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Originally Posted by Lovey2
Really?? What do you know about it? My brother-in-law contracted spinal meningitis after a routine sinus surgery. 5 years later he still suffers from a variety of ailments they can find no reason for. We are reading about it and seem to see there are lingering annoyances that are due to the meningitis. Is this not the case? I would be interested in any info you have, as they are running him from doctor to doctor, and he is about a nervous wreck right now. Thanks for your input.
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What do I know about it? Actually, quite a bit. First of all we need a common vocabulary. Spinal meningitis is not really a medical term, but it generally refers to vial meningitis, which is a self limited illness that lasts about a week and rarely has any sequellae (after effects). This is why I thought it might be hard to find a support group. It doesn't mean that no one ever had sequellae, just that it is rare. Bacterial meningitis is usually much more severe and can have serious long term effects.
Since your brother-in-law developed it after sinus surgery, there is some possibility he had bacterial meningitis. Did they treat him with multiple antibiotics, or was his care just supportive?
Also, you mentioned he had "a variety of ailments they can find no reason for", which would seem to imply that they are not attributing his symptoms to the prior meningitis. Hopefully a cause is found and he gets better.