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Query: Hello doctor,My friend, who has spina bifida, underwent bladder augmentation surgery. After the surgery, he complained of a loss of sensation in the lower limbs (below the hips) immediately upon emerging from general anesthesia. Additionally, he underwent a lumbar puncture for administering epidural... Read Full »
Answer: Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.The duration of sensory loss in the lower limbs after spinal or epidural anesthesia depends on the type of anesthetic agent used and its dosage. If initial epidural anesthesia or analgesia was administered and subsequently general anesthesia was required, residual numbne... Read Full »
My legs are affected by lymphangitis. What is the treatment for it?
Query: Hello doctor,I am a 43-year-old male. Born with meningomyelocele and operated before I was 1. Operated for the clubbed foot at one and half years in. I can walk with elbow crutches. 17 years before bladder augmentation operation with appendicular vesicostomy surgery was done for urinary incontinence... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your foot looks in bad state (attachment removed to protect patient identity) chronic lymphedema with skin changes. As this is a persistent problem, so there is no single treatment. There are lots of options to improve your leg condition, manual lymphatic drainage, c... Read Full »
Please suggest an alternative for Bicarbonate wash after bladder augmentation.
Query: Hello doctor, My age is 23, I have undergone a surgery for bladder augmentation nine years back, since then I am doing Bicarbonate wash every week. Please suggest an alternative for this procedure. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The point of bicarbonate washing off bladder is to create alkaline nature, which is not a good environment for harmful cell to grow thereby inhibiting cell growth. And it will strengthen the bladder. Yes, what you can do is limit sugar, meat, dairy products, etc., which... Read Full »