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[keratza]

Hello everyone,

As I mentioned before I live in Eastern Europe and there is no Chiari specialists. I saw the best neurosurgeons in Bulgaria and they told me that my Chiari it s not a big deal. So can anyone here look at my MRI images? I know that you are not doctors but may be you ll help me more. I am already desperate. I have so many symptoms and may be because of the stress they are worsening every day. I am wondering what my life will be like? I dont want a surgery so...will I finish paralyzed? Or may be something worse? My life is a real hell
Thank you

[selmaS]

Oh I believe u as there r many Drs here that have asked the same thing.....

U can explain to them that a CINE MRI is similar to a reg MRI in that they use the same machine...it is done in 2 parts a reg MRI for the first part and then for the 2nd u come out to get an injection of contrast dye, and a clip on ur finger or leads to track ur BP during this part...instead of still pics, this part is like a video or movie to show how the CSF flows in real time and to see if it pulsates along with ur BP.

Nothing that a Dr claims not to know about Chiari shocks me nemore...

[keratza]

Thank you Selma for replying me. I am still waiting for thoracic MRI, it takes a time unfortunately. And the CINE MRI....they dont know what it is. May be you wont believe me but they asked me what they must do...I was shocked.

[selmaS]

  Hi...when it comes to if ur Chiari is significant or not it is not the herniation, but how it is affecting u and if it is causing a CSF obstruction.

Have u had a CINE MRI?

Did u have MRI's of the rest of ur spine? This would be to see if u have a syrinx, or tethered cord. A syrinx is one that can cause nerve damage to paralysis...so checking ur thoracic ans lumbar spine is just as important as the cervical and brain MRI's.