Too much brain to contain

I can't believe it, I missed it... The 6 month milestone after decompression surgery, The one that I had told myself before even entering hospital would be the most important milestone to get to and ...I missed it. My half Birthday for losing a little of my skull seemed like such an important date to remember. I had big plans to celebrate by doing something "mad" I think in actual fact I spent it in work and didn't even notice it had came and went. Im now 7 months post op whi

*** Disclaimer these hospital blogs are going to be information heavy and will have some interesting graphic moments but I will always have a warning before these just in case you yourself will be having these procedures and you don't want to know in depth about them or that graphic explanation just isn't your thing - its my thing and I read a lot about it and felt so informed before I went through this but I know its not everyone's cup of tea *** No matter how much you prep

Its a good time to be writing this as I can't feel my right leg at the moment and I'm sliding about on the floor trying to get comfy.The issue for me with Chiari is that I have strange, unexplained at times and also really amusing symptoms. You would think that with a skull to small to house your brain you would have crippling headaches and dizziness, Yes this is the case but the list sometimes can be endless. I have had at least 50% of the symptoms I experience my entire lif

I was diagnosed almost two years ago .... 1year and 10 months ago to be exact, This was one of the first blogs I ever wrote (I've been stockpiling these blogs on paper for a while) The word bounced around like setting off a firework in a cave ,hitting every part of that well oiled machine that seems to be the root of the problem. It’s so strange being so fascinated by other people’s brains and finding neurology so fascinating, fascinating to the point of friends buying you bo