ANGIE
DEBBIE, YES, SURGERY IS REQUIRED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAD THE SURGERY IN 12/98 AND I DID FINE. I STILL HAVE PROBLEMS BUT THEY ARE NOT RELATED TO THE CHIARI MALFORMATION. DO YOU HAVE A SYRINX WITH YOURS? A SYRINX IS A CAVITY OF FLUID IN THE SPINE. I JUST HAD SURGERY FOR MY SYRINX IN 11/99. THE WENT IN AND DRAINED THE FLUID AND BUT A SHUNT IN MY CERVICAL SPINE. I STILL HAVE NUMBNESS AND WEAKNESS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY BODY. I WILL BE GOING TO MUSC ON 03/01 TO SEE THE PROFESSOR OF NEUROLOGY. I WISH YOU THE BEST.