What Is A Lapendectomy

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son had emergency back surgery including lapendectomy. what is lapendectomy. He had cauna equine sydrome and now has no feeling below waist ## He probably had a laminectomy, which is removal of the part of the vertebra - bone in your back - that you can feel if you run your hand down your back. It creates more room for the spinal cord and enlarges the spinal canal so there is no pressure on the cord. Cauda equina is when there is pressure on the cord at the very bottom of the spine. If it goes untreated too long, you can lose control over bladder and bowel, and you can lose feeling in your legs. Sometimes physical therapy and rehab and time can help this feeling return. Cauda equina is a diagnosis that requires immediate treatment; the longer you wait, the worse is the damage to the spi...

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Hi evrybody, i've recently been blessed with a son, but if we rewind back i was injured at a young age (18) however i still live with this chronic pain to this day, i've had an upper lapendectomy amongst other procedures to help my back, however i've been prescribed hydrocodone since then, i'm now 24 years old and can eat enough to kill a rhino, I have this new blessing in my life and i want to be there for him, however the days i don't have painkillers the pain is simply too much to deal with, i've been hearing about suboxon, so i've checked the internet, will it help with my pain? i have shooting pains down my legs due to nerve damage and what i believe was a botched surgery, things are'nt good on all fronts, i NEED to be here for my son, but i also nee...

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