Re: QUESTIONS ABOUT 8 YEAR OLD
Jo Ellen Finkelstein (ghellen(AT)ninenet.com)
Sat, 16 Jan 1999 22:34:21 -0600
ALICE ROGERS wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I was amazed at the quick response from this list!! You guys are great.
> So many of you wrote that I'm going to attempt to answer all your
> questions in this one message.
> Sabryna had a 'cold' for about a week prior to the back pain. Nothing
> severe, just sniffles, low grade fever, and general aches and pains.
> All her extremities were working properly prior to the 'attack' for
> want of a better word. She did not trip and fall or bump into any
> thing, her legs just folded up suddenly and she fell. The weakness
> detected by the neurologist was in her right leg only. She still had
> full use of both legs but there was pain radiating from her lower
> back into her legs.
> In the hospital she had an MRI (but only to the T3 level) which made
> no sense because her pain and swelling was lower than T3. She had
> X Rays and a bone scan, plus the usual blood workups. She was given
> a steroidal anti-inflammatory and antibiotic in the IV. There was no
> spinal puncture or mylegram done because her parents refused permission
> to perform any invasive tests without evidence that they were necessary.
> Their stance was as a last resort only, our family has had some very
> bad experiences with spinal punctures of any kind.
> I'm not sure what pain meds she was given, either in the hospital or
> as RX to take at home.
> Just received a call from my daughter----she took Sabryna to their
> Chiropractor who X rayed her lower back and there is obvious scoliosis
> in the bottom 6 vertebra!! Her lower spine goes left, right, then
> left again! The bottom vertebra, L5 I believe, is cocked sideways and
> the disc is compressed and bulging. The area of the disc bulge is
> exactly where the lump was. The Chiropractor is going to contact a
> friend of his who is a spinal injury specialist to consult on her case.
> He is not ruling out myelitis and definitely wants that diagnosis
> proven or disproven before proceeding. He did a preliminary adjustment
> which greatly relieved her pain and she is sleeping peacefully for the
> first time in about 4 days!!
> Again, I thank all of you very much for your concern and I'll definitely
> write to let you know how she is progressing.
> One thing I have to add here, if I insult anyone, please accept my
> apologies in advance----I am furiously angry at the incompetence of
> the doctors attending this child! If the curvature of her spine was
> so evident in one X Ray why in the thunder didn't the hospital rad-
> ioligist see it!!?? Did those people even look at the X Rays they
> took? My daughter brought the X rays home with her so her husband
> could see them and the curvature is very obvious to both of them! I
> think I'm going to suggest that they find a good attorney!
> I will say an extra prayer for each and every one of you.
> God be with you.
> AliceHiu alice, Joellen here. GGET THAT ATTORNEY!!! Those doctors need to be shot or
horse[whipped!!! letting a little one be hurt like that and ignoring the evidence
before their eyes! GGRRRR I am so mad !!!! I hate doctoras who don't pay attention
to anything but when they are going to get their money!!!!!