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Seven days after I was born, I had paralyzed the right leg and right hand.Same time I had two tumors. one of the tumors was at waist area another one back of the head.I asked to my parents what was happened at childhood. They said that might have been polio. They don't even know what the disease ? I had paralyzed but recovered overtime. I don't depend on crutches and wheel chair to walk but limp slightly. I haven't gotten leg weakness last December 2019. But I have been experiencing pain in my right leg hip,Thigh and buttock some times.Do I know if I had polio as a child are not ?
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I am a peadiatric orthopedic specialist and this is my speciality as I see many patients with these conditions.
Polio as a condition doesnt cause tumours at birth or require surgery in first month of life. Tumours which you are describing and which occur at the waist area are meningomyelocoele which can cause paralysis of the legs.
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Dr. Sandeep Saraf Agarwal
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10 yrs exp
Visakhapatnam
Polio and tumors are not same
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Dr. Pranav Mahajan
Orthopedic surgeon
15 yrs exp
Indore
Polio doesn't usually present with a tumour like growth.
It might have been some soft tisuue mass or may be some lesion near spinal cord which might have been operated and removed.
Can't predict unless you have some old records available..
Didn't get about weakness in December 2019. Do you still have weakness or some weakness started since dec. 2019.
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Considering your limping without any significant weakness, it may due to some bony pathology around hip joint. pls get one x ray of pelvis with both hips so as to get a better idea of the condition..
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