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@akaheisenberg

Wow it has been awhile but it looks like we finally got answers. I'm posting this in hopes it helps someone else one day. Since the last time I posted we had an MRI. The MRI showed a chiari 1.5 malformation. Neurologist refered us to neurosurgeon who recommended surgery. We had brain surgery on Monday and are now recovering. Still to soon to know if this fixed our issues but the neurosurgeon is very confident that it will. Her brain stem tonsils were hanging down into the spinal cord region causing increases cranial pressure and pinching the nerves in that area. Surgery was able to remove a peice of the top vertebrae and some of the skull to create extra space for the brain.
After seeing many doctors who ruled our condition as acid reflux we finally saw the right doctor's to get us the answers we needed. Hopefully this comes in handy for someone some day. Will post a follow up in about a month on the results of surgery.

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@akaheisenberg, thank you, thank you for taking the time to update everyone. I was wondering how you and your daughter and family were doing. Such a long road, but I'm so glad you got answers and treatment. Please do keep us posted on her post surgery recovery.

You must be relieved and exhausted.

@akaheisenberg I will second that appreciation that @colleenyoung expressed as well. Coming back to tell your daughter's story and share her outcome with this community will, no doubt, help others in the future.

You may notice that I have also just added this discussion to the Brain & Nervous System Group in order to provide other members with access to your daughter's and your experience should it resonate.

What a fantastic outcome to have found a doctor who could solve this mystery you have been dealing with. Wishes for a good and fast recovery!