codewarrior_777 Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 I wanted to take a poll from people with shunts: 1) Do you get headaches from the shunt? 2) Any pressure like high or low? 3) Or do you not feel anything at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Mario Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 1) Do you get headaches from the shunt? Not at all now 2) Any pressure like high or low? None whatsoever 3) Or do you not feel anything at all? I feel nothing at all 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daffodil Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 1. Yes to headaches but can't attribute them to shunt specially. 2. Can't experience a real 'high' pressure as shunt will stop that but I do know what that feels like for me having experienced it a number of time pre shunt. Low, yes I get a few symptoms, exaggerated by low pressure weather front but it has improved with time 3. It's only three years since I had mine so I still get some sensation around site and I know if it has drained suddenly, often followed by a bathroom visit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 1) Do you get headaches from the shunt? Not at all 2) Any pressure like high or low? No 3) Or do you not feel anything at all? Nothing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winb143 Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 1) Do you get headaches from the shunt? Used to get headache when too much talk/loud around me and shouting. 2) Any pressure like high or low? When the weather is overcast 3) Or do you not feel anything at all? Just the shunt working overtime to keep CSF lower, like Daffs put it so well Win x 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemma B-B Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 I don't think I get headaches from the shunt except when there is a storm so I guess that is connected to pressure. I think I mainly get them from fatigue when I've overdone it. I sometimes get pain when I have lain on it funny but it has got better over time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolynusa Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Hi Code - I get headaches every day but surgeon said I would get headaches and other annoying symptoms (ears, etc.) for about 2 years when I should be healed enough to live with symptoms without noticing so much. I think most of my headaches originate from surgeries (coiled, clipped, for clipping. When light hits my right eye or my head gets too hot, especially on shunt area, I get a worse headache. I also get headaches from stress or excessive noise. I have never associated my headaches with my shunt. The worst pain seems to come from the scar of being coiled. As Daffs said so well - I do notice the shunt when it is draining but it does not cause headache. I don't worry about it. Love - Carolyn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codewarrior_777 Posted September 6, 2015 Author Share Posted September 6, 2015 What does it feel like when the shunt drains? I ask because I don't experience this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Mario Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 I don't experience it either. The possibilities are that it is not needed as the pressure has returned to normal therefore no drainage or it could be the type of shunt and that is why I feel nothing or I have just got used to it. I think some people have remarked on sensations when the shunt drains on your original thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codewarrior_777 Posted September 6, 2015 Author Share Posted September 6, 2015 Yeah, I have to say I agree with you. That sounds the most logical. I just think it's odd that I don't feel anything and I've only had it for four months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codewarrior_777 Posted September 6, 2015 Author Share Posted September 6, 2015 As for me: 1) Do you get headaches from the shunt? No. Although in the first few months I did. I couldn't make fast movements. I still get some sharp pain and my head feels full when I bend over. I'm not sure if it's still healing. 2) Any pressure like high or low? I would have to say no at this point. 3) Or do you not feel anything at all? Most of the time nothing, except maybe the scars healing. We'll see as time goes on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codewarrior_777 Posted September 9, 2015 Author Share Posted September 9, 2015 Do you have a programmable shunt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Mario Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Do you have a programmable shunt? Yes, mine is programmable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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