gia1
06-05-2007, 10:13 PM
:confused: I had ACDF 1 level on May 7, feeling pretty good, just one little thing bothering me and that is I have one pupil dilated on the right-surgery side. My sister in law noticed in Post op but no one else during my 4 day stay in the hospital but the dishcharge nurse noticed it and did not seem concerned.
My gp is concerned enough to send me for a cat scan of my head and an eye specialist consult. Wait times are so long in Canada . Should I be concerned.
My gp is concerned enough to send me for a cat scan of my head and an eye specialist consult. Wait times are so long in Canada . Should I be concerned.
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feelbad
06-06-2007, 10:18 AM
Are you certain that eye is actually dialated or is the opposite one actually very constricted?the only reason i ask is this is what mine are since my surgery done on my spinal cord caused sympathetic nervous system damage.the condition is called horners syndrome.one eye is always constricted and the lid is usually a bit drooped looking as well.anytime you have a surgery done on the spine the SNS is vulnerable to getting some level of damage.in the neck it is just more likely becasue there are more SNS innervated fibers in there along with the stellate gangion too.it is just a much more highly innervated area than any other part of your entire column too.how are your eyes as far as reacting to light?the 'horners' affected eye,inmost cases,will not react at all,it stays constricted at all times.does the dialated appearing eye get bigger and smaller when exposed to light and then it is taken away?really check both eyes further to see just what eye is actually doing what.try looking up horners sysndrome and see just how your actual symptoms compare.marcia
gia1
06-06-2007, 11:23 AM
You've got me there, will wait for specialist app't. thanks for the reply
feelbad
06-07-2007, 10:01 AM
please keep me posted on what you find out,K?do you have any other strange symptoms that you have noticed since that surgery,anything else any different?even small changes?your heart rate or BPs being odd or any just plain wierd unexplainable things going on with your body?do a bit of research on sympathetic nervous system damage and see if anything comparable pops up.you very well could have suffered at least some level of SNS damage.one of the first signs IS horners syndrome.Marcia
gia1
06-07-2007, 05:24 PM
Well , BP is up, and I have ptosis in one eye, starting yesterday my voice has been kind of weak. Lots of stuff to bring up with the NS on the 27th. I tried to get the app't moved up but he is just too busy. Thanks marcia/
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