After surgery
After surgery
I was wondering if after surgery do most people get the feelings back then the movement or is it the other way around? I know it all takes time just hoping someone can give me some light.
Re: After surgery
Hey Tyson -
There are two (that I know of) types of nerves: sensory & motor. When John had his surgery at Mayo, they transferred both types when they worked on his hand movement. So when John touches something, he has the ability (I think in two or three fingers) to know he's made contact. But he won't be able to know texture or tempurature, just touch. Hope this helps.
Ellen
There are two (that I know of) types of nerves: sensory & motor. When John had his surgery at Mayo, they transferred both types when they worked on his hand movement. So when John touches something, he has the ability (I think in two or three fingers) to know he's made contact. But he won't be able to know texture or tempurature, just touch. Hope this helps.
Ellen
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fortitudine
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Re: After surgery
Hi Tyson,
Eric hasn't had surgery yet, but he is getting some motor recovery. Yet it seems the sensory nerves are not making the same progress.
Eric hasn't had surgery yet, but he is getting some motor recovery. Yet it seems the sensory nerves are not making the same progress.
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marieke
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- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: LOBPI
no external rotation against gravity, can only go to 90 degree fwd flexion, no hand-to-mouth
1 surgery at age 14 (latissimus dorsi transfer). In 2004, at age 28 I was struck with Transverse Myelitis which paralyzed me from the chest down. I recovered movement to my right leg, but need a KAFO to walk on my left leg. I became an RN in 2008. - Location: Montreal, Qc, Canada
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Re: After surgery
Sensory is slower, motor kicks in faster... as stated above there are 2 types of nerves that carry messages to and from the brain. Motor neurons are faster, they are the reflex. Like when you touch the stove , you take your hand away fast, by reflex to protect the body agaist injury. If you felt the heat first, you'd be burnt, too late.
Make sense?
Marieke
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Make sense?
Marieke
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Re: After surgery
Reason why I asked because last Saturday I got goosebumps on my left arm but only in some spots as well as on my shoulder , tricep and my back. It's the 1st time since my injury in June 06. I'm about 7 weeks post surgery now. Does the make sense?
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marieke
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- Joined: Fri Apr 01, 2005 6:00 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: LOBPI
no external rotation against gravity, can only go to 90 degree fwd flexion, no hand-to-mouth
1 surgery at age 14 (latissimus dorsi transfer). In 2004, at age 28 I was struck with Transverse Myelitis which paralyzed me from the chest down. I recovered movement to my right leg, but need a KAFO to walk on my left leg. I became an RN in 2008. - Location: Montreal, Qc, Canada
- Contact:
Re: After surgery
Even if you cannot physically feel cold/pain... your body will still react. Like I have no pain feeling in my right leg yet when I broke my toe I spasmed and what not anyway. So yes, it makes sense.
Marieke (31, LOBPI)
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Marieke (31, LOBPI)
http://nurse-to-be08.blogspot.com
Re: After surgery
Tyson, Goosebumps come from the autonomic nervous system which is located in your brain. It is an automatic response to cold or when you have a fever. It is not controlled by the sensory nerves. Sue