For a start, I can hear my shunt draining CSF when I change positions or tilt my head a certain way. This is something I did not experience with my Medtronic programmable shunt. There are even times where I can hear the little ball inside the valve, rolling around like a bobble head. Especially, when…
I hate needles just as much as the next person. Always have, always will. A few nights ago I had an abdominal MRI to figure out what’s causing the pain I’ve been having for the past couple of years. For now, we suspect either scar tissue from my VP shunt, pancreas or an issue arising…
Maybe that makes me sound weak…maybe it makes me seem like the biggest wuss…who knows? I’ve thought about why it is that every time I get a diagnosis (with the words life-threatening at the end of it), it gets me running around in a mental panic. I realise that amidst all of it, I probably…
Abdominal Adhesions/Scar tissue “Abdominal adhesions are bands of fibrous tissue that can form between abdominal tissues and organs. Normally, internal tissues and organs have slippery surfaces, preventing them from sticking together as the body moves. However, abdominal adhesions cause tissues and organs in the abdominal cavity to stick together.” https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/abdominal-adhesions Scar tissue…something I’ve mentioned before…
