acm- Acquired or not? long

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Hi,

I have always had trouble with chiari symptoms. I was not diagnosed until

late 1995. Everyone around me would be well and I would be ill.

When I was about 6 months old, I wrapped myself so tightly in a blanket that

I was turning blue when my mother found me.(Thanks to a nightmare my older

sister had.)

When I was a little older and in a walker, I fell down the basement steps.

Mom said I appeared to be allright except for a cut on my leg.(My current

doc thinks this is probably why I have moderate arthritis in my right knee.)

My chiari problems started to increaslingly get worse after I was accidently

hit right where my neck and head meet. 6 months later, I fell off a

motorcycle going very very slowly. 6 months after that one, I was involved

in an auto accident. My passenger had nothing wrong with her, but I sure

did.

I have many, many falls due to different reasons-balance problems, ice, drop

attacks, etc. Once I bent down to pick up the soap on the shower floor and

bonked my head. Boy, did I get goofy. My college friends to me to the er.

The er doc said I had a mild concussion.

During and after, my two pregnancies, I got even worse. The first one

I had severe morning sickness. I kept having to go into hospital for

treatment as I would sometimes vomit every 5 or 10 minutes for long periods

of time.(Aggravated my head!!!!!!!!)

In Sept of 1995, I had a spinal tap to check for MS. Oh, my God, what a

headache.

I do have a small skull. My neuro knew I had sleep apnea before the study

because of that. My bottom jaw is also smaller than it should be.

So I really don't know whether my acm is acquired or I had it at birth.

Cammy Brandt

acm 1

surgery 1/30/97

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