A common Story
Feb 3, 2014 2:04:21 GMT -8
Post by Butiki on Feb 3, 2014 2:04:21 GMT -8
Browsing the web tonight I came across this story that I found interesting and I think quite a common problem.
Prior to surgery in 1996 I was suffering pain in my neck, pain and numbness in my arms and a general feeling of exhaustion. I was experiencing difficulty in grasping and holding objects in my hands and had an altered sense of spacial awareness i.e. I would attempt to pick an object up and completely miss it or I would attempt to walk through a doorway and walk into the door frame (quite funny for the first couple of occasions but it's a situation that quickly becomes tiresome to say the least). I was also suffering urinary urgency and frequency and was just prior to surgery dragging my left foot. I was also aware of an electric shock type sensation down my back, arm and legs if I looked down to my feet (L'hermitte's sign). Allied to all these symptoms was a feeling of being generally unwell, as if I was suffering from some sort of virus.
So to see the whole story click here
Fortunately he has regained much function..but it could have been so much worse.
