Ricochet888

He's nowhere near Snowden.

How does it feel to be a badass?

I might have missed it, if you have already answered, but how far was your brain descending down out of your skull?

2 years ago, the MRI showed my brain was sticking out about 15mm out of my skull. Primary care doctor diagnosed it as Chiari malformation after seeing the results. Just curious to how bad yours had gotten before the doctors considered surgery?

I know that is worse than mine as far as herniation goes, I think mine came to somewhere near the mid C1 vertebrae. I read the flow of cerebrospinal fluid is more what causes problems than the actual amount of herniation (15-20mm might not cause some people problems, while 3-5mm can cause severe symptoms, etc.).

Hopefully I will be able to find a neurologist/neurosurgeon soon which will look into it more. I've been plagued with headaches (especially when doing any type of manual labor), dizziness, fatigue, etc. since my mid-teens and severe migraines for just as long.

Hopefully you keep doing better as far as your headaches and pain go, the surgery looks like a pain but if it could help me lead a more normal life, then I'd be all for it if it was an option.

I've heard one of the first steps to start lucid dreaming is to record what happened as soon as you wake up, but how would I do that when I only remember a dream every few weeks?