I've known for many years that my health was declining. I searched for answers for over 20 years. All the doctors would say is "Your test came back normal. I'm going to give you some meds for depression, anxiety and migraines." I knew they were full of crap. I knew there was something else wrong. There are so many doctors that I've crossed paths with. I've seen several primary care physicians, a few Neurologists, a couple of Neurosurgeons, I can't even tell you how many Pschiatrists that I've seen, I've seen a couple Orthopaedic Surgeons and a cardiologist. It took me up until I went on vacation this past January 2015 to find out what I had. I found out on my own. I did my own research. I was having these terrible pressure headaches at the base of my skull when I laugh. I get these headaches a lot but I never told my doctors about that symptom. I googled 'pressure at base of skull when laughing'. The first page of Google popped up "Chiari Malformation". I clicked the link and I'm a walking billboard for Chiari. When we came home I looked at my MRI that I had done from the year previously and it was in your face obvious at what I had. That's when I reached out to a top Neurosurgeon in NY and that's where the documentation of my journey really starts. I joined support groups on Facebook and continue to do more research. This is my journey living with a chronic illness while being Chronically Fabulous. So many people are misdiagnosed and pushed aside. We have to be our own advocates and fight for answers. We can all be Chronically Fabulous no matter what chronic illness we have. Let's be on this journey together. Please follow my blog and feel free to make comments of your journey along the way. I'd love to hear your story.