Meningocele Treatment in India

David Johnson, a 62-year-old retired construction...

David Johnson, a 62-year-old retired construction supervisor, had always been active and healthy. For the past year, he'd experienced increasing lower back pain and a strange, soft lump at the base of his spine that seemed to pulse when he coughed. His primary care doctor initially thought it was a cyst, but an MRI revealed a congenital spinal defect: a meningocele, a sac of spinal fluid protruding through a gap in his vertebrae. The neurosurgeon, Dr. Evans, explained that while David had likely had this since birth, age-related changes and a lifetime of physical labor had made it symptomatic and risky. The recommendation was surgical repair to prevent the sac from rupturing or causing nerve damage. David was terrified of spinal surgery, fearing paralysis. The procedure went smoothly; the neurosurgeon carefully pushed the fluid-filled sac back into the spinal canal and closed the bony defect. Recovery involved several weeks of limited bending and lifting. A year later, David's back pain is gone, and he's back to gardening and light woodworking. His emotional journey was from fear and vulnerability to immense relief and gratitude for a second chance at an active retirement.