I was diagnosed with Chiari when I was about 36. Before it was found/diagnosed I had so much back pain that I had a Dr. give me a shot at the bottom of my spinal cord that took the pain away for 3 months. Well since then I have been diagnosed with DDD, Facet Joint Disease, Sleep Apnea, Fibromyalgia and I had 3 cadavier bones put in my neck. I have went through all the symptom checklist listed and I have everyone of the problems caused by Chiari. I live in Alaska and I have literally had to explain to many of the Doctors up here what it is. All they tell me is that my brain isn t hanging out far enough to do anything about it. I went to a Neurologist that specicalizes in seizures because at the same time I was diagnosed with Chiari I started having seizures. My seizures have gotten worse and apparently they are coming from both sides of my brain. During one of the gran mal seizures I literally quit breathing to the point they had to give me oxygen. This Dr. wants to send me to the Swedish Medical Center for the seizures. Would I be better off seeing someone for the Chiari than the seizures? With all the symptoms that I have and I have every one of them what should I do? I am beyond confused, frusterated and severely depressed. Not to mention constant pain in my back, legs, arms, feet and pretty much everywhere. They have went as far as give me facet injection many years ago. I don t know what to do. To make matters worse I am on Alaska Medicade and honestly these Dr s up here don t know what they are doing. Im afraid it is gonna be to late to do anything after all I am 47 now. Please help me understand what I should do because honestly my memory is getting worse and worse. Some days I have good days memory wise but I am in constant pain. I am on Social Security and I need help I cannot afford to pay for any help I can get