Talk:Myelography

Incorrect description of procedure

I got a thin slice CT myelogram and it wasn't at all like this article describes it. I had questioned the doctor regarding "laying down for long periods of time for fear of the dye getting in your brain, giving headaches" and he assured me that this used to be the way it was done about 10 years ago but is not the way it is now. I was told that there used to be an oil based dye that they injected that caused numerous problems such as headaches and after effects, and also the reason for having to lie down for a log period afterwards. With my severe back pain I can't lie down for to long without having to move around. My myelogram took approx. 4 hours and I was sedated, had the shot, had to move around a little bit (no boot strapping while they shift the table around...) and then after they did the CT scan I was all done, no problem really at all. Look on various back forums such as www.backpainsupportgroup.com, lbpforum.org, spine-health.com and you'll find many people who underwent a myelogram and didn't have any issues and the experience was very different than this article describes. This article gives a lot of misinformation because it is not updated with the newest procedures for a CT myelogram. I could be wrong maybe there is a different procedure that is unlike the one I had, and I'm no doctor so I won't be editing the page, but just FYI for someone looking into a myelogram look for more information elsewhere.

Kledsky (talk) 16:45, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Way to redirect search with incorrect spelling?

I'm rather new to Wikipedia and I hope this is the right place to post this question.

I got an e-mail this morning about a friend who was having difficulties after a "mylogram". Not knowing what that test was, I searched Wikipedia and it came back with nothing found. So I searched Google which came back with some forum postings with people asking questions about mylogram tests. But then, I noticed that Google suggested I might have meant to search for "myelogram" (slightly different spelling). This brought me to a very informative page from the Univ of Maryland Medical Center (http://www.umm.edu/radiology/myelog.htm).

So then I came back to Wikipedia, corrected the spelling and found this page on Myelography. IWhile it is short page, it was helpful. And the information I found here matches with the note I got about my friend and the difficulties (sever headache requiring a return to the hospital) that he is experiencing after his procedure.

My question is this: Does Wikipedia have a mechanism in place to help out those who search for things like this using an incorrect spelling. I know it has disambigity pages and perhaps a page like that is the one used to somehow link a common mis-spelling to the page a person might actually be searching for. It appears that mis-spelling the name of this procedure as "mylogram" is not uncommon, since Google was able to find forum discussions (for those who have been through this procedure).

Wikipedia is a remarkably useful (perhaps I should say valuable) resource. For all that it has helped me through, I would like to give back or contribute. I just need to learn more about the guidelines of how to contribute.

Ken S. Sneezy2 12:26, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

A re-direct page can be created, especially if there is a common misspelling. I will now create one for 'mylogram.'Gunslinger 15:45, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

Article should be updated with newest Myelography procedures by a certified doctor.

I'm nearly certain that this is an outdated way of performing a myelography. I had one done and it was in no way like this procedure. I've also read numerous reports of others who have had this procedure done and it wasn't like this at all. Please read my article below for information on how I think it's done nowadays and where I got this information (notible back pain support websites). I am not a doctor so I'm not going to take it upon myself to change this article, but I wish a certified doctor would. It is giving misinformation about a medical procedure that is still in practice today, but done very differently. --Kledsky (talk) 13:12, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

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