Cassandra Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 I vomited daily for months after my SAH, then for weeks after I had my AVM radiated, and am now vomiting daily after having surgery to deal with a fourth ventricle that had stopped draining. I'm sick of it lol and wondered what insight and wisdom other fellow sufferers can provide. My husband is convinced it's because of damage to and pressure on the cochlear-vestibular nerve in the original incident, so happy to hear others' views... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jess Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 I used to have daily vomiting but it was anxiety with me and it's gone now xxx Hope you find out the cause soon xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul99 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 hi I would speak to the consultant who treats you it may or maybe not related to the treatment given so far just to put your mind to rest stay well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daffodil Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Hi Cassandra, good to hear from you and hope you are doing ok after your recent surgery. I agree with Paul, I wouldn't just leave it without question and would get it checked as vomiting should always be questioned. One thought, before you had the surgery recently to unblock the ventricle were you being sick then or had it stopped? The reason I ask is that before I had my shunt placed I become used to operating at a high pressure of CSF and when the pressure was more normalised it echoed the effects of low pressure which for me is always vomiting. I had a time before having my shunt placed when I was building very high pressure and so when I had multiple LPs to drain off excess fluid and then latterly had the shunt placed I was being sick all the time and had to lie flat a lot. I also had to have my shunt setting raised as I couldn't adjust to such a low setting. One tip at the hospital I was given when I felt this awful was to drink some full caffeine coke. Now I, not suggesting that you max out on caffeine but if it is sudden when it comes on then maybe just try that and seeing if it helps, I now keep cans in the fridge and even if it's just a placebo effect I'll take that . Good luck, do go get it checked out and let us know how you get on. . Hope summer is australia isn't being too warm . Humidity can really affect me also so that's worth bearing in mind too and mayb noting if any change of any weather has an effect. Ps My vomiting stopped a few months after shunt surgery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassandra Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 Hi everyone Sorry about the long silence, but I had to return to hospital because the nausea, dizziness etc got worse. The specialist finally agreed that the shunt was not working properly and I had another surgical procedure to basically replace the catheter in the shunt and re-route it. Bingo! Nausea and vomiting stopped, double vision almost resolved, dizziness less, balance improved but still dodgy. Still massively tired, and still a constantly foggy, heavy, congested head and blurry vision. Back to square one rehab-wise as I kinda need to re-learn quite a few things. But the 18 months of nausea, dizziness etc each time i get up from sleeping is over, yay! Thanks everyone for your support, onward and upward 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kempse Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Hi Cassandra, so pleased that your recent procedure has stopped the daily nausea and dizziness - 18 months of that must have felt like a life time. The relief must be fantastic for you. Hopefully your other residual symptoms will improve in due course - I do hope so. Like you say, onward and upward, take care, Sarah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subzero Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Hello Cassandra...so glad to hear that your recent procedure has eliminated that constant nausea and dizziness. That must be such a boost for you to have that removed from your daily life. Hope you continue to know progress in the days ahead. Subs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daffodil Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Cassandra, what a relief to have that lifted and glad they got to the bottom of it, I did wonder if it could be shunt malfunction as the symptoms sounded like pressure challenges but so sorry you had to have yet another procedure to get it resolved. What you describe sounds like my feelings after I had the shunt placed, I had had a good few months( not as bad as you poor thing) of being high pressure and then going really low with all the LPs etc then going back up again and if you think about it this puts the brain surface under a lot of stress with all the wrong levels of CSF. So take Lots of regular meals, don't get hungry, drink plenty and rest and with time hopefully some of your residual symptoms will reduce as well now. I'm Sending you gentle vibes and postive wishes to now have a slightly more steadier time with it all so you can get on with the business of healing. take care now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassandra Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share Posted February 6, 2017 Thank you Kempse, Subzero and Daffodil and to everyone else for your ever-present positivity. Legends, the lot of you! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winb143 Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Hi Cassandra I have a shunt also, touch wood (head) no trouble YET !! Glad it is sorted and you feel a bit better !! No Stress, My surgeon told me this so pass it on to everyone lol Water helps xx Take it easy and all will be well, don't worry when weather becomes overcast as all who have shunts on here get what some call a barometer head. heavy feeling xx Well I think most do ???? lol xx Take it easy Win xxxx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 I get a barometer head with the change of weather and I don't have a shunt - so may be a common theme amongst SAH survivors xx 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClareM Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Yes Sami I get that too. The wind is the worst! Clare xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winb143 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Thundery weather does mine in and dull overcast weather so always have sunglasses at the ready Keep Bright as the worst is over with xx now you can mend xxxxx Love Win xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassandra Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 Yes, I think the humidity definitely affects how my brain is feeling. Such a sensitive, fragile part of your body, but so good to have it working as well as it is! Can anyone provide their experience about that incredibly precise medical condition known as foggy head? It has been the one unchanging condition for me, except for a handful of miraculous moments of partial clearing. That and my loss of hearing in one ear (due to a damaged cochlear-vestibular nerve) is all there is really between me and a 100% recovery. I think most people say it does clear sooner or later - anyone got any insight into what causes it and what can be done to help it clear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winb143 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 When my head feels like a Thunder head/ barometer head, I either sing or go to bed for a rest up. My singing leaves a lot to be desired so my Family prefer I go to bed, ha xxxx joke !! I try also to think of days when I have laughed so much and cried with laughter, I think of my Mum and her funny ways and she comes to mind and that starts me off laughing. We worked together and we had good laughs and she was a smashing woman xx see no tears just a big grin xxxx I do not like quiet when my ears ring or a thick and foggy head. I need to get my mind off it. But each to their own way of coping xx Good luck Cassandra and never give up xxxx All the Best, Now sing up xx Win xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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