Grateful…(READ DESCRIPTION 👇🏽)
One of the scariest parts of being a spine surgeon is working around the spinal cord and nerves because of the risk of paralysis. We use a lot of technology during surgery to assess for any neurological changes (with the assistance of our talented neuromonitoring techs and Neurologists) but sometimes patients may still wake up from surgery “paralyzed” and not able to move their arms or legs. This can be a very frightening time for the surgeon and also for the patient/family.
A few weeks ago, I completed a very routine lumbar spine case which went surprisingly well. A minimal blood loss, uncomplicated case, with a short surgical duration. Unfortunately, my patient woke up paralyzed from the waist down (T10) and the location of my surgery could not explain the etiology for level of his paralysis. After several hours (with the assistance of my colleagues, staff, etc) of trying to determine the reason for his paralysis, he mysteriously started moving his legs again. Once we saw him moving his feet, everyone in the room nearly shed a tear!
This experience reminded me that life is precious and certainly is not guaranteed. Secondly, it reminded me that we often take things for granted such as moving our legs/feet and even walking. I just wanted to share this to remind everyone to make sure you take the time today to reflect on how blessed you are and to reflect on the simple things, like the ability to walk🙏🏾
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