HA = headaches
no worries , not everyone knows the shorthand we use.....
I don't mean to sound stupid but what is HA?
I know just how you feel. It took over 2 year's for them to find my CM, and I thought I was going crazy also. I did have surgery which caused complication's due to my scar tissue didn't form around my stitches. I ended up having 3 surgeries all together. Would I go through it again. Yes because I still have pain, but nearly as bad as before surgery. Just keep being persistant because only you know your body and we are not crazy. Even though some times I feel like it. Good luck.
Back when I first went to Drs with my HA's they did not do MRI's like they do today....and I was sent to a shrink...sigh....
I was 16 at the time, finally dx'd with chiari at age 48....yes, I did go to Drs since then, and no, none of them found the chiari or did a MRI until I was in my mid to late 30's and they found I had tethered cord, I was never told.
The problem is too many Drs have not been educated on how chiari can and does affect people...or how to connect the symptoms to one thing instead of insisting u have multiple things going on with the base of it being stress or anxiety...
Hang in there and keep pushing for answers : )
"selma"
Thank you! THe Dr's in our area are clueless! There's a Chiari Institute in Milwaukee ( about a half hour from me) but I can't go there until I have all the MRI's etc...and getting the other Dr;s to do what I need them to do is almost impossible!
Thanks again! I hope you find some relief too, 4 years? OMG!!!
God Bless!
Just wanted to let you know your not alone and so many doctors are clueless. I have had a constant headache for 4 years so I understand how frustrating it is. Dont give up there are good doctors out there and when you find one it is so validating. Wish you luck and may your find someone that understand you to give you relief!