How long ago did you have the duroplasty? My daughter had one on the 9th of July…she is 16…she also has Basilar invagination…we had the surgery in order to get the syrinx removed in her C2 to c7…as she also has scoliosis and the spine surgeon said that d syrinx needed to be removed before he could fuse the spine…she had no symptoms what so ever that made her uncomfortable…no pain in the neck or anything…just a slight numbness in her left fingers…now after the surgery she walked to the washroom holding hands and though she had severe headaches her vision o.k…just a bit of pressure…but on returning home she is having difficulty in focussing on the t.v and other stuff…though she can even see a mosquito she is really depressed about her focussing problem and she is feeling very weak and is no longer even standing on her own…she wants to lie down most of the time…and is complaining of a slight stretching feeling near her left cheek and upper lip…this happens for a few seconds and while this is happening I noticed her left eye watering and the area going red…she is really getting scared that is this a sign of paralysis? Has any of you ever gone through this experience after the duroplasty?..please help me with some answers…or any information…will all this go away with time?..Is this normal after the surgery?..I am going to have her vision checked hoping that this is the cause of her not being able to focus…
just took her to the eye specialist today…he said that her vision is fine and that there is no nerve damage…he said that she was having double vision because an optic nerve is under pressure …the MRI reports came in and it says that she has got Hydrocephalus and her odontoid is passing mc granger line…now the CSF seems to be blocked in the upper part of her brain…she has been told to watch tv with her glasses on and cover one eye with black tape on the lens of one eye so that her vision is clear…the doc said it might take as long as 6 months for her vision to improve…the neuro physicist said that the hydrocephalus is the cause of all this…He said there is some treatment for this in Homeopathy…is anyone here familiar with this?..Has anyone here had hydrocephalus after Duroplasty?..How can this be resolved ASAP??? I don’t want to go in for another surgery…Please update me with tour views and suggestions …we will be going to see the surgeon tomorrow to get the staples removed…I am really mad at this new thing cropping up…Regards, Ambareen