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Cauda equina syndrome (CES)

Spine Health | Last Active: Mar 17, 2023 | Replies (21)
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@gemini1505

I am 84. Less than a year ago I was walking, driving my car. In Feb I experienced severe pain, in May I had to use a wheelchair. Many tests, no treatment.
At my last visit to our Pain Clinic I was given the name of the book: THE WAY OUT, by Dr. Alan Gordon. Seems like that is the best they can do. Interestingly, it is a good book.

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gemini1505 | @gemini1505 | Mar 17, 2023

A doctor at the Pain Clinic tentatively thought I may have CAUDA EQUINA. My former surgeon and staff at the Spine Clinic went ballistic. They told me that I had never heard the term CAUDA spoken by clinic doctor, in spite of the fact that I had her spelling the term on the back of her business card. This was followed by harangues ascribing all symptoms of CAUDA EQUINA to Neropathy. I have been had.,

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