guest guest]

Very sorry to here about your daughter's symptoms I have had similar

issues after having a detethering operation.

The EMG findings that report nerve damage are commonly referred to

as rediculopathy. Rediculopathy is sometimes considered a

meaningless finding because it is almost always reported after a

spinal cord surgery. I myself have had burning, tingling, and

stabbing sensations in my legs which spontaneously occured and has

stayed with me. This happened 2 years after surgery.

From what I have found during my own self-exploration of these

symptoms is the following. These pains are related to one of three

things, scar tissue formation around the nerves(arachnoitodis) or

retethering of the spinal cord(these 2 conditions result from a

negative healing process post-operatively, the retethering can be

corrected) or 3 an unreported surgical error.

What I would do is see an alternative neurosurgeon and would request

your preoperative MRI films from the surgeon you saw and get a new

MRI for comparison. This way when you see a new Neurosurgeon you

won't have to deal with the run around of having a consultation then

getting 3 months of testing only to see him again. I recommend Dr.

Jallo, in Hopkins. He is one of the best.

Jallo, MD

Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery

s Hopkins Hospital

600 North Wolfe Street, Harvey 811

Baltimore, MD 21287

Tel

Fax

> My daughter had tcs 2yrs ago. It has been downhill ever since.

About

> 4 weeks after surgery she started having what we thought were flu

> symptoms.After this joint and muscle aches,to the point of not

> wanting to walk because of the pain. We always wondered if it

could

> be related to the surgery or not. The dr said no way. She is

limited

> in what she can do now becuse her legs ache all the time. It is

> mostly lower legs. She had an emg in March. they said there is

nerve

> damage in the surgery area but dont want to say it was because of

the

> surgery. They said there is an 'injury there' Well the only thing

> done in that area was the surgery. The other thing they are saying

is

> maybe there was damage already there because she had a tethered

cord.

> No one thing pointed to tethered cord except she had minor bladder

> problems which had greatly improved before surgery.

> We went from a very active child to one now who hurts all the time

> and really hurts if she is active. She is on 600 mg of neurton for

> the pain.

> Has anyone ever heard of these symptoms after tcs?

> I want to find a dr. who can help her. The Dr. we saw yesterday

said

> she was going to have to live with it and suggested with find a

> counselor to help her cope!!! That is not acceptable for a 10 yr

old.

> Anyone know of a expert in this field?

> Thanks for any info anyone has

>

[Guest guest]

I'm just now reading this after writing about my decision not to have surgery at

Hopkins because I didn't like any of the other peds neuros there! Dr. Carson

only gave me two other names, neither of which were Dr. Jallo's, and I just did

a little research on Jallo - turns out he now works for the SB clinic I used to

attend at Kennedy Krieger Institute. Hopkins was my " medical home " from ages

6-17 and I probably would have considered having the surgery there had I found a

doctor I liked -- I wish I had had the chance to at least consult with him.

~Jen

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| Jallo, in Hopkins. & nbsp; He is one of the best.

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| Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery

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| & gt; My daughter had tcs 2yrs ago. It has been downhill ever since.

| About

| & gt; 4 weeks after surgery she started having what we thought were flu

| & gt; symptoms.After this joint and muscle aches,to the point of not

| & gt; wanting to walk because of the pain. We always wondered if it

| could

| & gt; be related to the surgery or not. The dr said no way. She is

| limited

| & gt; in what she can do now becuse her legs ache all the time. It is

| & gt; mostly lower legs. She had an emg in March. they said there is

| nerve

| & gt; damage in the surgery area but dont want to say it was because of

| the

| & gt; surgery. They said there is an 'injury there' Well the only thing

| & gt; done in that area was the surgery. The other thing they are saying

| is

| & gt; maybe there was damage already there because she had a tethered

| cord.

| & gt; No one thing pointed to tethered cord except she had minor bladder

| & gt; problems which had greatly improved before surgery.

| & gt; We went from a very active child to one now who hurts all the time

| & gt; and really hurts if she is active. She is on 600 mg of neurton for

| & gt; the pain.

| & gt; Has anyone ever heard of these symptoms after tcs?

| & gt; I want to find a dr. who can help her. The Dr. we saw yesterday

| said

| & gt; she was going to have to live with it and suggested with find a

| & gt; counselor to help her cope!!! That is not acceptable for a 10 yr

| old.

| & gt; Anyone know of a expert in this field?

| & gt; Thanks for any info anyone has

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