Story about Arnold Chiari , Mastocytosis and MCAS.

stay strong and positive

Jun 23, 2026

By: Rita


HI,I,M 43 YEARS OLD I THINK I,M THE PNLY PERSON IN MALTA THAT IS DIAGNOZED WITH CHIARI AND BIH(BEGNING INTRACRIANAL HYPERTENSION) ALSO FYBROMALIGIA . MY STORY BEGAN WHEN I HAD MY SECOND CHILD ,FITS GETS MORE OFTEN AND I HAD MY MOTHER BESIDE ME ALL THE TIME ,I CANT EVEN HOLD MY DAGHTER SO I HAVE TO GIVE BOTTLES ,DOCTERS SEEMS TO KNOW EVERYTHING ,THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD POSTNATAL DIPRESSION BUT I KNEW IT WAS NOT THE REASON SO I WENT TO OTHER DOCTER AND FINALLY AFTER 10 YEARS OF DOCTORS SAYING IT,S SRESS OR DIPRESSION ,I BEGAN TO LOOSE MY EYESIGHT SO I WENT TO AN OPTOLOMIGIST AND I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE SWALLON CORNEA OR PAPELELEDIMA,SO I WAS SEND FOR AN LP (LUMBAR PUNTURE) BUT AFTER 6 LP GETTING MORE WORSE I HAD AN MRI DONE AND I WAS DIAGNOZED WITH ARNORD CHIARI MALFORMATION ,AND AFTER 1 YEAR I HAD DECOMPRESSION OPERETION (13-3-2012) BUT I,M STILL SUFFERING HEADACHES AND JOINTS PAIN BUT I THANK GOD THAT FOR NOW I,M A SURVIVOR .THINK POSSITIVE AND IF YOU THINK YOUR SUFFERING FROM SOMETHING KEEP FIGHTING EVEN WITH DOCTORS AND NUROLOGISTS .

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