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Hello Everyone,

I was wondering if anyone here is suffering from Arachnoiditis. If so could you please tell me what your symptoms were.
I had fusion surgery on June 30 on two levels. Since this surgery my pain has increased and I now suffer with pain in both my legs. I also have had pitting edema in both legs and feet for over a month. I awake every night with so much nerve pain and in the morning my right hand is always numb. I just had a lumbar CT Scan and they found edema and that the thecal sac had deviated slightly to the left. When I tried a web search for this finding I was giving search results for arachnoiditis which I never heard of before. I have had a total of 4 epidurals and 1 discogram. I also suffer from migraine headaches. I even experienced the burning sensation in the buttock area and it nearly made me scream. I have been having so much testing done by multiple doctors and so far findings were anemia, internal bleeding, pitting edema of legs and feet. I still have to endure more testing.

Any replies would be greatly appreciated.

Take Care

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Cervical MRI 10/02
Loss of cervical lordosis with reversal of the curvature.
C4-5 and C6-7 disc bulges resulting in flattening of the ventral margin of the cord.
C5-6 there is a left foraminal herniation which results in moderate foraminal stenosis In addition, there is flattening of the ventral margin of the cord due to bulging disc.
Cervical Epidural 5/19/03

Lumbar MRI 10/02
Lumbar Lordosis
L5-S1 disc herniation with moderate thecal sac deformity.
L4-5 disc desiccation with bulge which results in mild thecal sac deformity and mild bilateral foraminal stenosis.
L2-3 disc desiccation with Schmorl’s nodule of L3.
Lumbar Epidural 1/30/03
Lumbar Epidural 2/12/03
Lumbar Epidural 2/26/03
Lumbar Discogram 5/23/03
Lumbar CatScan 5/23/03
Posterior Fusion & Infuse on L4,L5,S1 6/30/03
Lumbar X-Ray 7/24/03
Lumbar X-Ray 8/27/03
Still no pain relief....
Lumbar CT Scan 9/24/03
Waiting for results....