Please help me.

[DanieBaconator]

Hello I am 15 years ld, and I was diagnosed with hydrocephalus at age 4 months. I have a shunt in the back of my head and has been revised three times. I have been diagnosed with migraines, and they are progressively getting worse as I get older. I am writing here to ask a question regarding that area.

On my scar (which is long) around the area I am getting this terrible shooting pain, which radiates to the front of my head on the right side. The pain goes all the way to my eye, and it hurts so bad. I was wondering what I should do about this. I have a neurologist and a neurosurgeon, however they are completely stumped as of what to do about this. Do you have any idea as to what this may be, I just need something go show someone as an opinion.

[horselip]

Hi-
Is it the pain that is the problem? If so, you might ask your neurologist to refer you to a pain management center. My thought is that perhaps something could be done about the pain. It may be that your headaches are connected to the shunt or a separate deal altogether. If you were my son or daughter, I would not want you to be in this amount of pain.
Horselip

[rumpled]

I agree about pain management - it could be the scar tissue or something is rubbing on a nerve. There can be medications or even botox  you can try - or acupuncture to see what will work but first you have to find out what the issue is so some testing should be done.

Usually pain on one side of the face like that is called trigeminal neuralgia - it is pretty severe pain and involves the fifth nerve of the face or trigeminal nerve. I would find someone who knows this and see if it is this.