1st po

September 18, 2001

Hi Everybody

I haven't really been e-mailing anyone. I've just read

a lot from everyone.

I had my first decompression surgery on July 25th ACM

1 no syrinx after my neo found it the last part of

May. What a surprise! Needless to say I had never

heard of it. I wasn't in pain from that I had a pinch

nerve that had been giving me trouble.That was why I

had the MRI done. But I found out why I was having

trouble swallowing,leaning when I walked, ear aches,

pain in the jaw, and feeling so tired no matter how

much sleep I got for the past 5 years. Anyway I had

the surgery (with the Patch ) I woke up with terrible

headache and muscle spasm. Which of course eased up

with pain meds. I left the hospital 4 days later not

feeling great but good for about 2 weeks. The third

was bad. The headaches & muscle spasm so bad that I

didn't want to move then I started vomiting. I was

sent to the ER on August 17th I remember 1 MRI (I had

3 more & 3 CT's) and then nothing else till that

Sunday evening when they did emergency surgery. Guess

what guys my patch was gone. My body had did away with

it. So my neo took the thin skin between my skull and

skin and made the patch. I have been doing great. My

neo said the last MRI I had when I had my stitches out

showed that their was plenty of room for both stem &

spinal column and that all the fluids were great. I go

back in 2 Months for him to see me again. I just want

to thank everybody for the information that you gave.

And Chip for your Web site. It helped me to know what

question to ask my Doctor. And to thank God that I had

Doctor that knew what he was doing.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL

CINDY

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