Why life can be a bit of a headache ;-)

So..I said earlier about waking with a headache again. I feel I should explain. I have Sagittal Sinus Thrombosis, this was discovered in 2006 when I was rushed into A&E with a severe headache - and life has been full of headaches ever since! lol.

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis is the presence of thrombosis (a blood clot) in the dural venous sinuses, which drain blood from the brain. Symptoms may include headache, abnormal vision, any of the symptoms of stroke such as weakness of the face and limbs on one side of the body, and seizures. The diagnosis is usually by CT/CAT scan or MRI.
Treatment is with anticoagulants (medication that suppresses blood clotting), and rarely thrombolysis (enzymatic destruction of the blood clot). The disease may be complicated by raised intracranial pressure, which may warrant surgical intervention such as the placement of a shunt.There are several other terms for the condition, such as cerebral venous and sinus thrombosis, (superior) sagittal sinus thrombosis, dural sinus thrombosis and intracranial venous thrombosis.

My clot is still sitting there being awkward, causing headaches, dizzy spells, abnormal vision and more. But I feel i'm lucky to be alive, and value my life :-)

I run a support group on Facebook for sufferers and their friends/family, it now has over 70 members! You can find it here -


https://www.facebook.com/groups/7110635905/