feelings in anus

10-13-2004, 04:44 PM

what does
"feelings around the anus" means? my son can feel therometers at times in his anus and sometimes not. he can fel pressure too.. around the anus

Wise Young · 10-13-2004, 07:53 PM

okwjoe, that is anal sensation. That is great. Wise.

10-14-2004, 10:35 AM

He also can feel the differnces inside his buttocks when they "scoot" him up in the wheelchair or bolw up his rojo pad.. is this good too?

marmalady · 10-14-2004, 02:18 PM

It's all good, Joe!

_____________
If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. - Mother Teresa

okwjoe · 10-15-2004, 12:42 PM

but the doctor states " he does not have any sensation because he does not have anal sphinter or tone.. So I am not sure what is right.

SCI-Nurse · 10-15-2004, 01:19 PM

If an able bodied person feels his/her own anus, you will notice that the muscles are tight and the opening is closed. This is what the doctor meant by "sphincter tone." It means that your loved one's anus is loose and not closed. This does not mean that he can't feel. The sensation and the motor tone signals travel through different parts of the cord. The doctor should do his/her own sensory testing to make sure.

RAB

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10-13-2004, 07:53 PM	#2
Wise Young Administrator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: New Brunswick, NJ, USA Posts: 37,975	okwjoe, that is anal sensation. That is great. Wise.

10-14-2004, 10:35 AM	#3
Guest Posts: n/a	He also can feel the differnces inside his buttocks when they "scoot" him up in the wheelchair or bolw up his rojo pad.. is this good too?

10-14-2004, 02:18 PM	#4
marmalady Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 3,988	It's all good, Joe! _____________ If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. - Mother Teresa

10-15-2004, 12:42 PM	#5
okwjoe Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: wesley hills, new york Posts: 174	but the doctor states " he does not have any sensation because he does not have anal sphinter or tone.. So I am not sure what is right.

10-15-2004, 01:19 PM	#6
SCI-Nurse Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: USA Posts: 41,335	If an able bodied person feels his/her own anus, you will notice that the muscles are tight and the opening is closed. This is what the doctor meant by "sphincter tone." It means that your loved one's anus is loose and not closed. This does not mean that he can't feel. The sensation and the motor tone signals travel through different parts of the cord. The doctor should do his/her own sensory testing to make sure. RAB