I am new to this community but I looked through and saw some similar posts but I am curious if anyone shares my experience. Last year I was working in genetic research handling biohazard specimens and was caretaker and veterinary tech for hundreds of mice. My job did have extensive repeative arm movements. I started having severe pain in between my shoulder blades and shooting down my right arm. My arm was weak and I had horrible neck pain. It should be noted that I had been seeing a neurologist for 2 years for persistent occipital headaches and possible pseudotumor. I had 3 ct scans and 2 lumbar punctures but could not find culprit so I pushed through pain. Eventually I had two surgeries related to nerve entrapment. My pain is still steady and my hand still twitches and it is still weak.
Later my headaches continued to get worse and they did another lumbar puncture. One of my pupils was enlarged and stays that way with blurred vision. After seeing two eye specialists they thought it was an aneurysm. Finally they did an MRI…found chiari malformation. Suddenly thibgs start to add up.
My question is…have any of you been diagnosed with nerve entrapments prior to finding out chiari might be reason? Unfortunately I only found out about my conditon a few months ago and I am doing my best to find a doctor that understands chiari. My symptoms are starting to control my life and I feel broken. I pray that I find someone that will finally help instead of just shoving pills at me and tossing me to other doctors that are just as ignorant.