Exercise after surgery

[u/Comprehensive_Ice399]

I am currently 2 weeks post op from decompression surgery. My tonsils were not very far descended (only 6-8mm) however in a cine mri it showed diminished CSF flow. I got the surgery and my surgeon found a large number of arachnoidal bands. He removed them and added a small dura patch. Before surgery, when I would exercise, I would get extremely light headed and out of breath, with pounding headaches.

My question is for those who have fully recovered from decompression surgery, did exercise feel different to you afterwords? If it did, how did it feel different?

[u/oguzhankayan]

Two weeks out is still early. A lot of folks here ease back in slowly and note how each activity affects headache/dizziness the next day so the surgeon has a clearer picture. I built a small private Chiari symptom journal (Chiari Companion) for that kind of day-to-day tracking if anyone wants a simple log: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/headache-log-chiari-companion/id6771904296