Thoracic Spinal Stenosis and Kyphosis in 25yr old Male

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25 yr old MALE: Large boned overweight approx 360lbs & 6'2"

Current diagnosis: thoracic kyphosis and stenosis; lymphedema in legs; floppy eyelid syndrome
Also has major fungal problems on foot but can barely feel feet - barely can walk -- only with walker has large loss of feeling
in lower extremities and is in very beginning of stages starting to experience issues w loss of bowel and bladder function

ALSO- has been diagnosised with ADD, took speech therapy classes when younger for stuttering
when much younger was going to specialist for hormonal therapy due to testicles not dropping (not sure of exact diagnosis) saw pediatric endroconlogist


is scheduled to go into back surgery end of this month will perform decompression, fusion, and instrumentation (remove spurs, fuse bones, have steel rod put in back)
we live in Wisconsin and are considering going to Madison for second opinion, just wanting to make sure doctors are looking
at the big picture... taking everything into consideration:

Any thoughts Doctors?
We just want to make sure he is doing the right thing!

Thanks!
Jackie & Ellen, concerned sister and mother

[MG (Admin)]

Did they confirm compression of the spinal cord?