How do you know when your diagnosis of arachnoiditis progresses to adhesive arachnoiditis?

Question

I am already in a great deal of pain with progressive worsening of neuropathic symptoms in lower back and legs. It used to only affect right leg, but now invovles left leg. Diagnosed in March 2004 after 4 lumbar back surguries in the summer of 2004. According to my research, arachnoiditis can be symptomless or if with symptoms, it progresses over many years, if at all. I feel as if it is worsening relatively quickly.Thank you.

Answer 1

www.arachnoiditis.com - Have you found this website?

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As far as medical history is known, it is likely that arachnoiditis (ARC) was present in the spines of some Egyptian mummies (estimated to have been buried over 5,000 years ago) in whom typical lesions of spinal tuberculosis were found. This dreadful disease is characterized by longstanding inflammation of the two innermost layers of the sac surrounding the spinal cord (SC) which contains the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and not uncommonly expands into the nerve roots, and the cauda equina, occasionally deforming the dural sac (DS) by scarring. This website is intended as information for the public and as a guideline to those affected by arachnoiditis.

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How do you know when your diagnosis of arachnoiditis progresses to adhesive arachnoiditis?
I am already in a great deal of pain with progressive worsening of neuropathic symptoms in lower back and legs. It used to only affect right leg, but now invovles left leg. Diagnosed in March 2004 after 4 lumbar back surguries in the summer of 2004. According to my research, arachnoiditis can be...