My stepfather had surgery for Chiari and his was a mess he had several patches fail and spent a few months in icu. Once the patch held, he had no lasting effects from the surgery. Except that the back of his head looks like a butt. There were so many attempts the skin on either side of the incision started to give out so the doctors just kept using skin from further out and stretching it.
I'm glad yours went well OP. Take comfort all his complications were within days to a week of surgery.
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My stepfather had surgery for Chiari and his was a mess he had several patches fail and spent a few months in icu. Once the patch held, he had no lasting effects from the surgery. Except that the back of his head looks like a butt. There were so many attempts the skin on either side of the incision started to give out so the doctors just kept using skin from further out and stretching it.
I'm glad yours went well OP. Take comfort all his complications were within days to a week of surgery.
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