“For better or worse, for richer or poorer…in sickness and in health, till death do us part”. Either you’ve uttered these words or heard them before. This is part of a wedding vow…A vow we make to each other on the day we become husband and wife. It’s a...
Articles with the Tag Brain surgery
Hydrocephalus : An invisible illness that’s painfully visible to me
What no person with Hydrocephalus wants or needs to hear: “Most people I see are in a coma and…you look fine to me” – Neurosurgeon So does that mean I need to be in a coma for you to take me seriously? ********** “I get bad headaches too” –...
Hydrocephalus : Awareness begins with you…
Before the start of this year’s awareness month, I didn’t have a plan of what I would do. However, a few days before, I felt a growing need inside of me to spread awareness simply because I recognise the need to shine a light on this invisible illness. It...
Hydrocephalus: How do you deal with the card you’ve been dealt?
Most people say that your attitude towards something will determine how you deal with it (or any challenges presented). For the most part, I would tend to agree with this simply because I learnt a long time ago that if I let the negativity in, it might just consume...
Hydrocephalus : What other choice do you have?
I’ve been “lucky” to not have daily headaches or symptoms related to Hydrocephalus. I have the odd episodes where I’m just knocked down physically and take a few days to recover. This can be anything from dizzy spells, nausea (sometimes vomiting). There have also been times where I’ve had...
Hydrocephalus the elitist club…NOT!
Over the years of dealing with doctors, some have made me feel the need to (overly) explain why and how I developed Hydrocephalus. Almost as if to justify it… Granted it’s normal to be asked this at a first consult with a new doctor to give them the context...
The reactive nature of Hydrocephalus
As I’ve mentioned before, I work in IT and have always had the approach that being proactive is better than being reactive. (In fact, this is my approach to life in general). If you have the opportunity to solve an issue before it becomes a problem, then why not...
Hydrocephalus: So how much pressure is high enough? Speaking of CSF of course…
Pressure…a thing that applied in any situation, in varying amounts, has different effects. Say, for example, the amount of “pressure” your boss puts on you at work or that you most likely put on yourself, will have a different effect than your screaming child throwing a tantrum. There’s a...
Hydrocephalus: How touchy are you about the negative effects that Hydrocephalus has on you?
There are a few ways in which Hydrocephalus and having had brain surgery affects us, some in more ways than others. Cognitive skills, memory issues, being indecisive…these are just a few examples. By nature, I “shoot from the hip/say it like it is, don’t take crap and can be...
Hydrocephalus: I reckon having someone in your corner is better than the alternative.
If you’ve been following my blog, you’ll know the challenges I’ve faced/am facing, just to be heard. Being told at my last consult, which always feels like it’s the last, “We’re just not going to operate on you because, you look fine and your tests show that too“. Going...