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 🙂 )
In medical speak, the doctors say my skull is too small for my brain. I like to turn it to my advantage and say my brain is too big for my head. Either way, maybe it will help to spill stuff here.
