... surgery? ... migraines. After repeated cts and x- rays the doctors found out that other ventricles in my head had gone from the size of a pencil lead to ...
Hello Jennifer; I thought I had sent this earlier, but I don't see it up here. My IQ at two years old impressed my neurophsychologist alot. BUT... I have had...
Get your shunt replaced or repaired, keep at the doctors til they realise how serious it is, that's what I had to do for my son, he was rushed as an emergency...
Hi! im a mother of a six years old hydro child.His name is Jordan. He has vp shunt since he was 2 months old, he cant walk alone, he has very poor vision,...
Hi Everybody! I've recently had a VP shunt inserted (4 Sept 07).........and live in the UK..........I'm 38, not one of the younger person who get shunted!! ...
... From: "christine3438" <chris.taylor68@...> To: <hydrocephalus@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 7:04 AM Subject: [hydrocephalus]...
... From: "christine3438" <chris.taylor68@...> To: <hydrocephalus@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 8:04 AM Subject: [hydrocephalus]...
Hi Chris, I've had hydrocephalus since I was a born and have had a total of 7 revisions since I had a VP shunt placed at 3 weeks of age. I am 26 years old...
Can you explain what a revision is and what they do to do it or what they help?? Melissa ps. I can't do anything exertional or I get a headache and coughing...
A revision is done when the shunt is not working - such as it malfunctions or there is a blockage or some kind of obstruction that will prevent it from working...
I remember my first shunt revision at 11 was not easy (besides being a surprise to us) I was not allowed to sit up for the first 2 days and then couldn't get...
Hi Chris, I was 20 when I had my first VP shunt inserted in Edinburgh in 1983. As a result I know only too well that the after care for people who have had...
Hello. My name is Sally and I have Hydrocephalus too. I have posted here a few times. i was diagnosed late in life with hydo...i WAS diagnosed at age 21... ...
my name is Kymberly my nephew was born with hdrocephalus he has a twin brother that is fine. I was trying to better understand what my nephew has he is 5 now...
Hydrocephalus Conference LetterHi all. I just wanted to pass this blurb on about the latest Hydrocephalus Assocition (California) is available by email. As is...
HI, I am Sue and am new to this site. My son Tom is 21 and was shunted at 3 weeks. He had a revision at 3, a staff infection at 6 and a blockage at 21. We have...
Hi Everybody! Hoping somebody here can help me (probably those with shunts who have had problems with them at any time). I've just hit the 2 month mark since I...
Well, I have a shunt, have had it for 5+ months now but I thought the ringing in my ears was the chemo and radiation I have been doing, but my doctor knows...
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...
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...
My name is Alice, mother of 15 year old Matthew with hydrocephalus due to a cranial bleed from ECMO treatment due to meconium aspiration, , VP shunt, one shunt...
... revisions since. On one of the shunts I had the so called ringing that you speak about. When the noise stopped the headaches began and sure enough the...
I have had headaches everyday. It hurts my school work and my job as well as those i care about. I have gone to the doctor and he says they same thing...
Hi Kayla, I also get headaches daily -- especially so since my last revision. I have had my shunt checked and it's working fine (since my last 2 revisions 2...
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