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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
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.
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I think you mistook me. When I said what do you know about it, I typed it with no inflection. It was a real question, not sarcasm. OK..that being said, thanks for your response. Yes, they treated him with antibiotics. We think it has to do with his "mental state" regarding the meningitis and is actually some stress and anxiety he is bringing on himself. No doctor will say that though. They just test and re-test. He was prescribed some anti-anxiety and, actually, "depression" medication, which is what stops him from taking it...the depression part. He insists he isn't. Anyway, my brother was reading on some website that there can be some after effects. Most likely to occur when he is sick or run down he gets this weak leg feeling and face flushes and general malaise. Not normal for him and the website attributed that kinda stuff to a weakened nerve system from the meningitis, if you will. Understand, I have no medical background (hahaha...big surprise) and just repeating what we are reading. It's just a real dilemma. We cannot say he is not feeling these things, and have seen his face flushed, just can't put a finger on it. Again, thanks for your response and I was truly just asking the question to pick you brain.
Oh...but I will move forward looking at bacterial meningitis. That information in itself, may help us greatly in our research. He consistently says spinal meningitis. Many thanks.