Guest guest Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 , I'm so glad to hear that they'll do the biopsy at the same time as the spine surgery. You've been waiting for so long on that! Maggie > My rheumy sent me due to hte fact that I have that lesion in my spine also a > slipped disc.. > Anyway, I dont have the report yet but i will be anxious to get that report > to see what he says. > He did say he is going to go in and do cervival spine surgery AGAIN..he will > have to remove the plate that is already in my neck and put in a newre bigger > one to cover the new area he is doing, it will cover C3,4,5,6,7. & amp;nbsp; not > much neck left to do after that... He did say to my absolute thrill... " would you > like me to do a muscle biopsy for you while you are in there? " Oh my god I > almost passed out....YES!!!!!!! > he said he felt very comfortable doing it however it will have to be sent out > snap frozen after the initial exam at the local hospital ut that is better > than the alternative of no biopsy..maybe I will get lucky and get answers. > I will say during the exam he noted a few abnormalities, he said I was > severly myopathic...whatever that means. he said my reflexes were so spastic that he > was shocked I could still walk. & amp;nbsp; I almost kicked his teeth out while he > was sitting on htat little stool doijg my knee reflexes, literally...my leg > flew up almost to his chest. > he was so amazed he did them three times each. & amp;nbsp; my arms and hands and > legs were the same. & amp;nbsp; he said I had Hoffmans signs and romberg. whatever > those are. & amp;nbsp; he said he would be calling my neuro immediately. > He wants to do a muscle biopsy and surgery next month but I am on steroids > for two more months so I might have to put it off until april or may..... > well see. > Thanks for any info, > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 Laurie, the neurosurgeon said he is taking the biopsy out of my thigh. thanks for the heads up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 Just a word of caution. I was having a growth removed from my back and having another muscle biospy at CCF. The surgeon planned to take muscle from my back and Dr. Cohen said it had to be my arm or leg, as one is a fast twitch muscle and the other a slow twitch muscle (can't remember which is which). laurie > From: Mrsmurffy@... > Reply-To: > Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2004 08:30:29 EST > To: > Subject: : neurosurgeon visit > > Hello, > I went to my neurosurgeons visit yesterday. > My rheumy sent me due to hte fact that I have that lesion in my spine also a > slipped disc.. > Anyway, I dont have the report yet but i will be anxious to get that report > to see what he says. > He did say he is going to go in and do cervival spine surgery AGAIN..he will > have to remove the plate that is already in my neck and put in a newre bigger > one to cover the new area he is doing, it will cover C3,4,5,6,7. & amp;nbsp; not > much neck left to do after that... He did say to my absolute thrill... " would > you > like me to do a muscle biopsy for you while you are in there? " Oh my god I > almost passed out....YES!!!!!!! > he said he felt very comfortable doing it however it will have to be sent out > snap frozen after the initial exam at the local hospital ut that is better > than the alternative of no biopsy..maybe I will get lucky and get answers. > I will say during the exam he noted a few abnormalities, he said I was > severly myopathic...whatever that means. he said my reflexes were so spastic > that he > was shocked I could still walk. & amp;nbsp; I almost kicked his teeth out while > he > was sitting on htat little stool doijg my knee reflexes, literally...my leg > flew up almost to his chest. > he was so amazed he did them three times each. & amp;nbsp; my arms and hands and > legs were the same. & amp;nbsp; he said I had Hoffmans signs and romberg. > whatever > those are. & amp;nbsp; he said he would be calling my neuro immediately. > He wants to do a muscle biopsy and surgery next month but I am on steroids > for two more months so I might have to put it off until april or may..... > well see. > Thanks for any info, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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