Episode of The Drs talks Tethered Cord

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See the link for more info for ur area

 This will air tomorrow Monday, April 23rd.

Watch then post ur thoughts to this thread.

selmaS · Answer

It was such a let down...u think finally they r going to cover a condition related to chiari and get some awareness out there...

  I also wondered what pain meds that patient was still on....

jiggle93 · Answer

the chrio section heebied my geebies too! I dont know how anyone goes through that on a regular basis, chiari or not. I stopped watching at that point. I agree Selma, so much was left out and they werent througho.

Rylanesmom · Answer

Geez they went from TC to a chiropractor adjusting the next person.  Just seeing him pop his girl gives me the eebie geebies since I now know that hiro should not have been pulling on my neck lol

Rylanesmom · Answer

:( dislike

selmaS · Answer

They deff glossed over it, never mentioned how it can elongate the brain stem or cause the cerebral tonsils to herniate....or that it is related to chiari....

 I was very disturbed by what was left out....

selmaS · Answer

Here is the link and u can see the clip...be warned they show the surgery...which is playing as I am typing this....I can not watch that part....
http://www.thedoctorstv.com/videolib/init

jiggle93 · Answer

I just went to the shows site and clicked on the video, as I do not get that channel. They had a man on there recovering from a "micro surgery" done last week for his TC. Then they had the OB Dr describe how the TC and spinal bifidia develop in utero. They used a skeleton and a balloon with a rubberband to describe how the spinal tube normaly ends at one point, but the TC showed the brain pushing the tube further down and how they use "micor scissors" to "simply snip the cord". They made it sound so easy and like no big deal....not sure what is really involved with TC, but in MHO they glossed over it.
Jiggle

selmaS · Answer

I am curious too CW...I missed it....I am looking to see if it will or when it will be rebroadcast....

 Not sure y the link I posted was not left on here.....ugh

ChiariWolf · Answer

:-\ Just logged and seen this thread.

What was said? Anything of value at all? Just curious.

CW

selmaS · Answer

What was said ...I did not get to see it...ugh....and my link was removed....double ugh ugh....so I could not find when  it was on....for some reason I thought it was later tonight.

Sexybare · Answer

They didnt describe it well nor any related conditions. I wanted to jump thru the screen and teach them about how it can also pull downward on the cerebellum causing it to herniate. Ugh i wass not impressed. Some drs reaally have not a clue. 
Hey my mom sent an email to dr oz. Telling him about my story with chiari. And wondered why hes never talked about it on his show and if he even knows what it is?! How thoughtful is she. It surprised me. I told her dont wait for any response, that ive already tried emailing him, lol