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Hi Everyone, I'm new to this forum (actually, any forum), and I was hoping to get some input from anyone who has suffered from complications post decompression surgery. It all began 2 years ago, when I hit a tree skiing. I suffered a severe concussion, but bounced back pretty quickly from the accident. A few months later, I began having neurological issues that were pretty serious, and after going from one doctor to another, I was diagnosed with Chiari.

I have to say I can sympathize with you as I am experiencing less than great quality of life after only one round of triple tx that was unsuccessful. I'm contemplating doing battle again but not with interferon. The fact that you completed three rounds in five years is a testament to your strength and determination. Sometimes I feel really P.O.'d about everything I have put my mind and body through only to be told I may be suffering from depression?!

I had difficulty answering this, as my migraines are getting progressively worse. However, I chose "Not able to work...." as that's the best my migraines get. I then get worse from there.

Once you stop looking for a diagnosis and embrace management, I am not one for putting on a brave face and fighting to keep life the way it was before pain hit. You can have more control over your life, arranging it to encompass your limits, once you start building your own management plan...and I caution against letting a doctor do it for you, or try to push you to do more than you absolutely WANT to do.

What are a professional's thoughts on someone in pain with zero quality of life? Is there any advice that I may not have heard that may ease my mind? I have had chronic nerve pain for over 5 years. It affects a very sensitive area of my body which seems to make the pain worse. The pain is vice-like, although I do have shooting pains when I "exercise". The pain seems to make me feel queasy, but I have digestive issues so this may be in my mind. I am 23 years old.

I don't know what others experience but during an A Fib event, my quality of life deteriorates completely. I did read that large doses of Vitamin D can cause arrhythmia so I stopped taking Vitamin D and the events have decreased dramatically in frequency from about 2/week to 1/month and intensity and duration. I was diagnosed with A Fib about 1 year ago but have been having what I thought was tachycardia for years but maybe only 2 times/year.

I was diagnosed with alcoholic cirrhosis and hepatic encepalopathy about two years ago. I had no idea I was sick until I began bleeding, couldn't stop and then turned yellow. A few months later I was lifelined to the hospital with septic shock, renal failure, liver failure, etc.-my system was shutting down. I have not touched alcohol in over a year now and I have given up Tylenol, but my "numbers" are not good. Platelet count is averaging mid fifties, wbc 2.

Thanks for the reply. I needed to hear that a stoma is not all that hard to adjust to, in case it becomes necessary. Will continue thinking positively and working with body to keep healthy. Too many issues and I am in overload. Remember thinking that worries would be over once I healed from radiation burns. Realize now that healing is a process; body keeps changing. I will keep 3 month appts and try not to worry.

17 yrs of living with and trying to be a productive person in society, after aortic valve replacement, my quality of life is such that I can no longer consider myself employable. With attendance issues being the foremost reason for this conclusion, Is it too far out of the question for me to be eligible for disability. I have applied in the past, and have always been denied.

Right now I only say somewhat b/c even though my legs have improved...I still have a lot of pain, some headaches and many symptoms are still there from before. I am awaiting my 6 month MRI to see how successful the surgery has been. So...my answer may change down the road as things continue to heal and improve. One things is for sure I am still 100% positive that I needed to have the surgery done..the main thing is prevention of any more progression!!

She is taking small doses of chemo and her Dr states its for her to have some quality of life and get her affairs in order. He states with the chemo 6 months to a year. Is this the truth and the facts?

For me, I have made mistakes with my dogs over the years, and one in particular I kept alive for too long - bless her, she was almost 20yrs old, completely blind, completely deaf, and had bad arthritis too ... her quality of life was very poor, but it still took me a year to decide to put her out of what misery she was in. I feel it was entirely selfish on my part, but it was such a hard thing to do.

Only her doctor can give you an idea of what her life expectancy is. For me, I think it's about quality of life. I don't know if I'd put her through radiation at her age. This is a very personal thing, but I feel very strongly about this. I've known many much younger people who endured all the chemo and radiation for cancer, only to still die from the cancer. So what life they had left was spent being miserably sick. It's a big decision for you. Take care....

By Elizabeth Landau, CNN June 8, 2010 4:44 p.m. EDT (CNN) -- About 21 percent of children in the United States will be living below the poverty line in 2010, the highest rate in 20 years, according to a new analysis of children's well-being released Tuesday.

Wel this is just my pinion, and others may not agree, but I'd say as long as he doesn't appear to be feeling any pain, and is still getting some happiness and quality of life, hang in there with him. Gradually declining desire for food is typical of the "hospice" -or end of life process -situation in most animals. They slowly give up the things of life which were so needed when they were fit.

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