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Swallowing weirdness

Hello. I have heard from others that have trouble swallowing but not quite sure what that means, specifically. Like, i have moments where I'm eating ir drinking and my throat just kind of stops. Like it forgot how to swallow for a moment. Or I'm chugging water because I can't get the pills I took to go down. Also, choking on my own damn spit or water. What are your experiences? I also recently learned that the random feeling of not being able to take a deep breath is a thing that could be a symptom and I've had that for several years.

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u/Safe_Fig8352 — 2 days ago
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Medical alert

Curious if anyone chose to get a life alert bracelet of some kind. It was recommended to me by a friend even though I have not been decompressed. Thanks.

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u/Safe_Fig8352 — 1 month ago
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Surgery question

Hello. I (44f) am curious who had surgery when you didn't have noted CSF restriction. What where your symptoms? I am waiting on more scans for a newly diagnosed 8mm herniation and curious if my symptoms may not be related to the chiari. Thanks!

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u/Safe_Fig8352 — 1 month ago

Looking for opinions while waiting for doctor to respond. Thanks.

So, I was recently diagnosed with lumbar degenerative disc disease and scoliosis. My xray report says I have an 8cm coronal truncal shift. I just don't see how that's possible. Im sure It's because I'm no radiologist but maybe someone here is. Thanks.

u/Safe_Fig8352 — 2 months ago