If u have a leak and a pseudomeningocele can put pressure on the nerves and cause numbness and tingling.....
It is also possible u could have developed a condition post op or had it prior to surgery....ICP or POTS, Ehlers-Danlos...
The other problems with my legs and feet I still have them.
Thank you again for you help.
It sounds like u could be having a CSF leak....our bodies can adjust to them....and I am not sure if u meant to say u were never checked for the other conditions bcuz u were always healthy....or they were ruled out?
But regardless if u were healthy.....so rule them out now if they were not bcuz it can affect how u heal and feel .....
What about the blackout spells?
Sorry it took so long to write back. The surgery was back in Nov. 22, 2011.
They used a staple and 4-0 Nurolon stitch which the staple was on the side of the head. Sorry no they were ruled out because I never had any other symptoms. Was always healthy and athletic. Never ran in the family cmf or tremors.
thank you for your help.
Sincerely,
Edward65166
Hi and welcome to the Chiari forum.
It is near impossible for a Dr to know how well we will do, they can have a guesstimate....which I feel should not be too far above a 60/40 %.
My reason for this is we all respond to ne surgery differently and there is no set way to know how someone will respond.....this is another pet peeve for me with recovery when a Dr sets a timeline to go back to work etc....I feel u have to wait and see how u do....JMHO
The cyst u r talking about may be a byproduct of this surgery as a result of a CSF leak and not something to do with a diff condition.
May I ask how far along post op u are?
What all was done during ur surgery...lamectomy, dura plasty? if a dura plasty what type of patch.
Were all related conditions ruled out b4 surgery?