I’m not a very sporty person (evident from my physique)…I kid you not. However, in any competition I find myself up against, I will admit to being a bit of a sore loser. I might not be an extremist in this regard but I do feel the pangs of...
Articles with the Tag Slit ventricles
Hydrocephalus : Making sense of it all
When I was 15 years old, I contracted viral meningitis – I was in my last year at school and this was just before my last exam. 7 years later, I contracted it again – nearly 3 months after giving birth to my eldest son and before going back...
Hydrocephalus : Have you ever been told you don’t have it?
Have you ever been told that you don’t have Hydrocephalus after another doctor told you that you do, only to get told by the next one that you, in fact, do have it? Or, that your headaches are caused by an overuse of analgesics? Or, that it’s caused by...
Shunt vs ETV
When I was first diagnosed with Hydrocephalus, it was a whirlwind time filled with emotion. I can’t really say that I registered much until after my first operation, which was literally within a few days. It was a little surreal…to say the least. I had my shunt placed on...