More about my head...

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As I mentioned in my last post, I have hydrocephalus, which you can read more about by visiting http://www.hydrocephalus.org. It is basically an excess buildup of the cerebral-spinal fluid that surrounds your brain. Although I was not diagnosed until I was in my late 30's, I have been living with the condition since birth. The cause of my "hydro" is a sub-arachnoid cycst which blocks the CS fluid from freely flowing between my head and my spinal column. This causes pressure to build up in my head resulting in headaches, balance problems, short term memory deficiencies and other issues. Somehow, for almost the first 40 years of my life, my head compensated for the excess pressure by expanding in size. Many doctors will tell you that is not possible because of the hardening of the "plates" in your head during childhood. Well, they are full of crapola, because I have actual measurements of my head size from childhood until now, and my head has grown quite a bit. And even though my plates have hardened considerably in recent years, they are still somewhat flexible. I know this because since I have had a shunt placed in my head (a common treatment for hydro), my head has decreased in size. (Never again will I use the expression, "I need that like I need another hole in the head." As it turns out, I did need the extra hole.)