post surgery infections - diagnosis/treatment?
Controversy aside I'd be interested in a discussion on post surgery infections and anyone's experience with them.
How is a post surgery infection diagnosed, what are the possible symptoms and risks of a post surgery infection, and how are they typically addressed/treated? Does the patient usually have a temperature if there is an infection in the wound or can an infection exist without a temperature?
thanks
Rob
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snowboarding injury 1997 landed on head, some subluxation of cervical vertebrae no surgery, some ongoing neck and shoulder pain but bearable.
surfing injury 2004 - transient paralysis from neck down for 15 seconds, resolved fully - herniated c5/c6 disc plus some bulging at c3/4/5. Initially had dermatome pain after injury which resolved - general parasthesia in arms/legs was fairly mild after injury but has been worsening.
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