Sooooo such a confusing time. My neurosurgeon says (via my PCP) that nothing will help the CSF leak and I must have surgery to repair it. However my MIL’s DO says there is a 50/50 chance it will heal itself. Google says that depending upon the circumstances most CSF leaks resolve themselves. Hopefully my chances of not having to have another surgery are improving. I would hate more than anything to have to go through that again simply because it would feel like the first surgery was a waste of time. After all that we have been through I am not ready to do that again very soon. I have also been very nervous the past few days since my neurosurgeon told me (again through my PCP) that there is no real danger associated with waiting and seeing what happens but that there is a risk that my symptoms could come back. I think he jinxed me because for several days after that my neck has been very stiff and sore in the right neck muscle. It has even limited my mobility looking to the right a bit so I was worried that they were indeed coming back. But this morning I noted that the soreness was still here but not as bad and the stiffness is gone. Also the lump has been gone for the majority of the day and when it was here it was much smaller than usual. I am trying to stay positive and hoping this means the healing is coming along slowly and we are on the right track.
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