I stumbled upon this site yesterday 2/18/09 while looking for more information on a great dr. I just saw at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles. Dr. Schievink is wonderful as I just got back from LA 1 1/2 wks ago after he attempted to repair a CSF leak on me. It sounds like you would be a great candidate for him. He is very easy to get in to see as he seems to work his patients in very quickly. He is extremely busy but his whole goal seems to be getting those with a CSF leak repaired.