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Young woman has part of skull removed after having two year-long headache

October 21, 2018

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A young woman who had a headache for two years and constantly felt drunk has had part of her skull removed.

Jodie Baitson-Horrocks, 24, was born with a rare condition affecting the brain but was only diagnosed this year.

Her symptoms have worsened in the last couple of years and after numerous visits with doctors she was diagnosed with Chiari malformation one.

The condition results in the lowest part of the brain dropping into the spinal canal.

Jodie had an eight hour surgery in September but was only released from hospital on Tuesday because she contracted meningitis afterwards.

Mum Paula Horrocks, 42, says the last couple of years have been a nightmare.

She said: Shes suffered all her life with illness but its got really bad over the last two years.

Shes had a constant headache and basically feels like shes drunk all the time, its been really difficult.

Over that time shed been to a neurologist and doctors and got medicine but nothing worked.

They thought it was just migraines.

She was eventually diagnosed with Chiari malformation one when she was given a CT and MRI.

Its too early to tell how successful the surgery was. If she hadnt have had the operation she could have been left paralysed.

Shes such a loving girl who would do anything for anyone. Its awful that shes had to go through so much at a young age.

Jodie, from Kingston upon Hull, was diagnosed in April and had decompression surgery in June, which turned out to be unsuccessful.

She had another operation to remove part of her skull in September and continues to recover now.

Paula has set up a GoFundMe to help fund her daughters recovery.

Shes currently providing Jodie round the clock care.

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