This is a run-on from the last Diary; it was getting a little long to follow and now I have a treatment plan so I thought it would be best to cover the actual…
At the time of this ‘going to press’ (ie 7th August), my own shunt has decided to play up so tomorrow I am going to hospital in London to see my surgeon. I am…
If I had a pound for every time somebody has exclaimed; ‘you’ve had brain surgery? What was that like?’, I wouldn’t have to work. Well, maybe I’d have to work a bit – but…
I found myself thinking about recovering from surgery this week as my landlord (who lives in the property right next to mine) had a fall and ended up in hospital (he’d had a heart…
It’s a Bad Head Day. Most people have Bad Hair Days. Well, I have those too…notably for about six months following a surgery when the surgical team have shaved off half my hair. But…
I have a hangover. This is not good. Hangovers are never good at the best of times, but when you have hydrocephalus, it’s a bad situation. I would like to state before I continue…