I think having hydro just increases our sensitivity to pressure within the sinuses and brings on more intense headaches than someone who doesn't have hydro would have. Depending on the other issues you have with hydro, you may find other symptoms to be more debilitating (e.g. fever), and they may leave you more wiped out once they start to leave, so recovery can take longer. At least, this has been my experience, especially with fevers, since my "normal" temp is significantly lower than the accepted norm of 98.6f. I am usually 97.5f-ish, so a temp of 99f can make me feel like hell, where someone like my hubby, who is 98.6 normally, would hardly feel it, indeed if at all.


LIZARD

The nearly 20 years I had hydro and did not know. I worked went to school bought a house. But unlike other co-workers I felt like I was constantly over run with just plan tired. Days off I would sleep in til 12 or 1. I never could figure out how people could jump up on there day off and go shopping go on trips... Being single I was the perfect preson to be doing these things. But I had to recover.

because when I was sick a couple of weeks ago with something like the flu, I took my temperature when I got to work one day, and found that it was 37.2 degrees C (0.2 degrees above normal), and yet I felt really crook, and had to take a couple of Panamax. While I had this flu (and with the cold a couple of weeks earlier too) and had a couple of doozy headaches, so that might explain why. Taking the Panamax significantly improved the headache, which I found unusual, because it hardly touches the side with me normally.

Nat.

It makes sense that headaches would get worse with the blocked nose thing! I feel a lot better today; last night got so bad I was on the phone to my NS who wanted me to come in but as it's a 2-hour drive and it was 11pm I decided to wait the night out at home and I do feel better today. He did say that it could be the after-effects of a minor illness but I'm due to see him very soon anyway for a pressure increase so hopefully I can wait it out. Am finding that as the years go by, even though I'm very physically fit and at the gym 4 times a week, it's soooooo much harder to recover from minor ailments! Little colds are becoming big deals! Interesting to read all your comments so thankyou.

I have a cold or a flu right now (just hit yesterday afternoon) and I feel pressure in my head near my shunt but nothing too big or important. Just drink a lot of orange juice and use vitamin c a lot. Good luck.