Chiari, Cerebellum Ptosis, ICP and possible Tethered Cord !!!

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Hi !! I just joined 2 days ago & have found this site very interesting

& informative so far. I wanted to ask if anyone has been in my

situation--I had decompression surgery in March 2006, a titanium

plate /screws put in for cerebellum ptosis December 2007 and now have

been diagnosed with inner cranial pressure and am scheduled for a shunt

on December 19. I however went & got a 2nd opinion recently regarding

the shunt and they were " guessing " that I may have tethered cord as my

brainstem is elongated but my urodynamics test came out perfectly

normal. I am now waiting on my surgeon to look at all of my scans &

records from the place where I went for a 2nd opinion to see if he

thinks I have any evidence of TC.Has anyone had a shunt for ICP? Or has

anyone had decompression, then a craniectomy for Ptosis & still having

issues ? I still have a constant headache, pain & pressure in the back

of my skull, memory issues, leg weakness & fatigue. It's so frustrating

because I have one surgeon telling me that a shunt is the way to go and

another thinking TC-- even though they can't give me concrete evidence.

I would appreciate any comments on this please !! Thanks !!

Ann