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…My Life with Chairi

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Symptoms

PRE-SURGERY

Here’s the rundown on all the random symptoms that I never connected together:

  • headaches
  • trouble swallowing
  • pressure in back of neck
  • back pain
  • numbness and tingling in extremities
  • shoulder pain
  • black floaters in vision
  • reflux
  • double vision
  • dizziness
  • blackouts
  • blurred vision
  • sensitivity to light
  • forgetfulness
  • problems with balance
  • poor hand coordination
  • ringing/fullness in ears
  • fatigue
  • insomnia
  • depression
  • anxiety
  • low blood pressure

POST-SURGERY

January 2010:

  • fatigue (probably attributed to recovery, still)
  • forgetfulness (more than likely attributed to age, not chiari 🙂 )
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