A British journalist discovered that after years of headaches, his brain was “leaking” from his skull. Georgia Lambert, 28, from West Sussex, was diagnosed with Arnold-Chiari syndrome, a malformation of part of the skull, and syringomyelia, which is the development of a fluid cavity within the spinal cord.
Lambert told her story in the British newspaper The Times, where she now works. Both conditions are usually diagnosed when the baby is born. However, in her case, determination of the condition came only during adolescence.
“I was misdiagnosed and discredited for 18 years, and so helpless when taken seriously that instead of complaining about boys with my friends, I woke up wondering how long I had to live.”
In an interview with the British newspaper The Sun, he explained that he often went to the hospital with a headache. “I knew the pain wasn’t normal and no one would really understand what I was going through. A lot of times people didn’t believe me and it was a real struggle,” she said.
makeup and diets
Georgia remembers developing leg injuries that didn’t heal during her school years. “I was in London looking for a make-up that covered everything and nothing seemed to work.”
In her report to The Times, Georgia stated that she even followed diets that promised to help her stop the symptoms she was having at the time, but nothing worked. She also said that her suffering was discredited several times, as she was “too young to feel pain,” according to doctors.
Because of this, the young woman spent years not fully knowing the truth of her body. “My family really had to work hard to come up with a diagnosis for me,” she said.
Diagnosed at 17
Georgia was only able to prove at the age of 17 that the pain she felt was the result of a rare syndrome.
“My doctor paused to breathe before trying to pronounce either condition. He then explained that the back of my brain was leaking out of my skull, which caused fluid-filled cysts to form on my spinal cord.”
Three weeks after turning 18, Georgia finally had surgery. “It seems strange, but I was touched. I cried, I was so happy. [ao perceber] I wasn’t afraid,” he declared.
He says he still has to deal with other health issues from the condition, such as hand tremors, back pain, and a brain leak to his skull.
But the journalist says she is “decisive” to “walk again” and fight so that chronic pain is seen as a valid disability, in hopes of helping others in the same situation.
source: Noticias
