Hi all,
My boyfriend had a spinal tumor removed when he was 15, then
a further operation to support his spine, which was a case of
medical misadventure, and caused his spine a lot of damage.
He now has weakness and spasms in his right side, and can
get around very slowly and with difficulty on crutches. Am not
sure the precise location of the injury- it is between his shoulder
blades. Anyway, he is now 23 and suffers from things we called
"hot flashes", no doctor knew what they were and caused him a
lot of trouble, as he feels hot and sweaty,like he wants to pass
out. I found some info on the net that sounds like what he has,
its called Autonomic Dysreflexia and is due to a sudden increase
in blood pressure. Does anyone else suffer from this, or have
any experience with it? I think it is common in people with
injuries above T4-T6.