Dear sir, My elder brother had tumor just under his spine. It took some 3 iterations to treat the same. However, during this process, he has lost control on his lower part of the body. He can stand but cant sit. He cant eat enough food. His urination and stool is through cathetor. You can imagine the situation, its too disheartning. Can you please advise on the cure of this problem? Well be grateful to you! He is just 33 years old.
Hi, Thanks for writing in. Sorry to hear about the spinal tumor in your brother. It is important to know the size, extent, location and grade of tumor he is having. Most low grade tumors are treated by surgery. However, tumors which are aggressive in appearance require a systematic multistep approach. In these cases it is a combination of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy that is used to treat the tumor. Unfortunately it is possible that unintentionally the nerves to his bladder and bowel have been damages because of the tumor. To provide a complete answer, it is important to know if the nerves in his lower back are under pressure and if they can be released and decompressed in any way. Please discuss this with his doctor and if required take another opinion and discuss the MRI scan of lower back with a neurosurgeon. Please do not worry.