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Yeah gave an update on the last page. Had surgery to remove part of the lateral tubercle of my c1 and some calcified ligament/muscle in my neck that was massively compressing my IJV. they only did one side for now, I have follow up in a few weeks to see if the vessel has been cleared and...

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Figured I'd update this. Just had surgery about a week ago to remove the compression on my internal jugular vein. It's bilateral but they insisted on only doing one side at a time. So far the wooshing is still there, but they said that's to be expected for a few reasons- 1. Tons of swelling, and...

Ask as many questions as you'd like! The cta was the initial scan I did thanks to tiniturtles guide. Funny enough my initial doctor who was at Lahey Burlington told me I was just anxious and it was all in my head and rushed me out of there. Got my scans on a disc and found a neuro...

Ooooo that's perfect that's the gold standard for imaging outside of a traditional angiogram.

That CT with contrast can be useful, but I'm not 100%. Was it a CTA? What you want to do is get those scans on a disc and bring them to Mohamad, if it's there he will absolutely find it. If it's not enough he'll order some tests for you. I strongly recommend at least giving him a visit.

Absolutely. Mohamad Abdalkader out of BMC helped me. He's a really great doctor and a very compassionate guy. Can I ask what tests you've had and who you have seen?

Stenting is great depending on the condition. It's a super simple procedure and it's easy to monitor. What is your condition? I don't remember tiniturtles exact condition, I believe it was DAVF. according to my doctor my condition is incredibly rare in terms of reports/literature. I have...

Thanks! The visual symptoms were the ones that triggered me to really start looking again. As I mentioned this is the abridged version but it's been over 15 years of doctors telling me I needed anxiety meds so every few years I'd get remotivated with new symptoms and would take a deep dive...

It's a little whooshing, like water rushing by my ear in sync with my heartbeat. Valsalva pushes it past for a second then it returns. They're searching now for the best angle. There are only a handful of cases. Stenting is a possibility but results have been mixed. I'm pushing for a...

You can absolutely pm me. Did you seek the opinion of a neurointerventional radiologist?

I've considered craniocervical instability because I have extreme crepitus and crunch in my neck. My cta revealed an incomplete fusion of the posterior arch at c1 and the angiogram confirmed my c1 transverse process is compressing my internal jugular vein between it and the styloid process...

This will be the abridged version and I'll answer any questions people have. I've had tinnitus (ringing), pulsatile tinnitus (whooshing), occasional bouts of nasty vertigo, brain fog, and other fun symptoms for over a decade now. They all basically started at once. I always assumed the...

Do you take ssri/snri?

Are you experiencing this?