I have congenital hydrocephalus, which has been arrested for the last 20+ yrs. I was shunted, the first time, at 3 mths of age. After the age of 3 I had no...
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Hi, my name is Mags I have been a member of this group for quite some the now. I've only known that I have congenital hydrocephalus since I was twenty. Since...
... From: margaret croal To: hydrocephalus@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 12:21 PM Subject: [hydrocephalus] hydrocephalus and epilepsy Hi, my...
Hey Mags; Hey Sean - Yeah, congenital means you're born with it. If I've read Mags' intro properly, she didn't say she only had it since she was 20; she said,...
Sorry guys but i decided for once I need to vent .... I've had such a hard 3 weeks with really bad headaches - where I've had periods at work where I've had a...
Hi Sean I just want to clear up some misunderstandings. Nobody knew I had hydrocephalus until I was about 20. I was having hospital tests for a gynae problem(...
My name is Jennifer and I am 24 with hydrocephalus and I would just like to meet people that I could talk to over the internet. I want to be able to relate to...
Hi and Welcome Jennifer, Though am sorry that we are both here. I am a 40 y o, big kid who ended up having a shunt put in Last May after having radiation for 2...
Hi Jennifer welcome to this group. Jennifer <wildcatfan@...> wrote: My name is Jennifer and I am 24 with hydrocephalus and I would just like to meet...
My name is Ilana, I have Congenital Hydrocephalus, am Deaf-Blind and am semi paralyzed. -- original message -- Subject: Re: [hydrocephalus] Jennifer From:...
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Hey IIana, How are you? I just have hydrocephalus. Hydrocephalus is hard to deal with for me, because I don't like to go out and do anything because I am...
Hello Jennifer; I was told i have hydro in Jan.08 and had a codeman shunt installed April 3rd. the first week or two I was very impressed with the operation. ...
Elana, I sympathize with your migraines. I had one that lasted for almost 4 years when God healed them one night almost 3 years ago. Without knowing your...
Thanks Joel for your email. Yes, they are very annoying (and painful at times) yet I have continued to go about my life. I've always had headaches somewhat...
Wow, this email came at a really eerie time. See, I too, have been suffering lately with migraines more often than not. They are frustrating to no...
Elana: First, I would make sure that these are migranes. Quite often members of the support group I belong to have had hydro related headaches misdiagnosed as...
hi Diana, That is what my ns told me that i was having migraines. But when i had an icp motoring study my icp went up to 60 at times and while laying flat it...
Never give up How many blessings first appear as troubles? How many opportunities come in the form of problems? If you give up when trouble first arrives,...
Hi there, I mostly lurk on this list because my daughter has congenital hydro due to some other medical diagnoses. I think I accidentally deleted a couple of...
Laura: You might want to go to your neurologist & tell him what is going on. While a lot of people have nothing but negative things to say about neurologists,...
Diana & Laura, I have been to my neurosurgeon (last appointment was last August) and he confirmed that it is difficult for me to tell when i am getting ...
Hi- My name is Jill, and I have had over a dozen surgeries and revisions. I have Dandy Walker Syndrome. I am the mother of two, and am married. I suffer ...
Jill: Hi! Have you asked your doctor about seeing a neuro-opthamologist (sp)? Someone with that specialty might be able to address your eye pain & some of...
Diana- Thank you for the information. I did in fact go to SF and see one at UCSF, and that was when I was told that I no longer had peripheral vision in my ...
I really do feel for you, while I don't have hydro myself (on here because my daughter does) I have neuro muscular issues and have had 2 disc fusions with one...
Jill: One of the members of the hydro support group I belong to has had lots of problems, over the last several yrs, w/her programmable. She had pressure...