Surgery delays return to work
December 16, 2008 11:39am
Surgery tomorrow will delay my return to work by 6 - 8 weeks
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grizz1y 
9:20pm, June 28, 2009
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About Me
grizz1y
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About Me
49 year old male diagnosed with idiopathic hydrocephalus JAN. 2008 shunt installed April 2008. My life has been put on hold over this I am still off work and it is now April 2009. My family is having a very hard time dealing with this as well. I have major headaches and I hope with each adjustment of the shunt it will fix them. Update! Just looking for support and to chat. Duncan
49 year old male diagnosed with idiopathic hydrocephalus JAN. 2008 shunt installed April 2008. My life has been put on hold over this I am still off work and it is now April 2009. My family is having a very hard time dealing with this as well. I have major headaches and I hope with each adjustment of the shunt it will fix them. Update! Just looking for support and to chat. Duncan
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I love the mountains my wife and children my 3 dogs and my dream of owning a 2009 Harley Tri-Glide for my 50th Birthday (next year.) Halloween is the best day of the year!!!
I love the mountains my wife and children my 3 dogs and my dream of owning a 2009 Harley Tri-Glide for
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Hurtz so bad
December 11, 2008 3:09am
1 week until my siphoning device is to be replace. The pain is so bad I have to take narocitics every 4 hours and sometimes in between doses also to …
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I told you so!
November 21, 2008 4:51am
The new picture is actualy 18 years old. It shows how happy my wife and I are as a couple.
I knew sommething was wrong with my shunt and finaly …
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Shunt Failure
November 17, 2008 6:47pm
After 8 months of agonizing pain the NSG finaly found something wrongwith my shunt looks like needs to replace it. Wont be back at work anytime soon.
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remember with more then one friend you have that much more strength
Get Well Soon!
aww good luck with your recovery! xxx
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I’m With You
Went through that will my husband in 2007 with a shunt replacement... He's had hydrocephaluls/spiniabifidia since birth so I know where u're coming from
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LITTLE JOHNNY STRIKES AGAIN..........
The teacher asked the class to use the word "fascinate" in a sentence.
Molly put up her hand and said, "My family went to my grand dad's farm, and we all saw his pet sheep. It was fascinating."
The teacher said, "That was good, but I wanted you to use the word "fascinate, not fascinating".
Sally raised her hand. She said, "My family went to see Rock City and I was "fascinated."
The teacher said, "Well, that was good Sally, but I wanted you to use the word "fascinate."
Little Johnny raised his hand. The teacher hesitated because she had been burned by little Johnny before. She finally decided there was no way he could damage the word "fascinate", so she called on him. Johnny said, "My aunt Gina has a sweater with ten buttons, but her tits are so big she can only fasten eight."
The teacher sat down and cried!
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Hey Bud..........Hang in there OK...............Big Hug!
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Support Groups
Close Hydrocephalus
Treatments
- Oxycodone Somewhat Helpful
- 2 x 375mg as needed makes me dopey when it is working its good I have now taken myself off the regular daily dose and am only using it on really bad days. I was taking and was becoming addicted to it.
- Shunts Somewhat Helpful
- when it is working its good.
- Elavil Too Soon to Tell
- I was put on this drug to deal with the chronic pain I seem to have from my Hydrocephalus. Dose now at 40mg
Close Depression
Type: Clinical (Major) DepressionHave had depression on and off over the years. In Jan.08 I was told I had Hydrocephalus April 08 shunt installed, I am still off work and now depressed on top of it Great!
Treatments
- Celexa Working / Worked
- I just had my dose increased today
- Effexor Not Working
- Paxil Not Working
- Wellbutrin Not Working
