My cauda equina problems came due to colonic abscess, especially after surgery for same which leaked and caused more abscess in the same place. I have had excellent results through acupuncture and pelvic floor physical therapy. My surgeon was amazed at how much relief had been gained through these treatments. I have left the abscess and refused more surgery to this point. I do not want to risk more problems.

My cauda equina happened 10 years ago also after spinal manipulation for sciatica. I still experience bowel, bladder, sexual, and numbness issues.

My cauda equina occurred immediately, after a broken back, from a twenty foot fall. L-2 exploded fragments into the spinal canal. The neurosurgeon delayed treatment, both of us wanting to be conservative. But, it never changed from the time I hit the ground. I had a five level fusion.

For me it happened during my spinal fusion surgery. My surgeon nicked the spinal sack. The symptoms were immediate. It's been four months and there's just a small amount of improvement. I still have partial numbness in my lower legs, feet, buttocks and the back of my thighs. My bladder issues have improved a little.

I was hit by a car while riding my bike on the side of the road.

I slipped on the ice and landed on concrete on my butt. I was not immediately diagnosed with cauda equina syndrome (CES) until about five years later, when I lost control of my bowels and bladder and was in constant pain. I was just diagnosed and have not received treatment yet. I’m worried that after this length of time it is permanently damaged.

I went to a chiropractor with sciatica. All bladder and bowel function was lost after "spinal manipulation."