What is the Prognosis?
Irritable Bowel Syndrome impairs the people affected and reduces their quality of life. The symptoms can persist lifelong. The complaints can from time to time increase or ease up. With the right treatment about half of all patients suceed in leading a complaint free life. For that reason it is important for the patient to find an experienced doctor they can trust.
Spinal cord injuries are classified as either complete or incomplete. An incomplete injury means that the ability of the spinal cord to convey messages to or from the brain is not completely lost. People with incomplete injuries retain some motor or sensory function below the injury. A complete injury is indicated by a total lack of sensory and motor function below the level of injury. People who survive a spinal cord injury will most likely have medical complications such as chronic pain and bladder and bowel dysfunction, along with an increased susceptibility to respiratory and heart problems. Successful recovery depends upon how well these chronic conditions are handled day to day.Back to Top…
Unfortunately, prognosis is poor. This disease progresses steadily and development of total disability is common. Eventually the Alzheimer’s patient requires some type of nursing care, either by family members or a nursing home facility. Death normally occurs not from the disease itself, but usually from an infection such as pneumonia, or the failure of other body systems.
The prognosis depends on your complications, which may also affect your quality of life. In the absence of severe clotting (thrombotic) or bleeding (haemorrhagic) complications, you can expect a near normal life span. The onset of acute myeloid leukaemia or myelofibrosis (which can happen in a small proportion of cases after 10-15 years) can have a less positive outlook. This can be discussed with your doctor.
Each person is different. Prognosis depends greatly on prompt diagnosis and treatment, the individual’s age and general health, whether the tumor is malignant or benign, tumor size and location, tumor grade, and response to therapy. An individual whose entire tumor has been removed successfully may recover completely. Generally, prognosis is poorer in very young children and in older individuals. Rehabilitation and counseling can help patients and family members better cope with the disorder and improve quality of life. Continued monitoring and long-term follow-up is advised as many tumors resist treatment and tend to recur. Normal tissue and nerves that may have been damaged or traumatized by the tumor or its treatment will need time to heal. Some post-treatment symptoms will disappear over time. Physical therapy can help people regain motor skills, muscle strength, and balance.
