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Symptom Questions
I was just reading another post about a woman's son & read something about bowel strain & irratibility being possible symptoms of Chiari. Is Chiari hereditary? I have a recent diagnosis of Chiari & my 5 year old son has a history of headaches, irratibility, unexplained bowel strain & constipation & now I'm scared to death I could have passed this terrible thing onto him! While I'm sure it probably is not, I'd rather catch it now than later. Just want some feedback. I'm sure I'm just paranoid!
Oh great I will look forward to hearing from you. I hope they will ease our minds....
Yes I will. My daughter actually has her 2 year check up on Wednesday. The same day as my first NS appointment. I'll let you know what they both say when I mention it to both of them about the heredity issue. I'm curious to find out what their opinions are.
If you do mention it at their next appt. would you message me and let me know what their dr. says? I would really appreciate it.
Dawn
Dawn
Thank-you so much for helping put my mind & my guilt @ ease. I'm sure I'm just feeling overwhelmed by the thought that I could have passed this horrible thing on to my sweeties. I'm going to stop assuming these symptoms that could be a million other things are Chiari. I will make sure to mention at both of their next yearly check-ups my Chiari. Until then I'm going to take my husband's advice & get through my own Chiari diagnosis first. Thanks again for your help at offering me some peace of mind! This forum & members have been amazing! :D
I am not sure what the percentages are for it being hereditary. I expressed my concern to my dr's and they all told me it is possible but didn't think it was a high percentage as no one else in my family has been dx with one.
I have an 8 year old and I worry about that as well. I also had a rare tumor in my spinal cord that can be hereditary so my poor son has 2 strikes against him. when I asked if he should be tested they said no not unless he starts showing symptoms. Everytime he complains about a headache, the first thing I think about is chiari. I guess it is just something we will have to watch and be aware of. Oh yea and he it irratable too, but I contribute that to the mouthy stages.
I sympathize and know exactly where you are coming from with your concerns...
Dawn
I have an 8 year old and I worry about that as well. I also had a rare tumor in my spinal cord that can be hereditary so my poor son has 2 strikes against him. when I asked if he should be tested they said no not unless he starts showing symptoms. Everytime he complains about a headache, the first thing I think about is chiari. I guess it is just something we will have to watch and be aware of. Oh yea and he it irratable too, but I contribute that to the mouthy stages.
I sympathize and know exactly where you are coming from with your concerns...
Dawn
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