Symptoms after accident

[Guest guest]

Sunday night my husband and I had a wreck. There was a tree down

across the road and we didn't see it until we were right on top of

it. Needless to say we slammed into it going about 40mph. I was x-

rayed at the hospital and had a CAT scan and the doc said that

everything was okay. I called the neurosurgeon that did my

decompression almost two years ago and the nurse said that I really

shouldn't have any problems from the accident since it has been so

long since surgery. When we wrecked I hit my head hard on the dash

and a tree branch came through the windshield and sheered off part of

my hair. I had a big knot on my forehead that filled with fluid,

left no bruise, then got swollen between my eyes and I am left with a

little discoloration in the corner of each eye. I am having

headaches, dizziness, ears ringing worse than before and today I have

started having tingling in my left foot and left hand and my legs

hurt from the knees down. I am really concerned that this has messed

up my decompression but the nurse swears that it won't. Anyone have

any experience with this?

Jen

[Guest guest]

> Sunday night my husband and I had a wreck. I am having

headaches, dizziness, ears ringing worse than before and today I

have started having tingling in my left foot and left hand and my

legs hurt from the knees down. I am really concerned that this has

messed up my decompression but the nurse swears that it won't.

Anyone have any experience with this?

> Jen

Dear Jen and Group,

My name is and I am a " newbie " to the group. Personally, I

have not had any head trauma since my decompression (1998), but Jen's

question prompted me to ask a question that has been bothering me

since being diagnosed.

In 1983, I was in an auto accident and was hospitalized with a

concussion, fractured pelvis and knee. I don't remember ever having a

CT scan of my head, and the hospital no longer has my records (by law

they only have to keep medical records for 7 years).

Anyway, since being diagnosed with ACM and Hydrocephalus in 1998; and

after doing extensive research of my own, I can't help but wonder if

that accident over 15years ago triggered " mild " symptoms of the

Chiari? Since the accident I have had headaches, vision problems,

and fatigue; but I attributed it to aches and pains of the accident.

Does anyone think I could be right about this? The doctors say

Labryinthitis was the menace that triggered my symptoms. Sometimes

when we can put our finger on a reason behind something, it makes it

a little easier to deal with. Thanks in advance for everyone's imput.

Best of health to all. , 44, ACM I and Hydrocephalus, shunted

(6/98); still having lots of problems.