BlackandCurlies

I actually also had a chiari decompression surgery. The doctor said that it wasn't a very severe case so he would just open the base of my skull and top vertebra to give it room. When he got in there, apparently there was enough inflammation that it had to be removed. My parents said it was the longest 7.5 hours of there life while I was in surgery. This was in 2008 and I feel great now. Headaches are few and far between. Good luck to you in your recovery!

I was back in school and I really felt back to "normal" a couple months later I guess. 1 month post op I had to return to the hospital. I had apparently contracted chemical meningitis during the surgery. That was a pretty painful time, but it went away with antibiotics. (This, though it sucked, was kind of a blessing because the doctor or hospital never sent me a bill.) Sorry I can't exactly remember the timeline of things, because you know, drugs.