This is the short version of //[[:kpaddock:my_story|My Story]]//:

In 1989 I was in a car accident.  I [[:resources:tbi|hit the left side of my head]] on the door jamb and got a [[:resources:sideways_whiplash|sideways whiplash]].

Many days later I had a concussion.   Soon thereafter I started getting excruciating headaches anytime that I was not laying down.

After 35 doctors not knowing what was causing this excruciating headache I gave up on doctors.  I then spent the next 20+ years studying medical texts learning all I could about the spine and the brain.

In 2012 I finally learned what I had was a Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Leak, which set us on a path to get it treated.

The research into CSF Leaks is only about ten years old.  I had the headache for 23 years!  My body rejected the treatment.

In the end //I hung myself// to stop the pain.

<WRAP><WRAP left>
{{:kpaddock:chiari_image.jpg?200|}}</WRAP>Low CSF pressure causes pseudo [[:resources:resource|Chiari]], as shown in the drawing.  Things are getting yanked on that were never meant to be yanked on!  This causes the excruciating headache.</WRAP>

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