What is Arnold Chiari Malformation
Arnold-Chiari malformation, sometimes referred to as 'Chiari malformation' or ACM, is a congenital anomaly of the brain.
Arnold-Chiari Malformation II occurs in almost all ch...
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Difficulty Breathing - what should I do
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I just had an MRI a week ago, with results of a Chiari-1 8mm. I have an appointment in a week with a neurosurgeon and my PCP doesn't have experience with Chiari-1 so I feel like I'm in between Dr's right now. I have many symptoms, but I just started having breathing problems. I left a message with the NS, but haven't heard back yet. Last night for about 2 hours it took all of my focus to breathe until I thought of taking my daughters ashtma med, which helped. Do I need to worry about this or just deal with it until I see the NS next week? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Posted on 09/17/09, 12:09 am |
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I'd be contacting my GP. Not taking someone elses medication. If you're having to focus entirely on breathing then there's something to investigate. 
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Good Morning,
If along with the constant focus of breathing were you having any discomfort (tightness in your chest, heart palpitations)?? I'd either go to the ER in a situation like that in the future!! Good luck with everything if you have any questions drop me a line. Mark from Boston
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Thanks for the advice. I agree about taking someone else's med, although at 4:30 in the morning it didn't seem like such a bad idea.
I hope you are doing well.
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I would recommend you talk to you regular physician about this. This very possibly may not be related to you Chiari. I know I tried to blame all of my problems, symptoms on it, but there maybe other issues going on. In the event of another acute attack, I would go to an Emergency Room.
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