Without looking it up, would you know what a person was suffering from who

[Anonymous]

has Arachnoiditis?

I went to the emergency for a totally different issue only two weeks ago but the ER doctor didn't know what I was talking about when he asked for other existing conditions... WT!!:O

[kengillard]

something to do with spiders I'm guessing.

[j*oono]

I thought it must be to do with spiders.

[debra9275]

I would think fear of spiders too Dixo, I might go & look it up now -:)

[bright.ton42]

I thought arachnophobia was fear of spiders?  I think medical names that

end in itis usually mean inflammation of something -  like tonsillitis, appendicitis,  - and 

arachno   is something to do with spiders, but can't imagine what that word means

unless it's a spider bite?

Over to google.  .  

[purple_haize]

I put spiders, but now looking at the word again, may be not........

I will go to google..

[purple_haize]

Well no, nothing to do with spiders.

Sounds not nice, do you have that?

[newstart2380]

A SHORT EXPLANATION OF ADHESIVE ARACHNOIDITIS FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS

Arachnoiditis is a condition which begins with the inflammation of the Arachnoid Membrane covering the spinal canal and brain, this can cause a gradual build up of fibrotic scar tissue which disrupts the flow of cerebro spinal fluid (CSF) around the nerves and deprives them of nutrition.

The early symptoms of this condition can be all or some of the following:

Severe low back and leg pain, numbness and chronic pain in leg(s) and feet, burning sensation, especially in the legs and feet, bladder and bowel dysfunction and severe headaches. Many patients with this condition complain of the feeling of walking on broken glass. Often there are no outward signs of the condition and the sufferers look deceptively "normal" as the condition progress's the symptoms may increase and become more permanent. Some patients use wheel chairs, and most patients with Arachnoiditis have to give up work completely which leads to a feeling of uselessness and loneliness at also losing the strength to keep up a social life. Known causes of the condition are the following: Tuberculosis, Meningitis, Spinal Tumour's, Abscesses, Spinal Surgery or Trauma BUT BY FAR THE LARGEST SINGLE CAUSE: is medical intervention such as Myelograms using Myodil Dye, even water based Myelograms are now know not to be safe, Radiculargrams, Epidurals (Steroids) and Lumbar Punctures and Cortisone Injections into the spinal canal.

I did look it up.

[purple_haize]

BUT BY FAR THE LARGEST SINGLE CAUSE: is medical intervention such as Myelograms using Myodil Dye, even water based Myelograms are now know not to be safe, Radiculargrams, Epidurals (Steroids) and Lumbar Punctures and Cortisone Injections into the spinal canal.

Oh, I have back problems and have had Myelograms and Epidurals in my spine and cortisone injections as well..

I dont have those symptoms only back pain, burning in feet, headaches.......will mention the above to my dr. next week.

The things you find out.

[happyroo_bunji]

OP would you know what Haglund's syndrome is without looking it up?