Severe problem

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I am a 37 year old male. On Feb 26 I underwent surgery to untether my

spinal cord. I decided to go ahead with the procedure to possibly

alleviate bowel incontinence which was my chief symptom. The surgeon

told me it went very well, and he got an excellent closure of the

dura. post op I noticed that the symptoms were gone. Three days after

surgery I was released. I found I was pretty much an invalid after

surgery and required a lot of care. I had home health nurses checking

on me on an every other day basis. Five days ago I had my sutures

removed and they said everything was going fine. Here is the problem

and I'll describe it as best I can. Last night I went and picked up a

few items at the grocery store. Everything seemed normal but on the

way home I suddenly experienced a lot of lower back pain, followed by

an incredible urge to have a bowel movement. it was overpowering. I

was going 65 on the interstate so I pulled over to the breakdown

lane. Immediately everything just came out. i did not have the

ability to even begin to hold it. It was probably the most horrible

thing that has ever happened to me. I drove to my mom's which is

closer then my home. I am still unable to bend and do much due to the

surgery so I underwent the humiliation of having my mother clean me

up and wait for my wife to get out of work so she could bring me

something to wear. I have had some accidents before but nothing

compared to the severity of this. To be frank I don't understand what

has gone wrong. I was doing so well and now 3 weeks post op it seems

like I am getting worse then ever. I am scared, and back in

protective undergarments. has anyone been through this? any ideas

what the hell is going on? I put in a call to the surgeon and spoke

to his nurse. She sympathizes but he is unavailable until the 19th

which is the day I have an appointment to see him for a follow up

appointment. Any advice or information would be greatly appreciated.

I can also be reached via e-mail at tuvok1@... or on yahoo

messenger under enterprise_dl. Thanks