Guest guest Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 I just joined your group as I am trying to learn about TCS. My son, age 27, who has an arachnoid cyst in his brain, was told in December that his most recent MRI of the lumbar region shows arachnoiditis. His lower back pain, extreme pain, started about three months after a CT Myelogram. His doctor " thought " this was the cause of the arachnoiditis. We just saw this NS last week, and now he feels he might have a tethered cord. My question to you folks who know and have much more experience than I certainly do, is wouldn't a tethered cord have shown up on an MRI he had in September of 2004 or even on the CT myelogram in March of 2005? The first we have heard of this is after the December 2005 lumbar MRI. Can a tethered cord be confused with arachnoiditis? I am really at a loss here. The NS said the de-tethering would help his back pain, but now I read about multiple de-tetherings. I guess I am confused about the change in DX. Any help or info that you could provide would really be appreciated. Thanks for letting me join. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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