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Is surgery/anesthesia contraindicated in PN?
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Is surgery/anesthesia contraindicated in PN?
by Jen-Schiler, Apr 15, 1998 12:00AM
Hi! I posted this question on 4/08/98 but got no response so I'm trying again, rephrasing the message subject. I have had an acute single episode of PN and radiculomyleopathy (TM) this past November, from which I am now recovering fairly well. I still have slight numbness, leg muscle stiffness, mild burning but walk OK.
Problem: I also have an abdominal hernia, growing larger, but not painful, secondary to gastroplasty incision over 1 1/2 yrs. ago. My neurologist does not want me to have any surgery, particularly with general anesthesia, because he says it could result in a relapse of neurological symptoms/paralysis again. My surgeon says I can wait (for now), but will need the surgery within next few months. I can understand that anesthesia affects the CNS, but what does the research show about odds of recurring PN or TM (transverse myelitis)?
SEE above response
Problem: I also have an abdominal hernia, growing larger, but not painful, secondary to gastroplasty incision over 1 1/2 yrs. ago. My neurologist does not want me to have any surgery, particularly with general anesthesia, because he says it could result in a relapse of neurological symptoms/paralysis again. My surgeon says I can wait (for now), but will need the surgery within next few months. I can understand that anesthesia affects the CNS, but what does the research show about odds of recurring PN or TM (transverse myelitis)?
SEE above response
