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Spine Health | Last Active: 2 days ago | Replies (81)
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I was just diagnosed with Chiari 1 malformation with 0.7cm herniation and a syrinx. I have so many symptoms to even list.
They seem to be getting more frequent. I am waiting to hear from a neurosurgeon, but I am def nervous about decompression surgery. I am hoping to be put at ease.
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@leahbwilliams92 Welcome to Connect. I can understand being nervous about any type of spine surgery. I was too before my C5/C6 fusion that was 8 years ago. I had spinal cord compression. Surgery can be different for everyone. I did not think my ACDF surgery was that bad. It didn't hurt as much as I had feared. Definitely, when I broke my ankle 4 years ago, that pain was a lot worse than my spine surgery.