Re: [QUAD-L] Ileostomy

2023-12-08 Thread Gail Holmes
I accompanied the quad for whom I worked for surgery on his syrinx at Craig Hospital near Denver about  10 years ago. Sadly he passed in 2020 unrelated to his surgery.His  symptoms were increasing pain and excessively low blood pressure but everyone is different. If at all possible I would go to

Re: [QUAD-L] Ileostomy

2023-12-08 Thread Danny Hearn
Hi, Vali'm a c-6  level.and I have had a syrinx for years, it has caused me increased pain more each year but have no eating or bowel problems, we use magic bullet suppositories for bowel routines every 3 days. Hope things work out for you !   Dan H. 26 years post injury.--car

Re: [QUAD-L] Ileostomy

2023-12-08 Thread Val Cleroux
Hi everyone: I met with a neurosurgeon at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto and he says that I have too much steel in my neck to be able to put a shunt.  I got 3 inches of steel down both sides holding my spine between C2-C7 straight.  They don't do steel surgeries anymore as that was 23 years