FEW OF MY QUESTIONS

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UK;

Maybe sharing some of my daughters symptoms, meds and improvements will

help you.

My daughter Kari, was diagnosed with FMS in 1995 and Chiari/cervical

stenois in Sept. 99 she is 11 wks post-op for Standard decompression

(chiari surgery ) and laminectomy of C1-2.

1)She still takes the guaifenisen-orally 3 times/day for the ridges and

Painful " nodules " she says they have helped elimiate the tight ridges.

3)3+ yrs of meds caused lots of stomach problems..she takes Prilosec

for this one pill at night and quit taking the non-narcotic pain pill

calledUltram (which her gastrointerologists felt causes gastro problems)

4) BEFORE SURGERY she took Precose-1 pill at first bite of food

-Diagnosed w/Reactive hypoglycemia(per doc instructions-tracked her

blood sugar count at home for 1 wk by testing (w/diabetic test kit)

before & within ten minutes of eating...her sugar would go up first

then DROP to 30's & 40's, Symptoms: sweats, heart racing, dizziness

--she too would wake up at night & needed to drink orange juice or

something sweet the shakes would go away and her heart rate would calm)

AFTER SURGERY - she NO LONGER needs this medication at all...she has

not had another episode of Reactive hypoglycemia since surgery!!!

B/4 surgery she also had big problems w/balance...tripped alot fell

alot, & used a cane for balance - AFTER SURGERY-SHE NO LONGER USES A

CANE!

B/4 surgery: She also had problems with ear pain, eye sight

changes(Horner syndrome-usually brought on by some type of truama to

the brain and back of head/neck injury -in my daughter case(whiplash)

Eyes are improving ear pain is gone..hearing loss improved too.

Hope this helps

Dori

Mom of Kari-23 y/o

11 wks post-op