Thank you so much. I did'nt expect any responses after almost 3 months.
I've Googled arachnoiditis and while I have a lot of the lower limb problems, I don't have huge pain issues. In fact my facial pain (trigeminal neuralgia) is worse than my leg/back pain.
I have more recently started getting widespread tingling/numbness/burning with vertigo, nausea, tinnitus, memory loss and mild confusion at times. I was blaming the arachnoiditis for all my problems and cursing the doctors who didn't want to deal with it. But, then today, I went to the GP and found out that along with the iron deficiency anaemia I also have B12 deficiency. This can cause all kinds of neurological symptoms. So, until my B12 deficiency is corrected, I won't be able to tell what the neuro symptoms are caused by.
I have never had a myelogram but I have had 2 back surgeries over 30 years ago. Up until the last couple of years, I considered these surgeries very successful.
Thanks again for the replies,
Arach
Hi
# 1 YES
#2 YES
#3 YES and many More NEUROTOXINS
Arachnoidits does exist!! I have been diagnosed with it also for the last 4 years. It causes numerous symptoms. Dr. Antonio Aldrete has a website and a book to help you understand this disease. Dr. Burton has also released "The Burton Report". The reason why it is controversial is because it is mainly thought to be physician-induced, i.e. epidural steroid injections, multiple surgeries, myleograms, etc.
Hope this helped!
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