Hello again, i'm not sure if anyone can help me....but I've just been thinking, i'm at that age of considering having a baby (or in the next few years...
Hi all, My 12 yr old son has had 3 revisions in 3 weeks. He is currently back in the hospital with a bad headache. He also suffers from slit ventricle...
Hello, my name is jenise and I am a mother of a child with Hydrocephalus. i guess she developed it about 3 weeks old and she is now 2.5 mos. She had surgery...
Rhiannon: There's a woman who has done a study of pregnancies in women with hydrocephalus. She has had her study published in referreed medical journals, and...
I had this done a few times...I have been on IV steroids, and my face started to look like a chipmunk. In a message dated 09/11/2005 17:37:03 GMT Standard...
i don't know how much help i am but when my husband was diagnosed with hydro i rember me asking questions like is this heridty and yes it is however in my...
In a message dated 11/9/2005 9:51:06 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, rhenerlau@... writes: Rhiannon: There's a woman who has done a study of pregnancies in...
Hi everyone, The last time I posted what about the Codman Shunt. Since then my son went into shunt failure, was helicoptered to Sacramento from here (2 1/2...
I haven't posted in a while b/c things were going relatively smoothly for my son since he got shunted in June of this year. He was diagnosed with arachnoid...
Dear Jill, I just read your post, and bless your heart your family has had a tough time, I will keep your little one in my prayers. My 21 yr. old has been...
Hello all, I just recently watched an episode of Ripley's believe it or not, and a woman going through checks for her pregnancy found out that her unborn...
... From: Jason Bethune To: hydrocephalus@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2005 02:22 Subject: [hydrocephalus] Re: Ripley's believe it or not Hello...
has anyone had their head vibrating around the shunt. it feels like it is inside my skull but only around the shunt... Dia DiCristino _www.diadesignsweb.com_...
Blank I would like to share some exciting news with the group. As some of you may know, I am the founder of this group, as well as, many other groups that...
I have a question, I had shunt replacement surgery in 2004, and now it seems like my shunt is sticking out further than it was before. I recently went to...
I believe the term is "lucky" I had Hydrocephalus since birth treated via a third ventricostomy and doing great according to the Neuro's. According to me I...
... in 2004, and > now it seems like my shunt is sticking out further than it was ... my MRI ... course I didn't > notice this until now. My mother says that...
Larry- Thank you for the information. It was very helpful. Do you know of a link where I can view shunts? I am curious to see what mine looks like. I ...
Hi Jill, My vp shunt is a non-programmable one, so I cannnot comment on yours. (I also have a Torkildsen shunt). I am amazed, however, that your NS did not...
Check the link below, Medtronic is the main maker of shunts and I found most of the shunts there: http://www.medtronic.com/neurosurgery/shunts.html#snapshunt ...
very helpful info thanks so much daisy Larry Misaras <budd624@...> wrote: Check the link below, Medtronic is the main maker of shunts and I found most of...
Hello, My name is Eileen and my son Lucas was born at 27 weeks. He developed Hydrocephalus and bilateral grade III / IV brain bleeds. He is now 2-1/2 and is...
My name is Trish. My 58 year old mother has been in the hospital for 6 weeks with hydrocephalus. They don't know what is causing it yet, we have transferred...
The press release from Integra on 10/10/205 describes the new shunt specifically for NPH. The web site is: http://www.integra-ls.com/products/?product=199, or...
Third Ventriculoscopy was the original treatment for hydrocephalus - without the endoscope. With the advent of shunting, the surgery to drill a hole between...