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Any Adhesive Arachnoiditis members here?

Spine Health | Last Active: Jan 18 12:45pm | Replies (114)

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@lorabuntin

I’m writing hoping to connect with others who have adhesive arachnoiditis. I’m caregiver to my 83 year old mother who has AA. She was diagnosed recently after several MRI’s & many other tests while in the hospital for 10 days. She’s mainly struggling with complete urinary & fecal incontinence, symptoms of peripheral neuropathy, gait abnormality, unexplained weight loss & generalized weakness. She already had an intrathecal pump for pain management of another condition before the diagnosis. We live near Nashville, TN & are having a hard time finding care from a neurologist who has experience with or even knows much about this condition. I will gladly drive her anywhere necessary if anyone has recommendations for a doctor or treatment options that could improve her quality of life. We are reading Dr Forest Tennant’s books trying to learn more about this. Thanks for any help & suggestions.

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Hello @lorabuntin, Welcome to Connect. I know it has to be difficult for you as the caregiver and not knowing how to help. It's good that you are advocating for your mother and learning as much as you can about her condition and what might help.

Did you see the post by @qball2019 above that mentions the sites for information on the condition? Here's the link to the post - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/610431/