What is a Chairi headache exactly please???

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I have ACM/SM and was operated on 01 October 06. I was one of those

strange people who didn't ever suffer with a headache before I was

operated on.

However since the operation it has been a completely different

matter.

I am due to go to the Neurosurgeon on Tuesday, and one of my main

concerns is my headaches.

Could anyone clarify for me, and describe exactly what a Chiari

headache is like?

Just recently I have been suffering again with really bad headaches.

The last lot I have had have lasted for almost two weeks, without a

break. I can't say they are migraines, because I don't get flashing

lights etc. But they are debilitating. I feel so sick with them.

They start in different places. But mostly from the lower part of

the operation site. It begins by feeling like the skin is being

stretched so much that it is going to rip in two. Then it radiates

around the right side of my head, and up toward the back of my ear

and to my temples. Is this a Chiari headache???

Any input would be helpful.

Thank You,

Debs (U.K)