Had my second opinion today, and the decompression surgery date is SET. Technical term is: posterior fossa decompression. The date is September 1st. I'm still in shock to tell you the truth. I feel confident in the ability of my nuerosurgeon. He has trained under a Chiari specialist so that definitely is admirable. His reasoning for the surgery was that all of my symptoms fall directly in line with the Chiari. In addition, he did a reflex test with my legs -- and it was VERY interesting. He did the patellar reflex [the knee-jerk] and my legs barely moved. Then he asked me to put my chin down to my chest and did it again and my leg went flying!! This just shows how much pressure I have and how it's considerably affecting me.
The details on the surgery from what I've been told:
3 hour surgery
1-2 night(s) in ICU
2-3 additional nights in hospital
1 week bed rest
Driving by the third week
He is 70-90% certain that symptoms will be non-existant after surgery. There are of course a few complications.
I know that this may not be the ANSWER to my problems, but it sure is a step in the RIGHT direction!
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