Hi all, I was diagnosed a week ago with a 13mm heniation and see the neurosurgeon on the 4th...I have lived with symptoms for about a decade with no answers or relief and now it is all moving so fast. I am kind of freaking out a little. I have been doing a lot of the getting ready, letting family know, keeping my imediate family
It does move fast. I was diagnosed in January last year and had surgery in of March. It was the best thing I did. It did take me a little over a year to fill completely better. Stress does make the recovery process longer. Good luck.
I’m going through the same thing. I was diagnosed a month ago and I have an upcoming decompression surgery coming up July 8, 2015. I’m freaking out now because at first it didn’t seem real but the more research I did the more scared I got. Luckily I found this site and the yahoo group for chiari malformation and now I don’t feel so alone.
The scariest part is recovery, because from my doctor told me after my surgery ot takes some people up to a year to see results. But you have nothing to fear they put you under and before you know it your up, you wont be able to move your head side to side. You will want to pop your neck do not do that. Im 7 months out of surgery mri came back looked great, still have headaches doctor says its nerves growing back. You will do great