Hi and welcome to the Chiari forum,
As Kurt said we will try and answer ur questions....and we all know too well the importance of having someone not only hear what is wrong but understand what we r going thru and how we feel.....so in here, u r not alone.
We do have a lot of info posted in the Health Pages, take a look around as it may help u formulate some questions -
http://www.medhelp.org/health_pages/list?cid=186
Many of us have posted our surgical experiences in a journal which can be found on our profile page (click on members name to get to profile page)