Hi. My name is Jill and I am new to this forum. I found this site, while trying to self-diagnose myself on the internet (I know....not a good idea).
I had Scoliosis surgery in 2000, and had rods attached to my spine. Although I have had continuous pain for the past 5 years, nothing compares to what I am going through right now. Last weekend, my physician sent me to the ER in fear that I had an infection in my rods. Over the past 1 1/2 weeks I have been experiencing swelling and redness along my lower spine. I ended up getting x-rays and blood tests, and everything looked normal other than my white counts were low. I waited to speak to the neurosurgeon on call and he is not sure what it is at all. He is sending me for more tests tommorow...an ultrasound, and an MRI. I guess once the results come back, we'll take it from there...but they've even started talking about surgery if the swelling continues to escalate.
I'm just wondering if anyone has experienced this before??
It seems the more I do, the worse the swelling gets. It is quite painful, and the only time I'm somewhat comfortable is when I'm lying down. Also I've had a whole whack of flu symptoms for quite sometime. I just wish that the surgeon would have told me something useful, and I wish I wasn't in such an "unknown territory". It seems odd for an infection to develop now (5 years post-surgery), perhaps it's something completely different?
Any comments/suggestions/insight would be greatly appreciated.
I had Scoliosis surgery in 2000, and had rods attached to my spine. Although I have had continuous pain for the past 5 years, nothing compares to what I am going through right now. Last weekend, my physician sent me to the ER in fear that I had an infection in my rods. Over the past 1 1/2 weeks I have been experiencing swelling and redness along my lower spine. I ended up getting x-rays and blood tests, and everything looked normal other than my white counts were low. I waited to speak to the neurosurgeon on call and he is not sure what it is at all. He is sending me for more tests tommorow...an ultrasound, and an MRI. I guess once the results come back, we'll take it from there...but they've even started talking about surgery if the swelling continues to escalate.
I'm just wondering if anyone has experienced this before??
It seems the more I do, the worse the swelling gets. It is quite painful, and the only time I'm somewhat comfortable is when I'm lying down. Also I've had a whole whack of flu symptoms for quite sometime. I just wish that the surgeon would have told me something useful, and I wish I wasn't in such an "unknown territory". It seems odd for an infection to develop now (5 years post-surgery), perhaps it's something completely different?
Any comments/suggestions/insight would be greatly appreciated.
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