Syringomyelia

Vintage please accept my apologies, you did indeed post the syringomyelia thread and I thank you.

Post it Mikeq. Gross us out.

image is on my computer. how do I upload when there's no 'browse' facility?

Mikeq, try this. Does your screen on this forum give you the choice between Quick Repjy and Full Reply? It would be written on the turquoise bar above where you write the message. Choose Full Reply. Then you'll get more choices. Pick Attach Image.

Thank you for sharing mikeq ,
You had described it right. With all that medicine can do there is so much more that they can't and if you are one of the unlucky ones it's sorry ,see you later. Now you are another medicine mans' problem . Knowing full well they aren't able to help some of us either. I wish that I had a copy of mine that I could share, but I don't.

I fed “Small syrinx with craniocaudal dimension of 1.1 cm” into Google and learned a little.

First., 1.1 centimeters = 0.433 inch. So, your syrinx, Steven, measures a little less than a half inch, as seen from a craniocaudal direction.

“Craniocaudal” is a word that describes the direction of the x-ray beam.
“The beam enters at the cranial end of the part being examined and exits at the caudal end. craniocaudal view. in a system of nomenclature of radiographic positioning used in animals, means the path that the beam takes from the x-ray tube to the film, passing from the head end of the animal towards its tail.”
medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/craniocaudal+view

“A syrinx is a fluid-filled cavity within the spinal cord (syringomyelia) or brain stem (syringobulbia). Predisposing factors include craniocervical junction abnormalities, previous spinal cord trauma, and spinal cord tumors.” www.merckmanuals.com/professional/neurologic-disorders/spinal-cord-disorders/syrinx-of-the-spinal-cord-or-brain-stem

“Syringomyelia is a rare neurogenic disease which can damage the spinal cord due to formation of a fluid-filled area in the form of a cyst (Syrinx), usually found in the high cervical spine. (Also found in lumbar area but this is very rare)
The name derives from the word Syrinx, greek for a tube-formed object and the Myelum, referring to the spinal cord.”
www.physio-pedia.com/Syringomyelia

And here is a forum where others with a syrinx share their experiences with medical professionals.
“Many of us struggle with physicians who seem to believe that symptoms correlate strongly with syrinx size, even though there is no supporting research. I say the patient's own senses are a powerful diagnostic tool; listen to your patient.
I have 3-4mm syrinx at widest.. c4-c7 and t4-t12.. No chiari visible on brain mri. (diagnosis 8/2005).”
syringo.blogspot.com/2006/05/small-syrinx-can-cause-big-problems.html