Depends on who you see. Dr. Seiff believes in Chiari "Zero" he is in Vegas. Dr. Heffez in Wi as well. Mine is measured 3-5mm and I have the dx of Chiari 1.
I felt alone too, until I found this forum....know u r not alone as long as u come here : )
And to be afraid of the unknown is normal, we r all afraid and this is y it is so important to educate urself as much as u can, if not to help u find the right Dr, but to also help u understand what they r talking about.
Never apologize for saying how u feel, that is y this forum is here, we all understand and have been where u r and felt the same.....when I first came I felt my issues were nothing like what some of the others deal with, we should not be comparing our symptoms to others , but how we feel and how it has changed.
((hugs))
I feel scared, because of how sick I feel sometimes, and alone and AFRAID
of the unknown. Yes I am working on finding a CHiar specialist, I think I have not alot but, enough knowledge, in that at the least I have to be my own advocate.
I have gathered a list and will start contacting specialist. I know they are other that have far worse, and I pray each and everyone of you . And that my situation maybe peanuts in comparison. But I know in my heart there is something wrong and will kill me , if I dont kill it first. Im sorry that was alot, sorry... MY soul is in pain too...
Hi....I get so frustrated by the way so many Drs determine if WE have Chiari...chiari is the malformation of the skull not the herniation, that is a result of chiari....and it is so frustrating to hear people ask this question.
Ur question is r u a surgical candidate and do u need further eval.....
The expected overcrowding may refer to a retroflexed odontoid, so I would suggest sending ur copies of ur MRI's to a chiari specialist as they will know what to do.....this issue is far more important then the length of ur herniation.
At this point u should be seeing neuro surgeons that r well experienced with chiari not neurologists as they dx, u have a dx now u need to know who can do what for u......