chrisbehappy
07-01-2002, 09:27 PM
I took out my sons medical reports and started reading because lucas's face went numb again.
It has happened many times in the past weeks.
Here is what the medical records say, lucas is C5/6 incomplete with numbness in face.
Here are the findings from Herman Hospital:
Edema and wedge deformity are seen in the C5 and C6 vertebral bodies consistent with wedge compression fracture. There appears to be mild retropulsion of fracture fragments posteriorly in the C5 vertebral body. There is probably a small subligamentous hematoma extending superiorly from C5 anteriorly. The posterior longitudinal ligament appears to be grossly continuous, but there is likely some level of ligamentous disruption indicate gross disruption of the posterior interspinous ligaments. There is grossly abnormal signal within the cervical spinal cord between the levels of C2 and C6 consistent with nonhemorrhagic contusion.
The doctors told us he crushed C5 and there was bone replacement on C5. C6 was fractured and C4-7 was fused. And he is incomplete. Both femurs were broke completely through and both femurs now have rods from the hips to the knees. He also had a slight fracture to the right hip. Lucas landed head first or almost head first, it was not determined for sure.
Now does any of this stuff make sense. Why is lucas's whole head going numb, even his lips. He can feel his head , its just numb! Lucas has had tests done over and over again. Bone scan, MRI of the neck, xrays, blood tests. Nothing has been found. We have called the doctor and constantly get that she isn't in, I say page her its an emergency, they say she can't be paged. I am so tired of lucas not getting answers. Are they trying to hide the fact that this is how its going to be, but they can't tell us? Lucas goes back to her on Wednesday, what questions do I ask? We get to see his neurosurgeon at 9:45 and the neurologist at 12:45. We are searching for a solution. Is there one? If the doctor says this pain will probably be for life, what questions or medicines should I ask for.
christine
It has happened many times in the past weeks.
Here is what the medical records say, lucas is C5/6 incomplete with numbness in face.
Here are the findings from Herman Hospital:
Edema and wedge deformity are seen in the C5 and C6 vertebral bodies consistent with wedge compression fracture. There appears to be mild retropulsion of fracture fragments posteriorly in the C5 vertebral body. There is probably a small subligamentous hematoma extending superiorly from C5 anteriorly. The posterior longitudinal ligament appears to be grossly continuous, but there is likely some level of ligamentous disruption indicate gross disruption of the posterior interspinous ligaments. There is grossly abnormal signal within the cervical spinal cord between the levels of C2 and C6 consistent with nonhemorrhagic contusion.
The doctors told us he crushed C5 and there was bone replacement on C5. C6 was fractured and C4-7 was fused. And he is incomplete. Both femurs were broke completely through and both femurs now have rods from the hips to the knees. He also had a slight fracture to the right hip. Lucas landed head first or almost head first, it was not determined for sure.
Now does any of this stuff make sense. Why is lucas's whole head going numb, even his lips. He can feel his head , its just numb! Lucas has had tests done over and over again. Bone scan, MRI of the neck, xrays, blood tests. Nothing has been found. We have called the doctor and constantly get that she isn't in, I say page her its an emergency, they say she can't be paged. I am so tired of lucas not getting answers. Are they trying to hide the fact that this is how its going to be, but they can't tell us? Lucas goes back to her on Wednesday, what questions do I ask? We get to see his neurosurgeon at 9:45 and the neurologist at 12:45. We are searching for a solution. Is there one? If the doctor says this pain will probably be for life, what questions or medicines should I ask for.
christine