?'s about fusion from scull to cervical

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 Do you always have to be in a halo after surgery? if so usually how long do you

have to be in one? Has anyone who have had this surgery did it seem to help you?

(Indiana)

Surgery for Chiari in 1974 at age 17 which I've always considered it a success

even though Ive always had problems.I new little to nothing about Chiari until

May 2006.I've had 4 surgeries done in the last 3 years they've all been done at

TCI in NY.

[Guest guest]

After my fusion O-C1-C2 (O is for Occiput / skull), I wore an adjustable

" Vista " Aspen hard collar for 1 month.

The surgery definitely made certain instability-related symptoms go

away, so yes it helped.

Cole wrote:

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> Do you always have to be in a halo after surgery? if so usually how

> long do you have to be in one? Has anyone who have had this surgery

> did it seem to help you?

>

> (Indiana)

> Surgery for Chiari in 1974 at age 17 which I've always considered it a

> success even though Ive always had problems.I new little to nothing

> about Chiari until May 2006.I've had 4 surgeries done in the last 3

> years they've all been done at TCI in NY.

>