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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 434122" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>He NEEDS an ortho or neurosurgeon to look at this. IF you know an excellent chiro they may be able to give you a referral. I happen to know an incredible one, odd strange little man, most likely strong Aspie not slight aspie like Wiz. But he is INCREDIBLE. My mom had him look at my MRI (he has access to images from our hospital where it was done because now chiros cannot do xrays in their offices) before I had my surgery. This guy almost NEVER recommends surgery but said it was unavoidable if I wanted to use my arms and hands for the rest of my life. Two docs had said I had a "minor" bulging disk until they got reports from him where he actually had notes on MRI images that showed problems they missed. </p><p></p><p>So a really GOOD chiro may be able to give you a better idea of what is going on - they don 't just look at the bones, they know how they are supposed to work and what what is wrong. But a bad chiro is about like seeing a PA - worse than useless.</p><p></p><p>An ortho surgeon or neurosurgeon who specializes in back problems is what you need. They will understand what janet and flutterby told you about, and know what can/should be done to fix it. NO WAY is incontinence a symptom to ignore. Esp in a 20yo. It is a major sign that he needs help and needs it NOW. </p><p></p><p>My mother has spinal stenosis and it is incredibly painful all by itself. She is NOT a wimp and slept a good portion of their trip to Europe last year, something she owuld NEVER do otherwise. In past visits she has walked miles even with small tumors in her toes (benign ones) that caused incredibly pain, and a cyst in her leg tha twas super painful, etc... and they didn't slow her down much, but this did in a major way. </p><p></p><p>He NEEDS treatment at a major hospital, one that is GOOD or he may end up crippled for life. Left to long this kidn of thing may not be fixable or may only respond to major intervention where minor help might work earlier. Right now, I doubt minor help will work. Does he have insurance? If he does not but is working, he may have to quit, go on disability or unemployment or other form of assistance to get medicaid so that he can get treatment. Unfixed, he may become permanently disabled.</p><p></p><p>I have had disks repaired - NOT fun, but made a huge difference. The difference is incredible. Right now every single tiny movement hurts. I could not even pour a cup of coffee, or lift a mug full. I had to go to using very light paper/plastic cups that were less than half full. Recently my mother said that when she came to visit before I had the first disk fixed she wondered why I hadn't done more to be prepared - like have casseroles in the freezer, the house clean and less cluttered so it would be easier to clean, etc.... She now has a disk in her neck out and apologized hugely because she sees the pain that was involved and knows now why I did not have those things done. I couldn't do them. She didn't understand that it actually was incredibly painful to pick up a paperclip, much less one attached to papers or anything else. This is likely the kind of pain he is in, mroe if it is upper and lower disks bulging because then his legs and entire body is hurting that way.</p><p></p><p>He may appear drug seeking, but is actually searching for relief from the pain. Personally, I thought about trying pot to help. I didn't because it is illegal, but I can see how you could be driven to using illegal drugs. Get him to a city and a good doctor before he has to start looking for opiates on the street. Regardless of his age he has a right to appropriate medical care and pain control for this. Your podunk docs are just not able to handle this problem, and no PA is able to, at least not until a GOOD doctor has diagnosis'd and started treatment. They can continue treatment under the doctor's supervision if needed, but don't have the training and skill to establish it.</p><p></p><p>Given incontinence, you also need to have them look for MS. This is a big sign of it, at least from what I have been told. But most likely it is in the spine and a good spine doctor is needed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 434122, member: 1233"] He NEEDS an ortho or neurosurgeon to look at this. IF you know an excellent chiro they may be able to give you a referral. I happen to know an incredible one, odd strange little man, most likely strong Aspie not slight aspie like Wiz. But he is INCREDIBLE. My mom had him look at my MRI (he has access to images from our hospital where it was done because now chiros cannot do xrays in their offices) before I had my surgery. This guy almost NEVER recommends surgery but said it was unavoidable if I wanted to use my arms and hands for the rest of my life. Two docs had said I had a "minor" bulging disk until they got reports from him where he actually had notes on MRI images that showed problems they missed. So a really GOOD chiro may be able to give you a better idea of what is going on - they don 't just look at the bones, they know how they are supposed to work and what what is wrong. But a bad chiro is about like seeing a PA - worse than useless. An ortho surgeon or neurosurgeon who specializes in back problems is what you need. They will understand what janet and flutterby told you about, and know what can/should be done to fix it. NO WAY is incontinence a symptom to ignore. Esp in a 20yo. It is a major sign that he needs help and needs it NOW. My mother has spinal stenosis and it is incredibly painful all by itself. She is NOT a wimp and slept a good portion of their trip to Europe last year, something she owuld NEVER do otherwise. In past visits she has walked miles even with small tumors in her toes (benign ones) that caused incredibly pain, and a cyst in her leg tha twas super painful, etc... and they didn't slow her down much, but this did in a major way. He NEEDS treatment at a major hospital, one that is GOOD or he may end up crippled for life. Left to long this kidn of thing may not be fixable or may only respond to major intervention where minor help might work earlier. Right now, I doubt minor help will work. Does he have insurance? If he does not but is working, he may have to quit, go on disability or unemployment or other form of assistance to get medicaid so that he can get treatment. Unfixed, he may become permanently disabled. I have had disks repaired - NOT fun, but made a huge difference. The difference is incredible. Right now every single tiny movement hurts. I could not even pour a cup of coffee, or lift a mug full. I had to go to using very light paper/plastic cups that were less than half full. Recently my mother said that when she came to visit before I had the first disk fixed she wondered why I hadn't done more to be prepared - like have casseroles in the freezer, the house clean and less cluttered so it would be easier to clean, etc.... She now has a disk in her neck out and apologized hugely because she sees the pain that was involved and knows now why I did not have those things done. I couldn't do them. She didn't understand that it actually was incredibly painful to pick up a paperclip, much less one attached to papers or anything else. This is likely the kind of pain he is in, mroe if it is upper and lower disks bulging because then his legs and entire body is hurting that way. He may appear drug seeking, but is actually searching for relief from the pain. Personally, I thought about trying pot to help. I didn't because it is illegal, but I can see how you could be driven to using illegal drugs. Get him to a city and a good doctor before he has to start looking for opiates on the street. Regardless of his age he has a right to appropriate medical care and pain control for this. Your podunk docs are just not able to handle this problem, and no PA is able to, at least not until a GOOD doctor has diagnosis'd and started treatment. They can continue treatment under the doctor's supervision if needed, but don't have the training and skill to establish it. Given incontinence, you also need to have them look for MS. This is a big sign of it, at least from what I have been told. But most likely it is in the spine and a good spine doctor is needed. [/QUOTE]
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