[jasonv11]

Hi to all readers,
I am dealing with a number of health problems I am now in my 50's. I thought I would share my story about my Arnold Chiari Malformation. The reason I am doing this is because I know after looking up medical problems all you find is doom a gloom. Well here is my story, When I was about 16 I was working out in my High School gym. I use to work out very hard, very very hard. well I was doing some dips (really pushing myself) and all of a sudden I felt a sharp pain in the back of my head. I never told anyone and I was having pain for months , I stopped the only thing I loved to do, and just suffered with the pain. well guess what after a bout 6 months the pain went away, I slowly started to work out again, and was fine. when I was 49 I got a sore throat My ent told me to get an MRI of my head and I found out I have Arnold Chiari Malformation. ( side note the sore throat was from from something else not the Arnold Chiari Malformation. ) So this is another story but some of the doctors thought my sore throat was from Arnold Chiari Malformation and wanted to give me powerful pain killers ( dont remember witch ones they looked like horse pills)

anyway now that I am in my 50's I wonder what would have happened to me had I complained about the pain in the back of my head. I can only guess, they would have found my Arnold Chiari Malformation and gave me powerful pain pills, I would have never done the things that I did in my life, US Army, Black belt in karate, I use to run a lot too doing half marathons and a lot of 5 & 10 k runs. I even came in 3rd place for my age group one time in a 5 k I ran in my 40's. and I know I would not have the job I have now.

I am not saying dont go to your doctor, I am just telling my story, and I wanted to let people know its not all doom and gloom, and sometimes people do get better

God bless all that read this ( I know the dark night you are in)