CowgirlCasanova

About Me

I am 28, in a relationship and unable to work at the time! I have PTC/IIH (Pseudotumor Cerebri) and Epilepsy. They are both very difficult to deal with when they are in an \"episode\" or \"flare-up, \" but I\'m learning new ways to deal with them all the time! I am in remission from three years of PTC. I was diagnosed in 2009 when I was hit with PTC out of nowhere. I had my first VP shunt surgery in December 2010, my second in July 2011, and an anti-siphoning device (to stop my shunt malfunction, over-draining so bad that my ventricles were completely collapsed and I could not sit or stand without vomitting) placed in February 2012. I am a strong and firm believer that I would not be as strong as I am and the person that I am if I had not gone through the pain and suffering of this terrible disease...fighting is worth it!