I was diagnosed with Chiari Malformation at 12 years old and had decompression surgery not long after. In high school I had recurrent symptoms. Headaches came back, dizziness, bladder spasms. We went back to my neurosurgery and had more MRI’s done. Everything looked normal, so nothing to worry about. Symptoms were occurring less frequently than before… Read More Where I’m At and How I Got Here

In medical school doctors are taught, “When you hear hoof beats think horses, not zebras.” The phrase is meant to caution doctors and prevent misdiagnosis. The most common answer is probably the right one. In general, this seems like pretty good advice, but sometimes hoof beats mean zebras. When it comes to diagnosis, sometimes the… Read More How To Spot A Zebra