After my first revision at 11 years of age -- I remember my
headaches getting worse after my surgery. I think it was because i
had soooo much fluid up there (since it probably hadn't been working
for awhile) that my shunt was working on overdrive. So not only did
the headaches not go away but they got worse! I did go for CT scans
every month of so they could monitor it and eventaully after 2 or 3
months they subsided. But it was a tough time, i had just started
the 6th grade in the middle school so it was a new enviornment to me
(although i had my friends there) and for awhile becuase of the
headaches i could not stay a whole day in school but would go to a
few classes in the AM - go home to sleep and lay down - and then go
back to school for a few more 2 classes; eventually i was able to
last a whole day without my grandmother sitting in the guidance
counslor's office all day waiting for me to come down that i
couldnt' sit any longer. It just took time to even itself out ---
also i had to sleep "sitting up" or slightly elevated to help the
fluid flow so i wouldn't wake up in the AM in excruiting pain (also
if laying down get up very very slowly).

Elana



--- In hydrocephalus@yahoogroups.com, "MGranadaHome"
<robert_g54463@...> wrote:
>
> Seems like my h/a's got worse after the shunt, now I just feel
more of the
> spinal fluid pressure when I do things.
> I go for another MRI Dec 19th and then they'll check my spinal
fluid then.
> Thank you,
> Melissa
>
>
>
>
> A lot of people have reported ringing in the ear and it's from
shunted
> individuals that have a shunt that is placed behind their ear.
This is
> apparently normal. If you were having a shunt issue you would
definitely
> know it. There are a number of signs to know that you are having
a shunt
> malfunction including nausea, lethargic, forgetful, extreme
vommitting
> (usually associated with an infection), bad coordination, bad
headaches and
> so on.
>
> Larry
>
>
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