I was diagnosised with Arnold- Chiari Malformation, I had the decompression surgery.

It is a serious neurological disorder, the bottom part of your brain desceds out of the skull and crowds the spinal cord putting pressure on both the brain and spine.

Some symptoms I had : severe headaches mostly in the back of the head, cracking in neck, balance, pain & weakness in one arm, trouble speaking at times, nosiy enviroments, brite sun/lite, hard time to sleep.

If you have symptoms tell your doctor you want an MRI, many doctors are not familiar with this. I was told it is a very rare malformation.

You can get more information at : www.conquerchiari.org

I also had surgery on my neck for a bad disk, c5 8 weeks after the 1st. one.