Check out the difference between the3T and 1.5T machines). That sounds like a lot and it is neither craniocervical instability (CCI) and tethered cord syndrome are easy to diagnose and are even more difficult to get treated but her rapid recovery after 8 years of moderate to severe illness is amazing. That was probably due to improving the flow of pooled blood in the legs to the hart. Well said, Michele Brown. Hence why its one of those you dont want to miss complications of rheumatoid arthritis, or dont want to miss for any reason. They were different from the typical CCI/AAI patients. A neurosurgeon saw my MRI in Unrest and emailed me to say."yeah, that 'normal' MRI isn't normal." The path that led me to a diagnosis of craniocervical instability began with the observation that I had intracranial hypertension, a condition some clinicians believe is associated with ME/CFS. For those of us still with ME/CFS, look to others who are not flashes in the pan. Thanks Cort, but my legs are way above my head when I sleep, not the other way. Thats despite that I am a mild/moderate patient who can walk 2 miles on a good day as long as I incorporate enough breaks. Although its painful to take in, its important for patients to hear and read about patients, like Jen and like me, who have recovered in different ways. She will not pursue the tethered cord surgery because of that. Instead my doctor sent me to PT and it helped.for awhile. His partner, Dr. Chedda, now regularly checks for CCI/AAI. You are right though Cort that it raises some difficult emotions. It is not intended as medical advice and should be used for informational purposes only. So it goes for many people whove recovered. So if this mechanical pumping action were important enough for brain blood flow and waste removal then having ME rigid neck and back muscles (and other stuff like connective tissue problems) should pose a challenge to the health of our brains. After graduating from Princeton University with an AB in Politics, she was a freelance journalist in China and East and Southern Africa and a TED Fellow. I felt uneasy writing moderate as well. While there are certainly cases of gradual recoveries using supplements, pacing, and mind/body practices, many of the recovery stories involve unusual, out-of-the-box treatments. Note that physical discomfort in head/neck area is not required! Everything felt to me to be systemic. That road is what took me to being trained as an Ayurvedic Naturopath, medical doctor, and researcher. Both were after all atypical CCI/AAI patients. I use the same process for mental skills. Regenex is another procedure mentioned. low testosterone (possible sign of infection?) By 2012, I progressively lost the ability to read, think, or walk. Not sure whether he meant various Enteroviruses which have an affinity for the brain or more than one type of virus. The problem with doctors is the way they think. Yet it did. I am in this fight until every person living with ME, no matter the cause, has access to diagnosis and care. Or an enteroviral attack which sparked an immune response which attacked those ligaments? She had put off having this surgery until after the promotion from "Unrest" was over. (Brain surgery would probably be worse.) We worked with the best in the field. If I could choose a way to recover which I obviously cant neurosurgery would be one of the last options on my list. Philadelphia or Aspen Vista Collar: Both Jeff and Jen were given valuable information when a Philadelphia Collar or an Aspen Vista collar helped their symptoms, at least for a time. : Jennifer Brea, from her Medium.com blogs Thyroid Surgery And Aftermath In June of 2018, she had a total thyroidectomy due to Stage 1 thyroid cancer. Its possible that an enteroviral infection could be causing the ligament laxity issues in CCI. I didnt think it would be long before some people proclaimed that Jenn had never had it in the first place, even though she was satisfied all the relevant criteria. At one end is simple hypermobility which causes no symptoms, is not a disease and is a trait, like height. Slowly, I moved from very severe, to severe, to moderate on the spectrum. 1946 - Benjamn Brea, Spanish-Venezuelan saxophonist, clarinet player, and conductor . I cannot emphasize this enough, especially for chiari! Is that possible? Some people with CCI also benefit from home neck traction devices. She is good on telling how things are connected to each others and hinting to what I should feel when doing something. Notify me via e-mail if anyone answers my comment. A procedure called AltasPROfilax, specialized chiropractic care and the Perrin technique is another possibility for those with neck issues. Hopefully we will get much more brainstem research. The symptoms are VERY similar to many of our ME CFS symptoms. Hi! Its a definitely recovery if Jen can get away with 30-90 min of weight exercise, light or otherwise. I, Jennifer Breas Amazing ME/CFS Recovering Story: the Spinal Series Pt. My insurance is through the Healthcare Marketplace (ACA), and Im very grateful to have it, as I was uninsurable prior to the ACA, being self-employed with pre-existing conditions. Its a slow process but it was and still is to some extend an essential step in increasing my capabilities again after each crash. It was all about money and about her and her film production career, Agreed. Is it necessary to have headaches or neck pain to possibly have CCI or AAI? I am trying to get the sympathetic dominance under control a bit here. Jeff just interviewed someone who recently had the surgery. For example, I found out that I have: sickle cell trait Good luck on your ongoing search. Who knows what will happen if the nanoneedle provides a diagnostic test? I am improving on electrolytes, high-salt diet, ldn, lauricidin, and several other treatments, but its been a long, exhausting, expensive, and excruciating journey which will probably continue for the rest of my life. (X-rays are not sufficient to test for this condition, however.). If he didnt write it up, how many others didnt either? I would dearly love to get my hands on Mestinon and my mind boggles at the testing regimes and treatments that some patients are offered in the US (as they rightly deserve). Showing up at doctor appointments with published information is the only way I have persuaded doctors to do testing or try treatments. Hi Cort- I cant keep up with all the reading around this issue so I might have missed this, but will their case reports be published? Nor did Mattie the third person with ME/CFS to have recently undergone CCI/AAI surgery. And right around the time that I got the sickest, I experienced a neck injury from a hair salon wash basin (they had me in it for 20 minutes and my neck was killing me afterwards and almost immediately my health took a turn). I have issues and stenosis, but my spine doc doesnt feel surgery is best option for me. Would you share the Hyperzine product thats working for you? Im so happy to hear Jen is improving so quickly and doing so well!! She has been diagnosed with hEDS. In just three days of evaluating me, based on the new imaging . Thank you, thank you, thank you. With EDS, having cranial instability (in addition to instability in many other places in the body) is quite understandable due to the compromised connective tissue. Everybody said how lucky he was to have such a horse. Maybe this piece of information fits into Jennifers recovery story: There is someone on HR forum who has a skeleton structural problem and believes the pelvis takes a key role into this disease. Be sure to check out Jeffs recommendations on his website. https://www.healthrising.org/blog/2013/06/16/heads-up-are-you-missing-an-easy-way-to-improve-sleep-and-health/. Barnden proposed problems in the brainstem could be inhibiting the flow of signals from the motor cortex in the brain to the muscles. EDS is a difficult and painful thing. Two methods can provide an indication that CCI/AAI might be present. This is one of the problems with ME/CFS is that it is a truly a diagnosis of exclusion. The need to get the news out to make sure that everyone benefits is one reason we need strong advocacy networks everywhere now. I am with Fibromyalgia and I am reading the book above have not finised yet It looks promissing .!!!! Not even Mestinon, an old and safe drug which Jen, by the way, found that helped her. Management advice for both hEDS and HSD is the same., I agree, misdiagnosis big time. I can do occasional spurts, but exercise of any intensity other than slow walk for more than a few minutes at a time definitely cause PEM for me. It is wonderful to see these kinds of stories, and for so many reasons. I was born sick (MMAS), my brother was born sick (mastocytosis) and my son was born sick (MCAS). According to one site, though, these ligaments get reduced blood flows which is another issue in ME/CFS which does make one wonder if CCI/AAI is a more a risk for people with ME/CFS. It really helps pull together all the threads! food list I could not believe the foods I reacted to already & it goes undiagnosed, one girl she is allergic to her braces in her mouth she has the illness she is also Allergic to stainless Steel products knives forks spoons pots pans etc. low vitamin D. Try to make sense of that (because I cannot)?! On hisMechanicalbasis website, Jeff provides crucial advice for getting tested and fully diagnosed including how to get your scans into the right hands. Sheeze wish Jen Brea would stop messing with ME. In the end, my dream is that all of the suffering caused by this disease and the large effort needed to combat it will increase understanding of this disease as a series of mechanisms, learn how to differentiate between symptoms that drive this disease and symptoms that are the result of fighting this disease and result in a sort of extensive diagnostics and treatment plan that gets to the root of our health issues. Compare it to be used to ride a car and all of a sudden having that car replaced by a truck for mining operations. Cort, A lot of us are going to have these presentations or one of them or none of them because the SYNDROME presentation of Hereditary Alpha Tryptasemia (a mast cell disorder) and the SYNDROME of MCAS is: Hereditary alpha tryptasemia syndrome is a condition characterized by high blood tryptase levels, and by several symptoms associated with multiple organ systems. I wouldnt be surprised if Jennifers operation helped drain toxins from the spine. 1) ME causes all cells in the body to work differently compared to before and that includes brain cells. I found them after PT worsened by double cervical herniated discs, a few years ago. Dr. Rowes report highlights how important it is to get Jeff and Jens and others history into a case report in the scientific literature. My difficulty swallowing remains unchanged but I was told if the osteophytes increased in size and I couldnt swallow, I would have to have surgery. The other thing that happens is that the tension in the brain part of the bag rises a bit. This illness is so confusing. I had to write about my feelings for an hour or so yesterday in order to help process it was definitely a case of mixed emotions. in belgium. Sinus surgery proved the cure for Diane. Jennifer Brea I do not believe was ever diagnosed with EDS. My grand hypothesis is that whatever caused their CCI/AAI is at work in other ME/CFS patients but is manifesting differently.Hopefully we will know at some point. Jennifers) aids recovery because somehow the procedure enables toxins to drain away from the spine and brain? Instead of thinking, The patient cannot stand still, are there any structural problems that could -even partially- restrict blood flow to the head?. Jennifer Brea 2.8K Followers http://jenniferbrea.com More from Medium Mark Schaefer 20 Entertaining Uses of ChatGPT You Never Knew Were Possible Mehek Kapoor in Stories From Heart This woman. I and others had surgery, some at CINN in Chicago, but I saw E Neurosurgeons to confirm. Nickel is an every single food, pretty much. I can work now. Could Jen and Jeff and the 20 people on Phoenix Rising who have tested positive for CCI/AAI be the ME/CFS wing of CCI/AAI? That said, I dont blame patients objecting to this kind of recovery story. I have not come across a doctor in that time that either understands or knows about CFS so there has not been a diagnosis; usually just shrugged shoulders. The winner for one recent onset but severely ill patient was desmopressin something that doesnt work that well for most. He said he didnt have time. June 1st will mark one year since my full recovery. Jen Brea, Steps per day Jen Brea before and after surgery (see blue line) (From https://forums.phoenixrising.me/threads/my-me-is-in-remission.76324/). Thanks so much Cort. I live in NZ and so my geography currently puts me in the position of having almost no help at all and I am forced to manage my illness with lifestyle measures and supplements alone. From 2012 to 2015 I used a Lyme and heavy metal treatment program. Jennifer Brea: I have craniocervical and atlantoaxial instability. One of the key side effects, apparently, of diphenhydramine is sleepiness. * What holds for improved blood flow in the brain should also hold for improved flow of lymph in the recently discovered lymphatic system in the brain. After three surgeries in December 2018 and January 2019, all of my symptoms of ME (and POTS) are in remission. Being able to write an article that reflects both the happiness for Jen and being pleased for any of us who find a way back whilst recognising there are other complex emotional responses going on is an honest thing to do. And I also wanted to express how much I love how you write, Cort with this example being particularly resonant (and delightful): When (recovery/remission) occurs, it often occurs using nontraditional approaches found teetering on the skinny branches of the medical system. Dejuergen, if in theory Jen and Jeffs CCI was caused by inflammation triggered by an virus why would treating the CCI heal all symptoms, surely some illness would still be remaining? movement problems in ME/CFS. multi- and mold-susceptible genes But the other hand is less delightful. Neither could have pointed to their head/neck area as a likely cause of their illness. At least now, she is out of her pain. She didnt have ME and i found her film attention seeking. Shes been in a wheelchair almost her entire time with this disease. EDS does run in his family. 'Charismatic, smart and determined': Jennifer Brea with her partner, Omar Wasow. https://www.healthrising.org/forums/threads/how-bad-can-ehlors-danlos-syndrome-get-really-really-bad.2205/. This was a friend of mine and it was horrible for her. If so, might I ask who performed her surgery? It requires a keen eye, and the ability to think outside the box. The larger bugbear for me, however, is the issue of money. But mostly they make me want to keep on keeping onkeep organizing my efforts as best I canand, to have faith in what I feel internally and observe about myself, even if those things cannot easily be seen, diagnosed, described, or defined. We hear stories about how there have been no reports of adverse effects of x, y, or z but then you look and there are lots of anecdotal reports. Contact info: (215) 895-2808, efd22@drexel.edu Find more info on AllPeople about Liz Delany and Drexel University, as well as people who work for similar businesses nearby, colleagues for other branches, and more people with a similar name. When it occurs, it often occurs using nontraditional approaches found teetering on the skinny branches of the medical system. Thats how genuine he is. Thanks Nancy. Dr. Petra Klinge, a pediatric neurosurgeon who specializes in tethered cord syndrome, has proposed that a underlying tethered cord might be a risk factor for developing . I tried so hard to get help and they didnt seem to care. The next week, the chief led a war party against another tribe. I absolutely feel she should not feel any guilt. What has helped somewhat is daily valacyclovir. Theyre probably a lot easier to get a hold of than a neurosurgeon. I have a mild chiari that is not obstructing flow but what happens when I have inflammation? More potential for movement in the pelvic area that could cause destabilisation upwards into the spine and neck? amzn_assoc_bg_color = "FFFFFF"; The information found on Health Rising is mostly put together by people with ME/CFS and/or FM. Almost immediately I began feeling with more energy, clarity of mind and happiness. This is sad situation for those who are sick with the Real ME, Post Viral Enterovirus, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis is Atypical Poliomyelitis. Im fighting when I have the energy but I dont feel I will triumph. Its interesting to me to look at the mast cell angle. The common thread between the two is choline, the precursor to the neurotransmitter, acetylcholine, which appears to be low and/or impaired in people with ME CFS. Amy, re raising your head or raising your feet for sleeping: I found raising my head (through one of those anti-reflux cushions) killed my neck! Not to mention the ability to take off of work. Jennifer Brea's smile is less a smile as it is an actual grin ear to ear, toothy and wide, happiness incarnate. You need an individual practitioner (teacher in Alexander Technique lingo) though there are a few things you can do at home on your own. And NONE of these recovery stories have passed the test yet as far as I know. Check it out here: https://www.mechanicalbasis.org/interviews.html. Her debut feature, Unrest, premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and received the US Documentary Special Jury Award For Editing. https://www.facebook.com/MegsEDS.MedicalJourney/posts/it-is-with-great-sadness-to-share-this-this-hits-way-too-close-to-home-this-is-n/2302315926661395/. Brigitte: how is your financial situation? People too often tout X as the recovery method when the recovery may well have been just a coincidence; you never know unless you do controlled trial. Its a hard thing to swallow, but that remains the current state of our knowledge. Hip alluded to that possibility. My question is why was I constantly told you have CFS and there is nothing we can offer but GET and CBT.. Jeff, Mike Dessin, and the heavy metal poisoning patient were more similar to Whitney Dafoe than your run of the mill (but still incredibly limited) ME/CFS patient and yet they fully recovered. We could not avoid the unsafe people during this process that took us at least 3 years and only one surgery accomplished. For me, the recovery stories provide hope and are a sign not to give up, to stay curious, to keep reading and asking questions. I have mild CFS, I work full time, but its tough. Just think about how you try to get stuck objects unstuck: not by keep pushing onto it but by alternately push fort back forth back. kryptopyroluria The ceremony is to be led by Henry Louis Gates Jr . She speculated and conjectured on Medium that she might fit the mold of EDS, but there is disagreement within that community (join and search hypermobility through the backlog discussion on the Cusack protocol group) over what constitutes an EDS diagnosis and what does a hypermobility spectrum disorder. Keep getting better, advocating, and now enjoying yourself! So I had to learn that component by doing it slowly, observing how it went and how it felt and repeating it. Surgery is considered the last option a good thing, as Jeff lists only four neurosurgeons (3 in the U.S. and one in Europe) proficient in this kind of surgery. Im still waiting ?. One of these docs talked to me about people like us having angry or unhappy brains and he can do procedure on someone and they have major improvement and on another and no major improvement. I appreciated your your emphasis on the importance of staying curious, given the wide variety of ways out of illness that some people are finding. The EDS / ME/CFS connection is getting ever more interesting. Jennifer Brea is an American documentary filmmaker and activist. We have had to deal with mountains of misinformation over the past 30 years, with a long line of false hopes, quack treatments and cures. This has happened maybe 8-10 times in 7 years. Ken Anbender recovered from 26 years of hell using the Pridgen Protocol. Thanks. Slightly off topic, but just to let others know that diphenhydramine as per Dr Younger has made a huge difference to my cfs. Amy, not knowing truly more about your situation, you did not have the correct type of imaging. Talk about a head trip! BTW, there were several miraculous recoveries from brain stenting as well. She was also a caregiver and an advocate from the beginning of the AIDS epidemic. 2) Why is there such a prevalence of women in the ME patient population? They believe our cells go into a sort of hibernation, Dauer after an initial onset of the disease and try and wait the danger out. It did worsen my instability, which is how I got diagnosed and treated. Lets go back to Naviauxs research and Ron Davis comments on it. Its wonderful work you are doing, Cort! Not knowing the problem at hand might be even more complex then anticipated doesnt magically makes the problem easier to solve. II, Spinal Stenosis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Fibromyalgia: The Spinal Series #2, An interview with Mattie three months post CCI/AAI surgery, Health update #2: My POTS is in remission. I cant sleep (for years). Neurosurgeons and other EDS specialists have expounded on the connection between CCI and forms of dysautonomia such as postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) . She was recruited to the faculty of the Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurological Sciences, in Glasgow, where she remains to this day, and now has British and Canadian citizenship. At the same time I learned that I still could do very simple basic movements well. Brea co-skabte ogs en virtual reality-film, der havde premiere p Tribeca Film Festival. I can understand the objection, but I wouldnt call Jen Brea case a misdiagnosis. Happiness that someone who has been so ill may no longer be suffering. This type of surgery is absolutely not an appropriate treatment for illnesses such as ME. There are 21 other people named Liz Delany on AllPeople. Now that I am walking down this pathway myself, Im experiencing some very contrary feelings, as you discuss. I am happy for Jeff and Jan! Sadly, no matter the current confusion out there, MECFS remains a diagnosis of exclusion. amzn_assoc_ad_type = "responsive_search_widget"; High oxidative and nitrosative stress can also damage the brainstem. We are lucky shes still alive. Jen and Jeffs experiences are shining a bright light on a potentially very important, and until recently, little explored area of the brain the brainstem. I had 4 episodes of viral thyroiditis before I had it removed. Even with good neurosurgeons surgery is often a crude solution for something that may have an elegant molecular solution in the future . Van Elzakker pointed to four ways the brainstem may be involved in ME/CFS: See The Brainstem, Vagus Nerve, Neuroinflammation and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: The VanElzakker Way. 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