Sometimes Im winning, sometimes I definitely arent. Over several years that improved my abilities and life quality from near none to a lot better but still limited. 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? This is such an obstacle that it almost makes me wish Id never heard of CCI! As you highlight, this type of surgery is very risky it should only be undertaken where the evidence is clear and the surgeon is competent. Thanks. Alexander Technique is big in the UK and the US, and probably Canada. I have mild CFS, I work full time, but its tough. Director Jennifer Brea in the documentary Unrest, about chronic fatigue syndrome Leslie Felperin Thu 19 Oct 2017 05.00 EDT Last modified on Thu 15 Feb 2018 07.00 EST and not as referrable to any specific part of my anatomy for the vast majority of my illness. Happiness that someone who has been so ill may no longer be suffering. Kaiser Permanente Inglewood Medical Offices is a medical group practice located in Inglewood, CA that specializes in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine. My body aches and couldnt turn my head without severe symptoms. At an attempt to throw it all at the wall and see what sticks. While she was pursuing her PhD at Harvard, she fell ill and was . Brea co-skabte ogs en virtual reality-film, der havde premiere p Tribeca Film Festival. Jen and Jeffs stories place a new emphasis on the brainstem in ME/CFS. 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. A halo or cervical brace is worn while the bones completely fuse together. We will trial SCIG soon. That was probably due to improving the flow of pooled blood in the legs to the hart. Her symptoms caused by the brain stem compression & tethered spinal cord were just very similar to the symptoms of ME/CFS, she has surgery to correct the spinal & vertebrae/brain stem deformity & all the symptoms have gone!! Her debut feature, Unrest, premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and received the US Documentary Special Jury Award For Editing. The problem with doctors is the way they think. Brea, Jennifer (May 20, 2019). Agreed. Hi Ruth hEDS and hypermobility were often interchangeable until the recent criteria establishment. The body/being truly does want to heal, and its only a matter of knowing how to support that I can speak from very personal experience, having been erroneously diagnosed with another chronic incurable condition interstitial cystitis. The sick raise their heads to be counted again. Mattie, a web developer in the Netherlands, had a gradual onset, of ME/CFS in 2010 and slowly declined over time. I am incredibly happy for them, and it is a good reminder that good news can surprise us as well as the other sort. Maybe it does then. She couldnt even get the facts right here. Brigitte: how is your financial situation? So many people have had CCI and tethered cord surgeries and are not cured. 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. Retrieved June 3, 2019. His tour was at least factually backed and supported by many state and national advocates with whom he worked plus ME/CFS Australia Ltd who provided him with a thorough briefing on the situation here and key influencers.. * There is a small but enduring cycle of spinal fluid being moved from the bag to the tail and vice versa. They say IIH manifesting as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, rather than going all the way and saying that this might be one of the underlying factors in ME/CFS. It did worsen my instability, which is how I got diagnosed and treated. She has an AB from Princeton University and was a PhD student at Harvard until sudden illness left her bedridden. The saddest thing is how the healthcare system didnt help at all. Yes. I would put anyone whos in a wheelchair as having a severe illness however. youve forgotten them or they are lost to you. Now today, my neck hurts everyday especially at the base of my head. I had constant vertigo, extreme light and sound sensitivity, sensory processing disorder problems that were so uncomfortable I would beg god to let me die. If I could choose a way to recover which I obviously cant neurosurgery would be one of the last options on my list. You are right though Cort that it raises some difficult emotions. Merck reported that symptom improvement during a procedure called Invasive Cervical Traction (ICT) where ones head is pulled upward by a pulley system can help diagnose CCI/AAI. Yes we more than ever need a good diagnostic test think, though, about how much controversy THAT will raise when some people with clear ME/cFS symptoms, onset and other tests, dont test positive which Im sure will happen! Ehlers Danlos has that plus a bunch of other issuesGI issues, stretchy skin, thin skin, easy bruising, abnormal scarring, prolapse, blue sclera, etc, plus all the comorbidities (POTS, MCAS, migraines, etc). and many of my autonomic manifestations, including POTS, under control. What I want to know is why arent you and Jen counting Dr. Rowes patients as having recovered from spinal surgery? I and others had surgery, some at CINN in Chicago, but I saw E Neurosurgeons to confirm. I also wonder if the long term bed rest could contribute to ligament laxity (?). (Unpublished data.) But if it would make it more flexible (or allow better spinal tail deformation) then this spinal tail puling should result in a bigger effect in the above three parameters. Its the first comment of dejurgen with 6 replies of myself to it to break it up in smaller pieces. I have videos, and written testimonials, and Glen Miller aged in his Sixties can be interviewed in, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Besides, if I could pick one person to get well one person who, if healthy, could advance our cause the most it would undoubtedly be Jen Brea. Surprisingly, I find I sleep best with my legs higher than my head. Maybe, maybe not. 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. The Spinal Series Pt. I have read many stories on my EDS forum about this problem of a missed diagnosis. The money issue raises its head no surprise there really. It is clear that there is no single cause and we need to learn whatever we can from individual cases that may be of help to various subsets of patients, whose lives have been blighted by this dreadful illness. 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. Finding an unusual treatment that works is fairly typical in people who recover. One liter of saline x5 week dripped slowly at night took away flu like symptoms. I wonder if anyone looked at the thyroid tissue for viruses. Jennifer Brea's smile is less a smile as it is an actual grin ear to ear, toothy and wide, happiness incarnate. Jennifer Brea is an independent filmmaker based in Los Angeles. I immediately also got a mixed feeling when reading about her recovery. I have a normal life, just I am not the same I used to be. Nor could I ever feel any envy. via a stunting of the anti-inflammatory response. She now helps lead a neurosurgery practice. Thank you for using these stories to educate and to keep hope afloat. Medium. As to but her rapid recovery after 8 years of moderate to severe illness is amazing I wonder: did you not mean moderate to severe ME? Ask the doctors in UK who have stayed true to what ME is. There it can help moving blood in the capillaries (as CBF pressure should mechanically speaking help determine amount of blood flow in the brain) and even better help removing debris in the capillaries as oscillating movements often are better at getting stuck debris unstuck. (herpes 4 seems to be the current candidate). What is very different about the Ayurvedic training and Western Medical Doctor, is as you alluded to calling a symptom or collection of symptoms a definitive disease. I take it at night Help me fall asleep and most of the time sleep through the night . Thanks so much Cort. Doctors told Jen Brea that her symptoms were psychosomatic, so she filmed herself and turned to the Internet for guidance. amzn_assoc_default_search_key = ""; I still suffer with fatigue and PEM but I can at least manage my symptoms better with this supplement. Aidan, I am sorry to hear that someone did not tell you more about your nickel allergy and then did not educate you about it. She knew her PEM was gone immediately after the CCI/AAI surgery. A word of caution. I only started the Perrin exercises about 6 months ago so that cant be why the hump is lessened. I have had M.E since developing Adult on-set Stills Disease in 2011. To think that something like an environmental toxin can (amongst other things) invoke an immune responsethat can (amongst other things) affect the strength of connective tissuethat causes (amongst other things) hyper-mobility in key spinal jointscompression of the brainstemand POTSwhich, in itself, leads to so many other far-reaching symptomsand internal compensatory mechanisms (which cause symptoms of their own, and have many other systemic implications). 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. They may experience pain and dislocations, have a poor sense of where their joints are without looking, be prone to injury, have curvature of the spine, and degenerative joint and bone disease. Maybe, he said. Its going to get really interesting! I was diagnosed with CFS about a year ago, after several years of struggle. Not even Mestinon, an old and safe drug which Jen, by the way, found that helped her. BTW, there were several miraculous recoveries from brain stenting as well. That does not mean similar examples such as Breas are not real, but are the exception. 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. Brea also co-created a virtual reality film which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival. Three months post-surgery hes nowhere near healthy, but hes no longer mostly bedridden, POTS, dysautonomia, headaches and neck pain have disappeared, and he has more energy. Pressure headaches generated by things like yawning, laughing, crying, coughing, sneezing or straining. 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. So weve got a small spinal fluid pump / mixer which may be a good thing. Compare it to be used to ride a car and all of a sudden having that car replaced by a truck for mining operations. These are not symptoms that are easy to fake.. The title is triggering and I am sure it is for people like me who were broken by the process and people who did not find relief and people fearing they cannot manage this physically, emotionally and financially. Just wanted to say that the Perrin technique, mentioned above, plus other osteopathic techniques, did nothing to me. He doesnt even have ME/CFS and was genuine, heart-felt and went out of his way to help our community raise much needed publicity as well as give so much of his time. I did it because that is how Jen described herself. Directors Jennifer Brea Starring Jennifer Brea, Omar Wasow Genres We read articles and studies and we just believe until we start digging. off of the brainstem. 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. All we can hope for, is that this research helps future generations. Thanks Nancy. long story version coming soon. Again, none of this has been a cure but with pacing, infection and stress avoidance, and staying within preset limits (total daily steps and anaerobic heart rate), Im less sick and have an improved, albeit still limited, quality of life. The cardiologist and the neurosurgeon both said my symptoms could not be explained by these finding and in October of 2008 I was diagnosed with CFS. Sheeze wish Jen Brea would stop messing with ME. 1981 - Jennifer Tisdale, American actress and singer; 1981 - Kristaps Valters, Latvian basketball player . To add to the problem, we dont always know what information is relevant and what is not. Borderline Intracranial Hypertension Manifesting as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Treated by Venous Sinus Stenting Most of us with MCAS dont have HAT, so your daughters case is unique. The same happens for example when the blood flow to the brain is impaired by inflammation blocking good brain liquid drainage. I cannot emphasize this enough, especially for chiari! First of all, Im super happy about Jennifer Breas recovery and for new directions for research to go in that this brings about. Since valacyclovir those symptoms are not near as severe. People unaware of this may underestimate how debilitating this moderate to severe illness truly is. He didnt consider himself a candidate for the surgery but was living near a center in Germany which could do the tests. In the aftermath, she rediscovered her first love, film. She also helped to found MEAction and has fought for recognition for CFS. If theres x amount more symptoms its eds. I am happy for Jeff and Jan! They were different from the typical CCI/AAI patients. Accepting our current status through a critical analysis of all claims to the contrary is the only way we can move ahead. Thankfully, Jen has made it clear thats she will remain active and I imagine be more active than ever. Dr Perrins therapy is a specific type of massage The Perrin Technique which helps to drain toxins from the spine and brain. Thanks for sharing this Cort. Likes: Hope4, . We may have weird neurological symptoms that do not squarely fit onto any list, and a growing number of us (not without some controversy!) Jens CCI surgery could be just another coincidence. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Subscribe To Health Risings Free Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia Information, HEALTH RISING IS NOT A 501 (c) 3 NON-PROFIT. ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, and long COVID blogs here. Best of luck! Omar Wasow, Jennifer Brea and Anna Deavere Smith attend the HBO "Notes from the Field" Sundance Dinner at The St. Regis Deer Valley on January 20,. amzn_assoc_placement = ""; This line holds the long tail of the spinal fluid bag. amzn_assoc_region = "US"; Brea's health unraveled three years ago. Its to do with the large protein molecules (i.e. CCI/AAI after all, can be caused by a number of factors one of which apparently, is an ME/CFS-like illness. I am absolutely thrilled to hear such wonderful news! Who knows what will happen if the nanoneedle provides a diagnostic test? Rheumatoid arthritis is a main cause of CCI. (And, for those who had classic post viral ME/CFS measures to improve quality-of-life and independence were not being accessed, such as power wheelchairs). People get defensive because we hear these stories and there is never a cure all, plus these things involve a lot of energy and risk emotionally on so many levels including continued exposure to the medical community. 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. So glad some are helped, but its not something to jump into without lots of research. Most neurosurgeons arent trained to recognize craniocervical instability, and finding an imaging facility that does the right kind of scans can take time. It was 2017. 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. Im so happy to hear Jen is improving so quickly and doing so well!! It has helped a lot with my pain and function, though not a cure. Our goal has to be to assist the medical system in its evolution, to keep the hope alive, to keep sharing, to have the courage to keep knocking on closed doors, and eventually getting the light to shine through. @Kim It was a bit devastating at the time, but I just carried on thinking my memorisation capabilities would return. This also could explain all her symptoms and maybe her recovery. I believe now that the arthritis in my neck is stopping or slowing down the flow of toxins that get drained from the head..i have constant sinus infections etc. This is why Im curious if Jens MCAS or mast cell activation came on as a result of environmental trigger (mold) or has a genetic origin. HIP on the Phoenix Rising Forums suggested an intriguing pathogen connection. I was misdiagnosed with conversion disorder (a modern name for hysteria) and became bedridden. Sweet is a neurosurgeon in Cleveland, Ohio and is affiliated with University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center.She received her medical degree from Georgetown University School of . Both were classic ME patients with all that implies (post-exertional malaise (PEM), viral infections, MCAS, POTS, sensory sensitivities). The fact remains, that while there are things we can do to make us feel better, ME/CFS remains a disease whose cause and cure is still unknown. Currently she is practicing Ayurveda and for the first time in 6 years she is getting improvements in many . They think, Plenty of pectus patients do not have ME, so pectus does not play a role in this. Saying that a viral onset causes this disease it too short of an explanation. Its not a difficult diagnosis when youre training encompasses actually looking for this. 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. It makes sense as those are computational far far less complex to do. Sounds like a case of misdiagnosis to me! Lets go back to Naviauxs research and Ron Davis comments on it. So this makes me wonder if Jeff or Jen showed signs of MCD from the beginning. As Dr. Davis has recently pointed out, that is key to gaining acceptance by the Medical Community, as well as much more money and research and hopefully a cure for this dreaded disease. Ive been working on intentionally breaking that suspected cycle at multiple points within it all at once whatever parts I can most easily get my own two hands on and have had far more success with that approach than my previous, more scattered, attempts.). All of this was noted in August of 2008 two months after my initial event on June 8, 2008. I always chalked it up to POTS and Im an expert at dealing with weird shit going on in my body anyway. Everything felt to me to be systemic. Carol. Jeff anyone who have consulted with Dr Bolonesse help confused! Jen Brea. The NPI number of Jennifer Brea is 1770123416 and was assigned on January 2020. She didnt have ME and i found her film attention seeking. 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. It all comes to late. i now wonder if there is a way to create bone loss. So, if you have some of the more exaggerated symptoms that Jennifer had (more on the uncommon side of ME/CFS), be sure to go to a doctor who has access to this specialized imaging! extremely elevated cortisol awakening response For some people it follows a virus, for others it comes on after a car crash or stressful life circumstances; for others its due to mercury poisoning etc. I wouldnt read too much into it till a study shows that CFS patients suffer from CCI more often than by chance and that CCI surgery relieves CFS by more than a chance. It was really hard to read. For more info call me at 650-868-0603, Hi! The difference is important. I asked him to write a case study documenting my before and after (dramatically declined) cardiopulmonary test results. Not knowing the problem at hand might be even more complex then anticipated doesnt magically makes the problem easier to solve. But i am very happy for her . I'm now in full remission. Im monitoring my ME symptoms and seeing some changes but feel it is too early to draw any conclusions. . I am with Fibromyalgia and I am reading the book above have not finised yet It looks promissing .!!!! I love that she went VERY QUIET when she realised it was not in fact ME/CFS but the CCI thing. Thats one of the startling things about this condition. Pt I The Brainstem Series. I agree- its very important! What this paper,(and the Jennifer Brea case as well) shows once again is the importance of a proper workup by a good physician to rule out all potential causes of their symptoms. Thanks for the comment. Have you ruled out Chiari or Craniocervical Instability (CCI) as a cause of your CFS, 20 patients now found positive for CCI / AAI, there must be many more, Tracking CCI / AAI MRI & Treatment outcomes, Regenexx for craniocervical instability: my experience, Pursuing CCI/AAI, have questions, former high jumper & figure skater. Thanks Esther, a blog on Dr. Rowes reports on spinal stenosis is coming up. Exactly Issue. With all the other factors Jen and Jeff had the POTS, MCAS, the fact that Jen was taking several drugs that often help with ME/CFS my guess is that she would test positive on Rons test that their brand of CCI/AAI basically caused ME/CFS while other brands of CCI/AAI do not. The interview includes a particularly good discussion of the doctor and the decision to have the surgery. We worked with the best in the field. But better not cured. The Zebra Network and other websites report three central symptoms of craniocervical instability (CCI): Other symptomscan include neck pain, central or mixed sleep apnea, facial pain or numbness, balance and coordination problems and vertigo, dizziness, fainting, vision issues, difficulty swallowing, choking, tinnitus, nausea, vomiting, paralysis, downward nystagmus (irregular eye movements). Ill leave Jennifer and others to judge upon how it affects them. 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? I am so happy for Jen Brea and I hope that she extracts every ounce of joy out of her newfound health and second chance at life. But it would mean that every single Jennifer, Jeff and the many others help shed light on a single aspect of this complex disease and help pull all of us bit by bit out of this swamp. Each episode of CFS would start out with cold sores, sore throat, severe fatigue, sleep disruption, achy joints and muscles, etc. . Studying the brainstem requires special techniques not usually used in brain imaging. She's even a certified medical acupuncturist! CHIARI-1 MALFORMATION 8mm, rounded morphology (08/07/2008); 5mm, peg-like morphology (08/26/2014), Mild CROWDING OF THE FORAMEN MAGNUM (08/07/2008), DIMINISHED CSF PULSATION IN THE DORSAL ASPECT OF THE FORAMEN MAGNUM (08/07/2008), Mild degenerative changes are present throughout the cervical spine with posterior disk bulges from C2-C3 to the C6-C7. The collars do not always improve symptoms, however. Hey Cort! We BOTH had neck symptoms only after dental surgery (for him) and thyroidectomy (for me). The symptoms matched. It was all about money and about her and her film production career, Agreed. Colby said they could find the suspected neurotropic viruses implicated in ME by this tried and tested method if samples were taken early in the illness but its no longer done. I take one pill in the morning and one in the early evening. Oh Brigitte, I am so sorry. ), Your email address will not be published. Thanks. The winner for one recent onset but severely ill patient was desmopressin something that doesnt work that well for most. It makes me unbalanced as there is so much to relearn and few usable time and energy. Were complex beings and even a remarkable story like hers can bring up a mix of emotions. Instead of thinking, The patient cannot stand still, are there any structural problems that could -even partially- restrict blood flow to the head?. Even though I have a super sensitive digestive system, and always have, Ive had no adverse affects. One thing that you didnt mention is that chiari and CCI are not all that uncommon in people with Ehlers-Danlos Syndromethough not especially common either. Required fields are marked *. If she had craniocervical instability (or any other variation of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome) and that explained most all of her symptoms it was not MECFS and never was. Its wonderful work you are doing, Cort! They (hers & others) can distract us from the underlying cause of this devastating illness so many of us have. I find that quite annoying, but hey. Jens and Jeffs stories make me think of Whitney. But I see no future for me anymore, getting rapidly worse and am alreaddy 99% bedridden. In the intervening years, I made Unrest, a film about the experience living with ME and that of my community. Would it be possible for you to follow De Meirleirs regime for some symptom relief while you wait for the world to catch up? Jens doctor told her he didnt know how the surgery would go for her because hed never had a patient like her. Hope Jeff & Jen & other cases do get documented. I know MS research (another illness largely effecting women) is also looking at structural stuff in the head and neck. Exhausted by trying to understand the definition of every word, the agenda of who is writing or publishing, etc. I was told I had anterior osteophytes on my cervical spine along with arthritis. I also wonder if the long term bed rest could contribute to ligament laxity which does make one wonder if CCI/AAI is a more a risk for people with ME/CFS.. I get taken by ambulance to hospital and the doc says take some tylenol..you will be finethe cop that came into the room with me says to the lady doclady..his head went through the window..he needs an xray..yes the cop says this! I had 4 episodes of viral thyroiditis before I had it removed. Given the recent brainstem findings, though, stopping at the motor cortex would seem foolhardy. Auto-correct said Jan instead of Jen! How about tho an enteroviral attack that weakened those ligaments? What an unbelievable relief that must be. The people said the warrior was unlucky. Not to mention the ability to take off of work. The encouraging news from Jeff and Jen (and now, hints of such from @mattie and @StarChild56) make the prospect of this being the solution all the more real. Again happy for someone to elaborate if they know. The real hero DownUnder was David Tuller. Hip alluded to that possibility. Like the PACE Trial; garbage in, garbage out. This is most likely from tryptase which acts like a meat tenderizer. The orthostatic intolerance disappeared overnight, but surgery came too late and I am at early stage of heart failure. At one end is simple hypermobility which causes no symptoms, is not a disease and is a trait, like height. All possibilities to heal should be pursued. From someone on the Cusack protocol FB group: Hypermobility disorder is diagnosed when the symptoms are primarily joint related. She was playing to be seen to do the right thing but in fact didnt. Please share your improvement or recovery story (and if Health Rising asks you to respond to a questionnaire on how you improved, please fill it out!). When the fever lifted, she was left bedridden, dizzy, and despondent. Two more people on PR, @mattieand@StarChild56 have recently had fusion surgeries to correct CCI. 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