Anyone dx'ed with--or even suspected of having--fibromyalgia should have an MRI to check for Arnold-Chiari Malformation, or herniated cerebellar tonsils. A CT will not pick this up. Please look into it, and if you have even a tiny herniation, it can cause serious symptoms, so don't let anyone blow you off about it. Most important of all: If you are found to have one, see a neursurgeon, not a neurologist. A neuro will be of no help, because he's not trained in matters of brain structure differences or abnormal growths and how they affect quality of life, and of course, he's not licensed in surgery, so he can't give you any info or opinion about it. Only a nsg has that experience and training. ACM is also often misdx'ed as MS and can bring on a multitude of symptoms. Check out the following sites for more info:

www.ASAP.org
www.WACMA.com
www.chiarione.org
www.conquerchiari.org


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