Someone give me a clue please ..

[Gary Gorski]

I am writing this for my wife. She is 28 years old and just had
our child 11 months ago. At the age of 17 she had 2 wholes repaired in her heart. During her Delivery I believe she was exposed to UNREALISTIC administration of epidurro.  She later
developed an infection in the incision for her C section, which
took about a month and a half to heal.

She now has constant back pain, pain that jumps in different areas of the back. Along with numbing of her arms occasionally.
She visited the ER last night , due to a clicking in her chest,
Frequent changes in body temperature and apparent blood pressure
irregularity, and a feeling of nausea , (Feeling like she was going to pass out. )  The ER ran EKG.. said everything was normal and sent her on her way..

I am wondering if repeated shots in the back during the cesarian
may have damaged nerves in some way ? Could this be possible ?
Or Could there be a possible problem with her heart that they don't hear...  We are feeling like we are out of options due
to some of the treatment she has received.
We lived in a small town where it was public knowledge that the
health care providers weren't very on the ball.. I would appreciate any input to this matter. Or ill equipped to handle certain sittuations (  or a majority of sittuations )

[CCF Neuro[P] MD, RPS]

thanks for the comment.
CCF Neuro MD

[Comment to Gary]

Gary,
Was your wife administered any antibiotics for her C-Section infection?  
If she was and it was a Fluoroquinolone Antibiotic you may want to review the information on this website www.geocities.com/quinolones/

[CCF Neuro[P] MD, RPS]

Dear Mr. Groski:

Sorry to hear about your wife.  The area that the epidural is placed is to numb the pelvis, so it is in the thoracic spine or there abouts.  The area of sensation to the arms is in the cervical region.  It is highly unlikely that the the epidural is having any effects on arm sensation or function.  I am unsure of why the back pain.  I think the thing to due is make an appointment with a neurologist and have your wife examined fully. Constant back pain can be due to many things.  Way down the list of possibilities is the epidural.  If it was the needle injuring neurons, then the pain would be well localized.  Since the back pain is constant and all over her back, I think a good neurological examination might help.  The clicking in her chest, I am not sure.  It might just be cartilage movement in her sternum, or ?  The heart does not make loud clicks unless you have an artificial valve.  Even then, one has to have a stethoscope to hear the click.

I am sorry that I'm not much help.  But a good neurological exam will begin to address some of the questions you have.

Sincerely,

CCF Neuro MD