karen

Hi Doctor Corenman, I need to thank you for bringing to my attention the need and urgency I suppose to gain knowledge of what is procisely taking place. Tonight I have had my second attack and have managed to get the exact data you require, Fortunately I was near the kitchen bench when it occurred so i braced in the upright position. What followed was that i didnt loss conciousness, my legs went weak, I began to collapse but held my weight with my braced arns. There was a distinctive tingling in the back of my neck lasting the duration or maybe 3 seconds, of which disapated. I am going to my doctor in the morning and the surgeon on 03032013. Please let me know what you now think. I believe the answer is self evident now that I am at risk of damage to the chord at c3 – c4. Please tell me what you suggest.
karen.

Hi Dr Corenman, I appologise if I dont understand, I will try to be exact, realising importantance of evaluation, myleopathy or not.
Syncope or attack, never lost conciousness in 35 years, lets say iregular symptoms but weekly now. I didnt having them prior, the head stamping therefore must be reactive to the damage caused, and teacher telling me to dive into shallow pool hitting my chin on the bottom, age 14.
Lying on the floor to study caused bad neck ache. Life was headfirst, (HISTORY) age 4, put in a bunkbed, didnt realise, and fell onto my head, unable to move for while, then crawled. age 5, fell off bike landing on head damaging teeth. age 8 ran into a glass door banging head, bounced off, age 14 you know, age 19, hit parked car on pedal bike, no helmet, head first, through the back window, hitting back of the front seat, which hit the dash and sprung me back out the same hole. Age 24 car crash, held the steering wheel tight to miss the windscreen. My shoulder blades bashed my thoracic spine out of line, my neck crunched never recovered. Age 24 played rugby, my head was pushed back, it gave way, the back of my head hit top of thoracic spine.

When syncope or attack takes place, my brain tells me in a split second,I prepare. As I rise, I know I am not going to sustain the stand. It is as if my brain has not the energy or capability to fulfill the stand. I definatley feel slight impairment in my brain or head. My lungs are fit so cant be them.
@@( when c5/c6 was fused, the surgeon told me after opp that my subclavicle vein was crushed) I dont know what this would mean, whether he uncrushed it etc, never said). However, I do know that after that operation, my hands stopped swelling up with blood when I exercised. Prior my fingers would swell up, if I clasped my fingers interlocking them, It was hard to pull them apart. very hot water stoped them stinging, they would go purple. The heat dispersed the blood. Another symptom from the head stamping.
Within 3 or 4 seconds the feeling passes over. It is as if I had a terporary loss of power. It occured today, hard to analyse. I quickly adopt a bent over position, holding the chair below, my neck lordosis would be slighty chin in i think. No longer heavily curved like would occur for a moment naturaly, from a sit to a stand position.
Other than hypo tension, are there any other medical reasons of which could cause this, so I can investigate.
I know I am lucky to be alive, however I appreciate your valuable time.
karen.

Thankyou doctor Corenman for your swift reply, of which I read with great interest. The effort you have put in to create this site is absolutely superb. I will provide a more rounded response over the weekend. In breif I think for me to regain quality or life, be able to work without a collar, and maybe enjoy exercise, sport, once more, I require surgical intervention.
karen wagner