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Variety of Symptoms
by Dova1965, May 04, 2009 03:40PM
I am a 43 y/o male who has a Chiari I malformation (decompressed in 2003). I've had two cervical spinal fusions (C6 and C7-- same surgery twice because the first one didn't take). Now I am having some of the symptoms from the Chiari and the disc issues: right occipital head pressure that is becoming more constant but feels directly related to a pinched nerve perhaps, and pain in the upper left arm that feels like tingly sunburn. In addition, I have a tingly-sunburn sensation in the back, just below the right shoulder blade-- it feels like sunburn inside the right rib cage in the back. I'm experiencing some ringing in the ears regularly as well. I also recently had a nasty incident of vertigo that sent me to the e.r.
Could all of these be related? Might I be having a recurrence of my cervical spinal problem, or my Chiari?
Could all of these be related? Might I be having a recurrence of my cervical spinal problem, or my Chiari?
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Also, was ur NS a chiari specialist?...many decompressions have had to be repeated bcuz the total spine was not looked at prior to the surgery...
A full check up with MRI's with a NL would be highly recommended....u want to rule out a syrinx, tethered cord, pusedotumor cerebri...and a CSF blockage.
I invite u to join us in the Chiari forum here on MedHelp.
selmaS
Chiari CL