September is Chiari Awareness Month…yesterday…I asked my friend to remind me to 
write about it today…he didn’t…it did…by waking me up with…a headache…
Two-and-a-half years after surgery…I am doing remarkably well…I am able to work every day…exercise…and…live what I consider to be a normal life…my MRIs are good…my neurosurgeon says I’m doing great…
Does this mean I’m symptom free…
No…
And…I never will be…that’s just the way it is…funny thing is…sometimes…I can’t tell what is…Chiari…and…what is just…life…
Take this headache for example…most people with Chiari have headaches…that was probably my major symptom…along with numbness…but…a lot of other people have headaches…that do not have Chiari…so…how do I know…
Bertha…says…I don’t…I can’t…because…I can never be a person…who doesn’t have…Chiari…it’s as simple as that…
She says…it’s the perpetual…chicken or the egg question…the one that never gets answered…
And…she says…it really doesn’t matter…at this point…if my headache is Chiari related or not…it’s just a headache…and…the only question is…what do I do about it…
Of course…she goes on…to relate that to my life in general…reminding me…it doesn’t matter how things got to be…the way they are…in any situation…the only question is…what do I do about it…
Hmmm…
Jane
PS…please take the time to click on the Chiari link…for more information regarding this underdiagnosed condition…
I am so glad you are healthy today and that the surgery went well, Jane. You are a sweet friend and I love you dearly!
Thank you Christy…I feel the same way about you on all accounts!