would you say I have a sci???

[duge]

Hie someone asked me today if I had ever been diagnosed with a scI I said I don't know but I will tell you this I had a T-12 burst fracture and lost my bowel and bladder control have nerve ending's in my feet that makes it hare to walk they feel like they are asleep and my butt is also that way which makes it hard stiing down plus I don't have my balance what do you think???? My family Dr. is the only one who said I did

[PB72181]

Yes I would say you have an incomplete SCI, definitely.

Don't piss me off or I'll run over your toes. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif

If you lost bowel and bladder because of a T12 burst fracture, I would say you definitely have an incomplete SCI.

[SCI-Nurse]

At your level of fracture, it is likely that you have either a conus medullaris (bottom end of the spinal cord) injury or a cauda equina (nerve roots coming from the conus medullaris) injury. These lesions commonly impair bowel, bladder and sexual functioning, and slightly impair walking ability (usually only ankle and foot weakness).

If you have not seen a physiatrist (rehab physician) I would strongly encourage you to see one and learn more about your specific injury. This physician would also be very helpful in assisting you to straighten out your bowel, bladder and sexual dysfunction issues.

(KLD)

[metronycguy]

I have cauda equina, your symptoms sound similar, numb at anus, and saddle area I had a neurogenic bladder and had to cath for 2 years,neurogenic bowels too, for about 2 years, better now. left foot toes and ankle paralysis, calf muscles don't work.. numbness in foot and neuropathic pain in foot, which is numbness and pins and needles and worse, viagra work for me