Hi everyone Im new here! Im a 19 year old girl who was born a premie and Im the second of twins. I was diagnosed with hydrocephalus when I was 6-7 months old (can't remember) and I had surgery. I had never had a revision until I was 16 years old in November 2007. My shunt was out of place in my head and out of place in my stomach turns out I had outgrown the shunt. I have a programble shunt know. A vp strata valve... but over the last 2 almost 3 weeks I've had headaches almost everyday. There not like migraine type one's that I've had before. There more like sharp pains on the side where my shunt it at and pain around my eyes and pain that feels more like pressure in my forehead.. Also I have had non stop neck pain along where my shunt it at. It makes it had to sleep on my right side, where my shunt is at. Also I have abdominal pain that comes and goes. Last Friday I threw up, I was extremely nauseous. I went to bed and woke up feeling a little better. But now I have nausea that doesn't go away. Is this something I should be concerned about? I'm just learning about hydro. Before my surgery in 2007 I didn't even know what my condition was called, all I knew is that I had a little tube inside me. My parents are Hispanic and they didn't know much English when I was born, so they didn't know much about it to tell me. I would appreciate your help..
-Isabel