Quote:
Originally Posted by Waylon G
Hi Andrew. I am 36 yrs old, I was diagnosed and shunted in 1976, at 6 mos. old. I've had 12 revisions, 2 of these being replacements. Reading everyone's stories and experiences here helps me realize, after all these years, that I've not been alone in this thing.  |
I agree. I'm 38 and have been shunted since age 6 months. I luckily only had two revisions as a kid at age 4 and age 18 but have had major complications since then including a peritoneal cyst that turned my abdomen into a giant adhesion, so I now have a VA shunt. I realized recently I've never met anyone else with hydrocephalus, who did not have a significant intellectual disability, so I felt very isolated. It has been so nice to "meet" so many people with similar experiences.
