Re: ?arachnoiditis

Posted By Alva on February 16, 1998 at 18:25:49:

In Reply to: ?arachnoiditis posted by sarah on February 08, 1998 at 10:36:32:







: I am 35,had decompressive laminectomy L5,for congenital stenosis and prolapsed L5,after 14 years of symptoms.I had recurrent leg pain and neurogenic type bladder symptoms after 3 months.MRI shows extensive epidural scarring on left,compressing L5 nerve root,and fibrosis on right ENTERING THECAL SAC.from what I have read,this suggests arachnoiditis,and my problems are getting gradually worse.I also have tingling,numbness in left foot,weakness in foot and calf;loss of perineal sensation (THAT'S RECENT)I have also been getting pain and tingling in my left arm and hand,with constant neck pain-is it possible I could have cervical stenosis?I have much reduced blood pressure in left arm and much smaller radial pulse-is TOS a possiblity?Any light you can shed would be much appreciated!!!
Dear Sarah,
Did you know that getting an EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTION for a back problem could cause ARACHNOIDITIS..???
The steroid DEPO-MEDROL, can cause ARACHNOIDITIS..??? I have been going around to the different sites
and I am posting articles to warn people against letting their doctors to inject this steroid into their
spines...I have been telling my story all over the net...I don`t have any other way of doing it...So I am
here for the duration...I am not going to go into the story, it is long and very complicated and it has
been told over and over...So, I am going from place to place, to either post my own articles or to make
a response to one that is already there...This drug can take you life in a matter of seconds...Your world
comes tumbling down around you. Well, that is exactly what happened to me...So I am now, leaving a URL and
hoping that this warning will be taken serious...I had 4 epidural steroid injections and with in a month
I was taken to the ER with the onset of paralysis...If you are thinking to yourself that this is just a
lot of hype!!!Look up this URL and see for youself...this steroid is manufactured by Pharmacia&Upjohns`
Inc. Located in Kalamazoo, Mich. I had them fax me the package insert for the drug DEPO-MEDROL, this is
the drug that was used in all 4 injections I received.
The URL is http://www,rxmed.com/monographs/depo-m.html  In this website is a copy of the package insert.
It has the word EPIDURAL omitted, I have no idea why this is??but, the copy that I have was like I said
faxed to me directly from Upjohns` has the word in it alongside INTRATHECAL...if you would like to know
more of my situtation please feel free to email me at anytime...Thank you so much for you time & concern
that you may give this. I thought that if you weren`t aware of this this could definitely be something
that you would want to add to your cause about ARACHNOIDITIS...Good luck with all of your efforts..!!!
Sincerely, Alva