my 2nd opinion - PLEASE HELP!!!!

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Hi all. Hope at least SOME of you remember me....its been awhile! Here is my

VERY abbreviated background:

Ive been sick - and home - with CFIDS and Fibro for 2 years now. I sent my

films to Dr Heffez a few months back who said I was positive for a Chiari

Malformation and he wanted to book surgery right away. So, I sent my films to

Dr. Milhorat for a 2nd opinion.

WELL....I just heard back from today (his P.A.). I sent him 2 MRI's -- a

regular one of the cervical spine and a CINE of the brain.

He said that the regular MRI showed a slight herniation, although it looked like

there was plenty of room behind the cerebellum for the fluid to flow. BUT....he

said my CINE MRI showed a definite flow problem!! He said it just didnt make

sense (kind of contradictory), and so he would like me to see the neurologist

they work with, Dr. Kula. And, of course, when I called there to make the

appt., I couldnt get one until September 20!!!!!

SO.....what should I do???? First of all --- Why would it show only a slight

hermiation, and look like there is space, but then on the OTHER MRI it shows a

flow problem??? Should I just book the surgery with Dr Heffez and stop wasting

time? I am SO sick of being sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope someone can maybe make sense of this.

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!! ---Michele U. from Long Island