This is not a medical report but just personal experience which I want to share. It might help someone in a similar situation.
A person had had been advised bed rest because he had backache. Later the doctor advised surgery. He refused as he was wary that surgery might worsen his situation. I was called in to counsel him. This because I had undergone surgery for slip disc and had recovered wonderfully in a short time. I did speak to the gentleman and he agreed to go through it. Before the operation it was discovered that he had a Tubercular nodule and was treated with medication and did not need surgery.
My son had been suffering from back ache for six months. He would get spasms of pain. As he is also spastic I assumed it was caused by bad posture. The orthopaedic doctor asked for an x-ray. He diagnosed it as spondylosis. He prescribed pain killers and there is nothing he can do. We went in for Ayurvedic treatment. There was tremendous relief. We also approached a Homeopathic doctor. He seemed to get better. Meanwhile he lost several kilos and began to lose strength in his legs.
I was shocked one morning to see a large cricket ball - size swelling on his shoulder. The GP advised immediate hospitalization, medication and a scan as she thought it might be TB.
The scan showed a large TB abscess partially suppressing the spinal cord. The strong medication was started immediately. After lying almost immobile and needing constant care in bed for the last 6 months he has improved and is regaining control of leg movements after physiotherapy.
If the first doctor (who was a qualified Ortho consulting in a reputed clinic) had realized this it could have saved my son months of pain and the disease would not have advanced so far.
The reason why I have written this is there are many who complain of back pain. They must ask the doctor to check the possibility of having contracted Koch’s disease or TB as it is commonly known. Spinal TB is not contagious like the chest TB and there is no danger of the care-giver of contracting it. Explore this angle too and begin treatment before it is too advanced. TB is completely curable and there is no need for unnecessary worry.
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Dear Rajee. Thanks for providing us yet another angle to the backache story. I do hope your wife is recovering well. wishing you all the best. It needs a lot of care, patience and support . I can see you are providing the best for your wife.
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Thank you so much Vish for your best wishes.
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DrMadhvi: thanks for your response. Yes I should have gone for a second opinion. I am not defending the alternate system docs- At that time we were not sure- any significant improvement was attributed to their medicine. My decision making was also clouded during this time by my father's fast failing health and consequent death. That's no excuse really. I am confident about the doctors who are attending to him now. I am sure he will recover fully. Thanks so much.
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sorry read it nas koch's spine
madhvi
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I am with you and I want to add another angle to this Spinal problem. My wife was identified with Cervical Spondylitis in December 2007. We also went by the advice of ORTHO--and started painkillers plus physiotherapy.----But she suddenly collapsed on 16 jan 2008--MRI showed two discs c-5 & c-6 were damaged and immediate operation was the only answer. The doctors thought it was BONE TB---90 percent cases in india it is this.
The operation was conducted on 19 jan 2008---and treatment for BONE TB started---all this backfired and she did not respond. By 29 jan 2008 her condition was so worsened that she could not move. The nuero Surgeon who conducted the operation was shaken ' The auto psy report of the bone revealed it was FUNGAL INFECTION---OSTEOMELITIS---CRYPTO COCCAL--A very rare kind of Spinal problem caused by PIGEON DRPPING. It happens to one in millions. The causes are BONE INJECTION: DIABETES; LIMB TRANSPLANTATION or BLOOD TRANSFUSION. Surprisingly my wife had none.
It is four months since operation, my wife has now begun to move around in the house only. She has been on the only DRUG--AMPHOTERRICINE--which have a too many side effects from heart to GB to Kidney. Doctors have to be careful in its administeration. It was intravenous injection everyday for SIX WEEKS and since 29 February she has been on FLUCANZOLE for 12 weeks. The recovery is very slow--Doctors say she has to put on the COLLAR for other 4 months. she can not get down the stairs and can not turn our head. she had been totally bedridden for three months.
I must tell you that my wife was lean and thin--she used to go for 3-4 kms walk every day--Very particular on hygiene--she never had been to hospital for the past 33 years. My suggestion is not to take back pain lightly---Get Your X-Ray done---If need be GO FOR MRI--Otherwise it becomes a very serious problem----The neuro -surgeon who catrried out this operation told me that It was generally avoided by all NEURO-SURGEON because the RISK INVOLVED is very great---a small mistake may cost life or paralyse.
Therefore DO NOT TAKE BACKPAIN LIGHTLY. DO NOT GO TO ONLY ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS ONLY--CONSULT NUREO PHYSICIAN/SURGEON also. Regards. Rajee.
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I know you are distressed but If you analyse sequence of events...you go to an ortho who diagnoses it as spondylosis...you go to an ayurvedic...get relief... then why did you shift to homeo? you get relief again but your child loses weight and has a swelling. He wasn't improving!!
let me tell you certain diseases take time to evolve...TB spine may not show in initial stages...if you had persisted or taken second opinion after sometime perhaps diagnosis could have been made earlier...
kocks spine can neither be diagnosed nor can it be treated by ayurvedic or homeo treatment.....that is why the disease reached that stage.
While the disease got worse with their treatment, I don't understand why you are defending them?
allopathic has excellent diagnostic and treatment facilities for this, with complete cure.
Of course no symptom shd ever be ignored especially when they are persistent.
I am sure your son will recover completely...I wish him well.
madhvi
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Thanks, Very informative and relevant.TB is widespread and curable.So please check as suggested....
You are a brave and practical gal..heres wishing you 100% success in all that ou do
vish
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