ASIA Grading

Well I remember the physiotherapists and doctors telling me my ASIA grading after doing an assessment and I'm sure it was in my discharge notes but I can't remember if I got my discharge notes or not

I too was never told what ASIA level I am. Mind you I am in the French medical system and they miight have different criteria. The surgeon was not very forthcoming about my condition and really never covered any of the things mentioned here. I had not yet done much research aboutt what had happened to me and all I could ask was "will I be able to walk again?" His answer was: "The whole purpose of the operation was to enable you to walk again." And then he went off on his rounds. It was only after my transfer to the rehab clinic when I went to see him for a follow-up visit that I heard him mention "queue de cheval" (French for horse tail) that I got any confiirmation that I had CES. Although I speak French quite fluently there is a language barrier when it comes to medical terminology. The French know all their ailments by their latin or greek names in full and seem to expect everyone to be fluent in medical nomenclature.

I'm not sure where to post this (either in this thread concerning ASIA Grading or in the other thread concerning CES complete or incomplete).

Some of my medical records are very confusing. Although I had surgery many years ago, it was very difficult to get properly diagnosed. When I left rehab after my last car accident in 2016 they didn't say much about the current situation (dismissal diagnosis). Instead, they described the situation as it has been before:

- Anamnestic known incomplete CES ASIA C
- Bladder dysfunction since 2005 (the year when I had surgery).

Neither did I get any CES diagnosis before (when and how I actually got CES) nor did I get any ASIA grading.
In my point of view, CES is complete as soon as there is urinary retention involved.

What sense does it make to describe bladder problems and CES separately? Isn't urinary retention part of CES?
And what sense does it make to get diagnosed more than ten years later?

What are your thoughts?