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Thank you Win, Paul and Sarah. I have had a much happier weekend just talking to you all through ths site and hearing your advice. My rather mad haircut and horrible piping from the shunt is an excuse to wear hats which I love to do and I will try and sing more Win. Crying I can do rather well already but know that i feels better when i have a good old sob. So far so good on this shunt setting, maybe ths one is my magic number. Enjoy the sun everyone.

Appreciate the sentiment and welcome from all. Wise words Scoob. A dear friend gave the same advice only yesterday about using each ' good' day well , it's something I'm trying to do. The sun is shining here, hope it is where you are too.

Michelle, thanks for sharing, I am glad your son is doing ok. I guess trampolining is not top of my list but my Daughters would like to see me have a bit more bounce than I have currently. I know I would too. It surprising that the shunt has knocked the stuffing out of me more than the SAH but maybe it's the combination of the two. Happy Saturday everyone.

Huge hug penny. Thanks for that. It's such early days but fed up with frightening the kids having to go up and down to hospital to get shunt reset!

Thanks Karen I appreciate the response and advice, my GP has been fantastic so I'm getting good support there. Everyone tells me how lucky I've been but I guess getting used to th permanent change in lifestyle and physical ability takes time. Hope some other shunt beneficiaries reply. I've called mine James.

Hi all. It's almost six month since my SAH . I collapsed at work but luckily someone recognised the symptoms and I got help fast with surgery for coiling and a temporary drain for hydrocephalus. I was recovering well then I had to go back 6 week ago with high CSF pressure and now have a VP shunt. The last few months have been incredibly hard and i have a new respect for pain. When I am feeling positive I can see the good fortune I have to still be here but I am very up and down in my mood. Having a shunt installed really set me back, emotionally and physically, and it seems to be hard to get a correct setting,I have had three adjustments already. Has anyone had similar and able to reassure that the shunt will improve my quality of life?