Hello, Ina,

I encountered as you had - in the past; I think the search I was doing had been for obturator neuropathy (following dx) and I was met with similar: the results were mostly about canines. Hmmm - if I had a wagging tail, that'd would have been perfect. (But maybe my tail does wiggle a bit when I'm crawling or doing a push-pull motion on all-four on the floor - since I don't do so well when it comes to walking ).

Anyway: I'd have to review my med. reports to see all that my docs noted about my spine (it's just so messed up that I stopped looking once I've the reports since it tends to depress me).


However, I did do a search about myelomalacia. I don't know if you may have also seen the following so I'll share it:

myelomalacia /my·elo·ma·la·cia/
Softening of the spinal cord.
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedic...m/myelomalacia

The Q & A says surgical decompression can stop the progression:
http://www.steadyhealth.com/symptoms...ia_t61942.html

Thread of discussion:
http://www.healthboards.com/spinal-c...rders/346.html


At times, and depending on how doctors phrase things, I've discovered, too, that there are synonyms for some of the medical jargon, i.e., cervical myelopathy = radiculopathy. (That, I have been dx'd with along with lumbar radiculopathy.)

Because so much of the info. doctors state can be so overwhelming, some times, the questions arise after we've long left our docs' offices. Whenever I don't understand something - and because my doctors have stated that I should not hestitate to call with questions - I do ask for info. in terms that I can understand and what it all means - in terms of treatment and outcome.

Periodically, I also run a redundant search. Results, as you and I have seen, do change with time, when using search engines. Newer info. also becomes available. So... maybe do a periodic re-check, too.