2nd visit with Neurologist

November 4, 2002

I had the 2nd visit a couple of weeks ago and it went well. I told him

about all the other symptoms that I thought could be Chiari related

and he agreed that they probably were.......it's good to have someone

acknowledge symptoms even if they are only irritating and not causing

major problems.

We also agreed that now is not the time for surgery but if things get

worse ie headaches/pain increase we would re-assess the situation. He

told me he had taken my MRI to a conference and non of the surgeons

were keen to operate because the crowding didn't seem to bad and there

was room for CSF flow.

When I mentioned the possibility of Gastroparesis being the cause of

my erratic blood-glucose levels and the pseudo-hypoglycaemic episodes

at night he thought it could well be the cause and I now have an

appointment with a Gastroenterologist next Monday

I'm still fighting a cold (5 weeks and counting) which has caused a

few nasty headaches with all the coughing and this morning when I

tried to lift my left leg to put on my underwear....I couldn't lift

it.... and since then I've had the most horrid backache (lumbar

region).

I've tried ice and Ibuprofen so far...neither has had any impact, if

it's no better in the morning I will try and see my GP.

To end a yucky day I had a phone call to say an aunt had died :-(

Shirley

Dx'd 06/17/02 aged 49 probably symptomatic since birth

see my cat pictures at

Recommended Posts