Ok, so it has been over five years since I was diagnosed with brain sagging and my Chiari. I have been putting getting it corrected for so long, but now, I no longer feel that that is an option. I am at the point where I feel like I "have" to get it done. I just hope that I didn't wait too long.
This fall, I plan on making a trip to New York to the Chiari Institute to see if anyone there can help me. I know there have been changes over the years; I see them, I feel them. My balance, as I've mentioned before, has really gotten bad. I have seen a difference in my vision, my dizziness and more. And the "more", is annoying.
I know I have to do this soon....now, or there may be no chance at all of them fixing these or helping these issues. I was told a long time ago, that the longer I wait, the less chance there is in making things better....making a difference for me. I don't remember what that window of opportunity was, but I hope I haven't missed it.
I am going to start being better about posting on my blog. Especially as I start back to seeing doctors for these issues. With my very bitter divorce last year, I really didn't go to the doctor. I was already so burnt out on the whole "doctor, MRI and everything that goes with it" scene, that adding a divorce to my life just seemed like too much. So I avoided going. I was simply unable to muster the energy to take care of things with "me" like I used to.
I am keeping my fingers crossed that they can help me. I am also keeping my fingers crossed that if I go through surgery - this major surgery, that it will make a world of difference for me and it will not have been in vain.
Fingers crossed!
