I am having some quiet time right now. Mike is out ice fishing, hoping for some crappies for supper tomorrow night! I finally called the Chiari Center in Milwaukee to tell them I am ready to have my surgery. It feels like a weight is off my shoulders. I just have to wait for the scheduler to call in the next few days. Dr. Heffez, my neurosurgeon, is great and I have faith in his ability to "redo" my previous decompression. It will require Mike to take two weeks off work, but we'll manage. I'm hoping Kenna can stay at our place to take care of the animals. I've been reading other Chiarians journeys and am feeling less alone with all of this. I know I have my family and husbands support, but unless you actually have the problem, it is hard to know how it really feels.