I just wanted to say hi and introduce myself briefly.

My son is 16 and has a chiari 1 malformation. He had surgery in January, the herniation was 20 mm. He was very involved in sports, football & wrestling prior to his surgery. He had the surgery in part because we were told he could return to all sports after recovery.

It went well and he was cleared to return to all sports, including wrestling. He attended a wrestling camp and his symptoms returned. We are now seeking a second opinion as the first NS found nothing with his most recent tests and essentially said it is not chiari, although the symptoms are the same ones he had prior to surgery. So, we are back on the merry go round. My son has continued in competitive, stunt cheer and has quit wrestling and is now swimming instead.

I look forward to talking with you all!
Sherimom