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Upright MRIs
Hi friends, I got my upright MRIs of my neck and brain done. I sit in a small cubical type thing and they put a cage over my head. I usually don’t struggle with claustrophobia in MRI machines, but this pushed that. I had to redo a set of images because I moved too much.…
A Fresh Perspective
Yesterday’s appointment went well. The neurosurgeon reviewed all my MRIs, starting from my initial ER visit when Chiari was first seen on a scan. Going through every image, discussing the symptoms tied to each one, and filling in more of the timeline was both emotionally and physically draining. She focused on the syringomyelia (syrinx) in…
Local Neurosurgeon??
Hey Friends, I didn’t write an update after I was hospitalized because there really wasn’t one to give. I was discharged and told to follow up with a specialist. On discharge, it was presented to me that the follow-ups would happen fairly quickly, but it’s been a long wait. I finally made it to the…
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